Best Cities for Baggage Porters and Bellhopss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where baggage porters and bellhopss 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	New YorkState	1.17	$48,610	$43,209	46%
2	KentuckyState	1.16	$37,940	$42,870	30%
3	IllinoisState	1.12	$40,390	$41,468	39%
4	OregonState	1.06	$40,660	$39,476	47%
5	WyomingState	1.05	$36,260	$38,989	33%
6	HawaiiState	1.04	$42,240	$38,400	68%
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.04	$46,140	$38,386	82%
8	WashingtonState	1.03	$41,010	$38,220	56%
9	MassachusettsState	1.02	$41,040	$37,825	66%
10	New JerseyState	1.02	$41,080	$37,757	53%
11	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.02	$43,090	$37,965	71%
12	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.02	$40,660	$37,718	53%
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.01	$42,780	$37,428	62%
14	ColoradoState	1.00	$39,160	$37,154	57%
15	MaineState	1.00	$36,870	$36,944	42%
16	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.00	$34,410	$37,200	41%
17	NebraskaState	0.99	$33,640	$36,765	37%
18	NevadaState	0.99	$36,880	$36,806	47%
19	ArizonaState	0.98	$36,740	$36,412	49%
20	CaliforniaState	0.98	$40,040	$36,170	68%
21	ArkansasState	0.97	$31,200	$36,153	34%
22	VermontState	0.96	$36,490	$35,600	47%
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.96	$34,770	$35,772	55%
24	PennsylvaniaState	0.95	$34,270	$35,330	45%
25	VirginiaState	0.95	$36,530	$35,295	52%
26	ConnecticutState	0.94	$37,420	$34,777	50%
27	IdahoState	0.94	$33,510	$34,725	43%
28	IowaState	0.94	$31,150	$34,922	37%
29	MissouriState	0.94	$30,800	$34,763	40%
30	North CarolinaState	0.94	$32,940	$34,894	47%
31	TennesseeState	0.94	$32,060	$35,038	47%
32	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.94	$40,520	$34,781	67%
33	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.93	$33,120	$34,572	54%
34	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.93	$38,700	$34,309	62%
35	Rhode IslandState	0.92	$34,300	$34,129	53%
36	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.92	$32,970	$34,060	59%
37	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.92	$31,190	$34,200	47%
38	WisconsinState	0.91	$31,200	$33,803	42%
39	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.91	$35,050	$33,865	55%
40	District of ColumbiaState	0.90	$38,170	$33,395	66%
41	MarylandState	0.90	$36,310	$33,251	55%
42	MichiganState	0.90	$30,930	$33,510	43%
43	New MexicoState	0.88	$29,890	$32,489	42%
44	TexasState	0.88	$31,080	$32,510	53%
45	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.88	$34,690	$32,788	58%
46	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.88	$31,240	$32,474	60%
47	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.87	$30,010	$32,338	51%
48	MontanaState	0.86	$30,830	$31,981	44%
49	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.85	$29,040	$31,565	54%
50	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.85	$31,150	$31,624	66%
51	GeorgiaState	0.84	$29,070	$31,124	58%
52	KansasState	0.84	$27,870	$30,967	45%
53	OhioState	0.84	$28,200	$31,195	44%
54	AlaskaState	0.83	$32,150	$30,825	51%
55	IndianaState	0.83	$27,910	$30,840	45%
56	UtahState	0.83	$30,730	$30,669	58%
57	FloridaState	0.82	$30,890	$30,433	67%
58	South DakotaState	0.82	$27,490	$30,275	42%
59	OklahomaState	0.80	$26,260	$29,672	44%
60	LouisianaState	0.79	$26,320	$29,212	48%
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.79	$31,790	$29,300	77%
62	AlabamaState	0.78	$25,150	$28,875	46%
63	West VirginiaState	0.77	$24,090	$28,610	42%
64	South CarolinaState	0.76	$25,850	$28,098	58%
65	MississippiState	0.72	$22,560	$26,604	48%
66	New HampshireState	0.70	$27,600	$26,038	69%

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