Best Cities for Cardiologistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where cardiologistss 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	MissouriState	1.47	$648,070	$731,456	2%
2	NebraskaState	1.42	$646,300	$706,339	2%
3	WisconsinState	1.39	$636,580	$689,686	2%
4	TennesseeState	1.34	$610,080	$666,754	2%
5	GeorgiaState	1.32	$610,070	$653,180	3%
6	IndianaState	1.31	$588,890	$650,707	2%
7	KentuckyState	1.27	$558,180	$630,712	2%
8	WashingtonState	1.23	$656,330	$611,678	3%
9	AlabamaState	1.20	$519,480	$596,418	2%
10	PennsylvaniaState	1.20	$579,120	$597,031	3%
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.17	$662,760	$579,843	4%
12	OhioState	1.12	$504,260	$557,810	2%
13	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.11	$528,750	$551,931	3%
14	IllinoisState	1.07	$517,850	$531,674	3%
15	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.06	$515,710	$523,563	4%
16	ConnecticutState	0.92	$488,940	$454,405	4%
17	MichiganState	0.92	$419,030	$453,987	3%
18	VirginiaState	0.90	$461,450	$445,845	4%
19	New YorkState	0.88	$492,040	$437,369	5%
20	TexasState	0.86	$410,150	$429,027	4%
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.84	$403,340	$414,959	5%
22	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.84	$382,000	$415,217	4%
23	FloridaState	0.82	$414,910	$408,778	5%
24	Rhode IslandState	0.79	$395,610	$393,642	5%
25	IowaState	0.64	$283,070	$317,343	4%
26	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.64	$337,230	$318,743	6%
27	MarylandState	0.62	$337,230	$308,819	6%
28	New JerseyState	0.53	$286,540	$263,364	8%
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.45	$253,610	$224,832	9%
30	CaliforniaState	0.34	$185,610	$167,669	15%
31	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.29	$130,880	$143,509	11%

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