Best Cities for Audiologistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where audiologistss 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	NevadaState	1.39	$133,110	$132,844	13%
2	North DakotaState	1.34	$118,750	$128,240	10%
3	ArkansasState	1.17	$96,980	$112,375	11%
4	MissouriState	1.17	$99,450	$112,246	12%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.17	$128,350	$112,292	21%
6	WisconsinState	1.16	$102,840	$111,419	13%
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.16	$133,910	$111,406	28%
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.15	$128,110	$109,966	21%
9	AlaskaState	1.14	$114,170	$109,463	14%
10	IowaState	1.14	$97,180	$108,946	12%
11	New JerseyState	1.14	$119,230	$109,586	18%
12	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.14	$105,540	$109,029	18%
13	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.14	$99,580	$109,189	15%
14	KansasState	1.13	$97,250	$108,056	13%
15	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.13	$99,420	$108,065	16%
16	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.12	$99,650	$107,381	15%
17	MichiganState	1.11	$97,790	$105,948	14%
18	NebraskaState	1.11	$97,460	$106,514	13%
19	OregonState	1.11	$109,560	$106,369	17%
20	ConnecticutState	1.10	$113,180	$105,186	17%
21	GeorgiaState	1.10	$98,470	$105,428	17%
22	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.10	$104,940	$105,467	17%
23	KentuckyState	1.09	$92,520	$104,542	12%
24	MinnesotaState	1.09	$102,130	$104,214	15%
25	UtahState	1.09	$104,450	$104,242	17%
26	CaliforniaState	1.08	$114,910	$103,803	24%
27	HawaiiState	1.08	$113,850	$103,500	25%
28	MaineState	1.07	$102,060	$102,265	15%
29	WashingtonState	1.06	$108,580	$101,193	21%
30	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.06	$97,610	$101,466	19%
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.06	$109,560	$101,633	20%
32	South DakotaState	1.05	$91,190	$100,430	13%
33	IndianaState	1.04	$90,280	$99,757	14%
34	New HampshireState	1.04	$105,590	$99,613	18%
35	VermontState	1.04	$101,730	$99,249	17%
36	AlabamaState	1.03	$86,300	$99,082	13%
37	IdahoState	1.03	$95,120	$98,570	15%
38	TennesseeState	1.03	$90,540	$98,951	17%
39	TexasState	1.02	$93,570	$97,877	18%
40	ColoradoState	1.01	$102,270	$97,030	22%
41	IllinoisState	1.00	$93,510	$96,006	17%
42	MassachusettsState	1.00	$104,130	$95,972	26%
43	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.00	$108,960	$96,000	28%
44	MississippiState	0.99	$80,740	$95,212	13%
45	West VirginiaState	0.99	$79,990	$95,000	13%
46	North CarolinaState	0.98	$88,920	$94,195	18%
47	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.97	$89,190	$93,100	20%
48	FloridaState	0.96	$93,480	$92,099	22%
49	PennsylvaniaState	0.96	$89,480	$92,247	17%
50	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.95	$102,500	$90,869	23%
51	District of ColumbiaState	0.94	$102,500	$89,676	25%
52	MontanaState	0.94	$86,990	$90,239	16%
53	New MexicoState	0.94	$83,050	$90,272	15%
54	New YorkState	0.94	$100,860	$89,653	22%
55	OhioState	0.94	$81,390	$90,033	15%
56	South CarolinaState	0.93	$82,330	$89,489	18%
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.93	$91,970	$88,860	21%
58	OklahomaState	0.91	$76,880	$86,870	15%
59	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.91	$84,910	$87,356	22%
60	DelawareState	0.89	$85,700	$84,851	19%
61	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.89	$84,200	$85,482	25%
62	LouisianaState	0.87	$75,200	$83,463	17%
63	MarylandState	0.87	$91,260	$83,571	22%
64	ArizonaState	0.86	$83,210	$82,468	22%
65	Columbus, OHMetro	0.84	$75,400	$80,642	21%
66	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.84	$87,010	$80,194	28%
67	VirginiaState	0.81	$80,010	$77,304	24%
68	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.80	$81,130	$76,682	25%
69	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.76	$67,650	$73,135	21%

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