Best Cities for Advertising Sales Agentss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where advertising sales agentss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	WashingtonState	1.46	$101,320	$94,427	22%
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.45	$113,250	$94,218	33%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.42	$105,320	$92,143	25%
4	New YorkState	1.35	$98,360	$87,431	23%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.16	$75,060	$75,437	24%
6	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.15	$67,950	$74,507	22%
7	MassachusettsState	1.14	$80,500	$74,194	34%
8	South CarolinaState	1.14	$68,200	$74,130	22%
9	UtahState	1.14	$74,260	$74,112	24%
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.13	$83,470	$73,542	37%
11	CaliforniaState	1.12	$80,360	$72,593	34%
12	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.10	$76,570	$71,030	28%
13	MichiganState	1.08	$64,800	$70,206	21%
14	ColoradoState	1.07	$73,420	$69,658	30%
15	MissouriState	1.07	$61,440	$69,345	20%
16	NebraskaState	1.06	$62,890	$68,732	20%
17	WisconsinState	1.06	$63,270	$68,548	21%
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.06	$80,360	$68,979	34%
19	IllinoisState	1.05	$66,290	$68,060	24%
20	South DakotaState	1.02	$60,190	$66,289	19%
21	District of ColumbiaState	1.01	$75,030	$65,643	34%
22	IowaState	1.01	$58,480	$65,561	20%
23	OklahomaState	1.01	$57,670	$65,164	20%
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.00	$59,410	$64,576	26%
25	MinnesotaState	0.99	$62,660	$63,939	25%
26	New JerseyState	0.99	$69,620	$63,989	31%
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.98	$71,620	$63,493	33%
28	IndianaState	0.97	$57,030	$63,017	22%
29	TexasState	0.97	$60,280	$63,054	28%
30	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$61,050	$63,068	32%
31	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$61,150	$62,912	31%
32	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.97	$58,450	$62,985	26%
33	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.97	$57,920	$62,616	24%
34	GeorgiaState	0.96	$58,140	$62,248	29%
35	ArizonaState	0.95	$62,050	$61,497	29%
36	OregonState	0.94	$62,810	$60,981	30%
37	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.94	$62,930	$60,802	30%
38	PennsylvaniaState	0.93	$58,350	$60,155	27%
39	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.91	$62,300	$58,885	32%
40	AlabamaState	0.90	$50,870	$58,404	23%
41	KentuckyState	0.90	$51,580	$58,282	22%
42	ConnecticutState	0.89	$61,820	$57,454	30%
43	FloridaState	0.89	$58,420	$57,557	35%
44	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.89	$62,880	$57,954	39%
45	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.89	$56,930	$57,797	36%
46	ArkansasState	0.88	$49,120	$56,918	21%
47	VermontState	0.88	$58,750	$57,317	29%
48	HawaiiState	0.86	$61,290	$55,718	47%
49	OhioState	0.86	$50,410	$55,763	25%
50	Columbus, OHMetro	0.86	$51,890	$55,497	30%
51	IdahoState	0.85	$53,460	$55,399	27%
52	MarylandState	0.85	$59,830	$54,789	34%
53	MississippiState	0.85	$46,810	$55,200	23%
54	LouisianaState	0.84	$48,810	$54,173	26%
55	KansasState	0.83	$48,660	$54,067	26%
56	North DakotaState	0.83	$50,110	$54,114	23%
57	West VirginiaState	0.82	$44,700	$53,088	22%
58	DelawareState	0.80	$52,480	$51,960	31%
59	New HampshireState	0.80	$54,870	$51,764	35%
60	WyomingState	0.78	$47,290	$50,849	25%
61	New MexicoState	0.76	$45,620	$49,587	28%
62	MaineState	0.75	$48,780	$48,878	32%
63	MontanaState	0.74	$46,040	$47,759	29%
64	Rhode IslandState	0.74	$48,040	$47,801	38%
65	TennesseeState	0.69	$40,910	$44,710	37%
66	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.66	$40,910	$42,526	46%
67	AlaskaState	0.65	$43,840	$42,033	37%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).