Best Cities for Agricultural Inspectorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where agricultural inspectorss 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	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.82	$83,120	$91,140	18%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.71	$84,910	$85,337	21%
3	MinnesotaState	1.58	$77,150	$78,724	20%
4	OhioState	1.53	$69,280	$76,637	18%
5	Columbus, OHMetro	1.50	$70,140	$75,016	22%
6	MichiganState	1.43	$65,730	$71,213	20%
7	LouisianaState	1.40	$63,130	$70,067	20%
8	New YorkState	1.32	$73,920	$65,707	30%
9	IllinoisState	1.27	$62,000	$63,655	25%
10	North DakotaState	1.25	$57,590	$62,192	20%
11	VermontState	1.24	$63,630	$62,078	27%
12	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.22	$65,520	$60,779	33%
13	NebraskaState	1.21	$55,090	$60,208	23%
14	OklahomaState	1.20	$53,060	$59,955	22%
15	WashingtonState	1.17	$62,880	$58,602	36%
16	WisconsinState	1.16	$53,640	$58,115	24%
17	KansasState	1.15	$51,630	$57,367	24%
18	PennsylvaniaState	1.15	$55,650	$57,371	28%
19	New MexicoState	1.14	$52,450	$57,011	24%
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.14	$64,960	$56,833	41%
21	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.14	$63,970	$56,711	37%
22	IowaState	1.11	$49,600	$55,605	23%
23	HawaiiState	1.10	$60,650	$55,136	47%
24	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.10	$51,000	$54,957	30%
25	South CarolinaState	1.09	$49,940	$54,283	30%
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.09	$63,490	$54,498	43%
27	UtahState	1.08	$53,930	$53,822	33%
28	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.08	$56,960	$53,837	35%
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.08	$55,650	$53,768	34%
30	IndianaState	1.07	$48,560	$53,657	26%
31	MarylandState	1.07	$58,160	$53,260	35%
32	KentuckyState	1.06	$46,640	$52,701	25%
33	TennesseeState	1.05	$47,840	$52,284	32%
34	TexasState	1.05	$49,940	$52,238	33%
35	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.05	$51,170	$52,644	37%
36	MissouriState	1.04	$46,220	$52,167	27%
37	OregonState	1.03	$53,060	$51,515	36%
38	DelawareState	1.02	$51,590	$51,079	32%
39	IdahoState	1.01	$48,650	$50,415	30%
40	North CarolinaState	1.01	$47,760	$50,593	33%
41	ArkansasState	0.98	$42,060	$48,737	25%
42	CaliforniaState	0.97	$53,620	$48,437	51%
43	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$46,720	$48,264	41%
44	ColoradoState	0.96	$50,430	$47,846	44%
45	MississippiState	0.94	$39,960	$47,123	27%
46	VirginiaState	0.92	$47,380	$45,778	40%
47	ArizonaState	0.91	$45,700	$45,292	39%
48	AlabamaState	0.90	$39,300	$45,121	29%
49	GeorgiaState	0.89	$41,460	$44,390	41%
50	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.89	$43,990	$44,660	47%
51	FloridaState	0.87	$43,990	$43,340	47%
52	MassachusettsState	0.86	$46,510	$42,866	58%
53	MaineState	0.84	$41,760	$41,844	37%
54	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.84	$47,770	$42,088	64%
55	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.83	$44,870	$41,355	55%
56	WyomingState	0.79	$36,670	$39,430	32%
57	NevadaState	0.78	$39,270	$39,192	44%
58	New JerseyState	0.76	$41,520	$38,162	52%

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