Best Cities for Brokerage Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where brokerage 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	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.30	$77,940	$85,461	19%
2	District of ColumbiaState	1.27	$95,450	$83,508	26%
3	MichiganState	1.21	$73,350	$79,469	18%
4	VermontState	1.16	$78,200	$76,293	22%
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.14	$90,220	$75,058	42%
6	MaineState	1.11	$72,840	$72,986	21%
7	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$67,800	$72,513	23%
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$82,680	$72,336	32%
9	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.09	$68,660	$71,372	27%
10	OhioState	1.08	$64,020	$70,819	20%
11	CaliforniaState	1.07	$77,960	$70,425	35%
12	New YorkState	1.07	$78,930	$70,160	28%
13	OregonState	1.07	$72,250	$70,146	26%
14	TennesseeState	1.07	$64,610	$70,612	23%
15	ConnecticutState	1.06	$75,330	$70,009	25%
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.06	$75,420	$69,963	29%
17	New JerseyState	1.05	$74,830	$68,778	29%
18	WisconsinState	1.05	$63,870	$69,198	20%
19	LouisianaState	1.04	$61,500	$68,257	20%
20	MississippiState	1.04	$58,200	$68,632	18%
21	WashingtonState	1.04	$73,120	$68,145	31%
22	ArkansasState	1.03	$58,670	$67,984	18%
23	UtahState	1.02	$67,410	$67,275	27%
24	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.02	$73,080	$67,355	33%
25	NebraskaState	1.01	$60,880	$66,536	21%
26	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.01	$63,790	$66,587	28%
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.01	$77,710	$66,704	35%
28	GeorgiaState	1.00	$61,570	$65,921	28%
29	TexasState	1.00	$63,060	$65,962	26%
30	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.00	$60,670	$65,589	23%
31	IllinoisState	0.99	$63,350	$65,041	25%
32	KentuckyState	0.99	$57,690	$65,186	20%
33	South CarolinaState	0.99	$59,710	$64,902	25%
34	IndianaState	0.98	$58,290	$64,409	22%
35	New HampshireState	0.98	$68,140	$64,283	28%
36	North CarolinaState	0.98	$60,950	$64,566	26%
37	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.98	$62,450	$64,249	30%
38	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$61,680	$63,719	31%
39	IowaState	0.96	$56,360	$63,184	20%
40	MinnesotaState	0.96	$62,110	$63,378	25%
41	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$66,840	$63,176	30%
42	FloridaState	0.95	$63,130	$62,197	33%
43	PennsylvaniaState	0.95	$60,390	$62,258	26%
44	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.95	$62,110	$62,422	29%
45	Rhode IslandState	0.94	$62,400	$62,090	29%
46	South DakotaState	0.94	$56,080	$61,762	20%
47	ArizonaState	0.93	$61,900	$61,348	29%
48	DelawareState	0.92	$61,390	$60,782	26%
49	VirginiaState	0.92	$62,560	$60,444	30%
50	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.92	$59,580	$60,487	35%
51	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.90	$61,010	$58,947	31%
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$66,860	$59,273	36%
53	MassachusettsState	0.89	$63,640	$58,654	43%
54	ColoradoState	0.88	$60,950	$57,827	36%
55	MarylandState	0.86	$62,080	$56,850	32%
56	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.86	$64,000	$56,388	48%
57	KansasState	0.84	$49,990	$55,544	25%
58	MontanaState	0.76	$48,360	$50,166	28%

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