Best Cities for Billing and Posting Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where billing and posting clerkss 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	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.21	$70,280	$58,469	54%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.19	$57,330	$57,618	31%
3	MinnesotaState	1.17	$55,810	$56,949	28%
4	District of ColumbiaState	1.16	$64,330	$56,282	39%
5	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$49,980	$53,858	31%
6	IowaState	1.09	$47,110	$52,814	24%
7	MissouriState	1.09	$46,760	$52,777	27%
8	Rhode IslandState	1.09	$52,910	$52,647	34%
9	North DakotaState	1.08	$48,550	$52,430	24%
10	WashingtonState	1.08	$56,090	$52,274	41%
11	WisconsinState	1.08	$48,230	$52,254	27%
12	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$47,840	$52,456	31%
13	MassachusettsState	1.07	$56,110	$51,714	48%
14	NebraskaState	1.07	$47,410	$51,814	26%
15	DelawareState	1.06	$52,110	$51,594	31%
16	IndianaState	1.06	$46,400	$51,271	27%
17	KansasState	1.06	$46,420	$51,578	27%
18	KentuckyState	1.06	$45,590	$51,514	25%
19	OhioState	1.06	$46,390	$51,316	27%
20	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.06	$58,100	$51,189	53%
21	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.06	$58,920	$51,549	45%
22	CaliforniaState	1.05	$56,260	$50,822	48%
23	GeorgiaState	1.05	$47,390	$50,739	36%
24	IllinoisState	1.05	$49,730	$51,057	32%
25	MichiganState	1.05	$46,890	$50,802	29%
26	OklahomaState	1.05	$45,120	$50,983	26%
27	South DakotaState	1.05	$46,180	$50,859	25%
28	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.05	$49,320	$50,950	39%
29	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$48,780	$50,919	37%
30	OregonState	1.04	$51,860	$50,350	37%
31	TennesseeState	1.04	$46,330	$50,634	33%
32	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$47,320	$50,610	33%
33	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$48,640	$50,561	38%
34	AlaskaState	1.03	$52,170	$50,019	31%
35	ColoradoState	1.03	$52,670	$49,972	42%
36	New MexicoState	1.03	$46,120	$50,130	27%
37	North CarolinaState	1.03	$47,160	$49,958	33%
38	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.03	$52,940	$50,038	38%
39	VermontState	1.02	$50,730	$49,493	34%
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$48,290	$49,681	39%
41	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.02	$55,920	$49,574	43%
42	South CarolinaState	1.01	$45,250	$49,185	33%
43	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$45,110	$48,768	31%
44	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.01	$52,820	$48,998	41%
45	ConnecticutState	1.00	$52,000	$48,327	36%
46	MississippiState	1.00	$41,190	$48,573	26%
47	MontanaState	1.00	$46,730	$48,475	29%
48	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$46,890	$48,340	33%
49	WyomingState	1.00	$44,880	$48,258	26%
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$50,190	$48,493	38%
51	IdahoState	0.99	$46,440	$48,124	31%
52	LouisianaState	0.99	$43,170	$47,913	29%
53	MaineState	0.99	$47,840	$47,936	32%
54	MarylandState	0.99	$52,210	$47,811	39%
55	New HampshireState	0.99	$50,710	$47,840	38%
56	TexasState	0.99	$45,910	$48,023	36%
57	ArizonaState	0.98	$47,730	$47,304	38%
58	NevadaState	0.98	$47,430	$47,335	37%
59	New JerseyState	0.98	$51,750	$47,564	42%
60	New YorkState	0.98	$53,320	$47,396	42%
61	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.97	$43,340	$47,109	36%
62	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$46,570	$47,279	44%
63	HawaiiState	0.96	$51,240	$46,582	56%
64	UtahState	0.96	$46,470	$46,377	39%
65	West VirginiaState	0.96	$39,300	$46,675	26%
66	FloridaState	0.95	$46,540	$45,852	44%
67	VirginiaState	0.95	$47,580	$45,971	40%
68	AlabamaState	0.94	$39,520	$45,373	29%
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.94	$53,070	$45,554	51%
70	ArkansasState	0.93	$38,780	$44,936	27%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.89	$46,610	$42,959	52%

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