Best Cities for Amusement and Recreation Attendantss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where amusement and recreation attendantss 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	AlaskaState	1.36	$45,680	$43,797	36%
2	HawaiiState	1.13	$39,920	$36,291	72%
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.11	$42,850	$35,649	88%
4	MaineState	1.10	$35,330	$35,401	44%
5	WashingtonState	1.10	$37,790	$35,219	60%
6	OregonState	1.07	$35,400	$34,369	54%
7	VermontState	1.07	$35,290	$34,429	48%
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.07	$39,330	$34,409	67%
9	ColoradoState	1.06	$35,770	$33,937	62%
10	IllinoisState	1.05	$32,770	$33,645	48%
11	MarylandState	1.05	$36,710	$33,617	55%
12	MissouriState	1.05	$29,790	$33,623	42%
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.05	$38,000	$33,688	63%
14	CaliforniaState	1.04	$37,000	$33,424	73%
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$35,970	$33,367	60%
16	ArizonaState	1.03	$33,570	$33,271	54%
17	District of ColumbiaState	1.03	$37,960	$33,211	66%
18	NebraskaState	1.02	$30,110	$32,907	42%
19	South DakotaState	1.02	$29,730	$32,742	39%
20	WisconsinState	1.02	$30,180	$32,698	43%
21	ConnecticutState	1.01	$34,860	$32,398	54%
22	New YorkState	1.00	$36,300	$32,267	61%
23	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.00	$29,320	$32,149	50%
24	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.00	$37,630	$32,300	72%
25	MassachusettsState	0.99	$34,440	$31,742	79%
26	New JerseyState	0.99	$34,500	$31,710	63%
27	New MexicoState	0.99	$29,160	$31,696	43%
28	IdahoState	0.98	$30,530	$31,637	47%
29	MinnesotaState	0.98	$30,830	$31,459	50%
30	TennesseeState	0.98	$28,690	$31,355	53%
31	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.98	$33,200	$31,380	61%
32	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.98	$31,200	$31,357	57%
33	ArkansasState	0.97	$26,850	$31,112	39%
34	Rhode IslandState	0.97	$31,220	$31,065	58%
35	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$32,220	$31,130	59%
36	DelawareState	0.96	$31,200	$30,891	52%
37	IowaState	0.96	$27,430	$30,751	42%
38	KentuckyState	0.96	$27,210	$30,746	42%
39	MichiganState	0.96	$28,580	$30,964	47%
40	MontanaState	0.96	$29,710	$30,820	46%
41	WyomingState	0.96	$28,660	$30,817	41%
42	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.96	$28,680	$30,905	54%
43	IndianaState	0.95	$27,680	$30,586	46%
44	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.95	$34,660	$30,537	88%
45	FloridaState	0.94	$30,670	$30,217	67%
46	North DakotaState	0.94	$28,070	$30,313	42%
47	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.94	$28,900	$30,167	62%
48	NevadaState	0.93	$29,940	$29,880	58%
49	OhioState	0.93	$26,980	$29,845	46%
50	VirginiaState	0.93	$30,910	$29,865	61%
51	West VirginiaState	0.93	$25,230	$29,964	40%
52	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.93	$28,820	$29,958	65%
53	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.93	$27,430	$29,815	57%
54	New HampshireState	0.92	$31,210	$29,443	61%
55	Columbus, OHMetro	0.92	$27,540	$29,455	56%
56	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$27,370	$29,589	52%
57	KansasState	0.91	$26,410	$29,344	47%
58	South CarolinaState	0.91	$27,040	$29,391	56%
59	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.91	$28,660	$29,096	72%
60	PennsylvaniaState	0.90	$28,090	$28,959	55%
61	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.90	$28,080	$28,889	68%
62	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$31,410	$28,949	78%
63	North CarolinaState	0.88	$26,680	$28,263	59%
64	GeorgiaState	0.87	$26,120	$27,966	65%
65	UtahState	0.87	$28,000	$27,944	64%
66	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.87	$26,960	$27,851	72%
67	TexasState	0.86	$26,570	$27,793	63%
68	MississippiState	0.85	$23,160	$27,311	46%
69	AlabamaState	0.83	$23,210	$26,648	50%
70	LouisianaState	0.78	$22,680	$25,172	55%
71	OklahomaState	0.77	$22,040	$24,904	53%

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