Best Cities for Bailiffss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where bailiffss 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	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	2.99	$164,040	$169,463	12%
2	ConnecticutState	1.84	$111,890	$103,987	17%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.55	$100,570	$87,988	26%
4	AlaskaState	1.53	$90,600	$86,865	18%
5	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.48	$82,590	$83,848	25%
6	NebraskaState	1.47	$76,090	$83,158	16%
7	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.44	$79,040	$81,317	24%
8	MassachusettsState	1.41	$86,730	$79,935	31%
9	KansasState	1.36	$69,390	$77,100	18%
10	WashingtonState	1.29	$78,290	$72,964	29%
11	NevadaState	1.26	$71,230	$71,088	24%
12	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.24	$79,570	$70,106	39%
13	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.23	$64,460	$69,461	24%
14	New YorkState	1.22	$77,540	$68,924	29%
15	GeorgiaState	1.18	$62,400	$66,809	27%
16	MaineState	1.11	$62,800	$62,926	25%
17	TexasState	1.11	$60,300	$63,075	28%
18	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.10	$57,260	$62,239	27%
19	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$55,750	$61,129	26%
20	ColoradoState	1.06	$63,320	$60,076	35%
21	VirginiaState	1.06	$62,290	$60,184	30%
22	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$55,240	$59,719	26%
23	North CarolinaState	1.05	$56,100	$59,428	28%
24	FloridaState	1.03	$59,000	$58,128	35%
25	IowaState	1.03	$52,100	$58,408	22%
26	MichiganState	1.03	$53,810	$58,299	25%
27	UtahState	1.01	$57,290	$57,176	31%
28	OhioState	1.00	$51,060	$56,482	25%
29	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$59,470	$56,210	34%
30	OregonState	0.98	$57,140	$55,476	33%
31	MarylandState	0.96	$59,470	$54,460	34%
32	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$61,240	$54,291	39%
33	Columbus, OHMetro	0.95	$50,500	$54,011	31%
34	ArkansasState	0.92	$45,090	$52,248	23%
35	IdahoState	0.92	$50,350	$52,176	29%
36	MinnesotaState	0.90	$49,890	$50,908	31%
37	MissouriState	0.88	$44,040	$49,707	28%
38	PennsylvaniaState	0.87	$47,600	$49,072	33%
39	AlabamaState	0.86	$42,300	$48,565	27%
40	LouisianaState	0.86	$44,040	$48,879	29%
41	MontanaState	0.86	$46,800	$48,548	29%
42	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$52,590	$48,470	47%
43	IllinoisState	0.84	$46,390	$47,628	34%
44	IndianaState	0.84	$43,000	$47,514	29%
45	OklahomaState	0.84	$42,000	$47,458	28%
46	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.83	$45,300	$47,089	41%
47	ArizonaState	0.81	$46,390	$45,976	39%
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.81	$47,600	$45,990	40%
49	MississippiState	0.80	$38,200	$45,047	28%
50	HawaiiState	0.79	$48,940	$44,491	58%
51	West VirginiaState	0.76	$36,250	$43,052	28%
52	WisconsinState	0.75	$39,080	$42,340	33%
53	WyomingState	0.73	$38,360	$41,247	31%
54	New JerseyState	0.71	$43,690	$40,156	49%
55	TennesseeState	0.69	$35,990	$39,333	42%
56	New HampshireState	0.68	$41,010	$38,689	46%
57	South CarolinaState	0.66	$34,280	$37,261	44%
58	KentuckyState	0.61	$30,760	$34,757	37%
59	North DakotaState	0.53	$27,560	$29,762	43%

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