Best Cities for Barberss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where barberss 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	OregonState	1.97	$77,430	$75,175	25%
2	IllinoisState	1.76	$65,430	$67,177	24%
3	IowaState	1.73	$58,900	$66,031	19%
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.56	$64,310	$59,657	33%
5	ColoradoState	1.53	$61,500	$58,349	36%
6	WashingtonState	1.49	$61,150	$56,990	37%
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.45	$63,410	$55,477	42%
8	MinnesotaState	1.44	$53,990	$55,092	28%
9	MissouriState	1.41	$47,880	$54,041	26%
10	North DakotaState	1.37	$48,540	$52,419	24%
11	New JerseyState	1.32	$54,850	$50,414	39%
12	LouisianaState	1.29	$44,430	$49,312	28%
13	FloridaState	1.27	$49,410	$48,680	42%
14	MississippiState	1.19	$38,480	$45,377	28%
15	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.19	$42,210	$45,485	37%
16	VirginiaState	1.18	$46,730	$45,150	40%
17	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.17	$47,380	$44,783	43%
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.13	$48,780	$43,245	49%
19	NebraskaState	1.12	$39,090	$42,721	32%
20	New MexicoState	1.11	$39,100	$42,500	32%
21	WisconsinState	1.04	$36,540	$39,588	36%
22	OklahomaState	1.03	$34,860	$39,390	33%
23	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.03	$39,000	$39,196	46%
24	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.02	$35,490	$38,914	41%
25	ConnecticutState	1.01	$41,400	$38,476	45%
26	MichiganState	1.01	$35,490	$38,451	38%
27	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$36,920	$38,062	42%
28	IdahoState	0.98	$36,040	$37,347	40%
29	IndianaState	0.97	$33,600	$37,127	38%
30	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$37,530	$36,261	51%
31	South CarolinaState	0.94	$32,900	$35,761	46%
32	MaineState	0.93	$35,300	$35,371	44%
33	CaliforniaState	0.91	$38,380	$34,670	71%
34	Rhode IslandState	0.91	$34,900	$34,726	52%
35	New YorkState	0.90	$38,580	$34,293	57%
36	ArizonaState	0.89	$34,380	$34,073	52%
37	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.89	$33,000	$33,951	58%
38	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$36,300	$33,456	67%
39	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.88	$30,990	$33,503	46%
40	AlabamaState	0.87	$29,120	$33,433	39%
41	GeorgiaState	0.86	$30,750	$32,923	55%
42	North CarolinaState	0.86	$31,050	$32,892	50%
43	MarylandState	0.85	$35,400	$32,418	57%
44	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.85	$37,680	$32,343	72%
45	TexasState	0.84	$30,760	$32,176	54%
46	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.83	$30,750	$31,767	63%
47	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.83	$29,090	$31,620	54%
48	ArkansasState	0.78	$25,640	$29,710	41%
49	TennesseeState	0.71	$24,690	$26,984	61%
50	UtahState	0.66	$25,370	$25,319	71%

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