Best Cities for Cashierss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where cashierss 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	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.18	$44,210	$38,679	60%
2	WashingtonState	1.10	$38,720	$36,086	59%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.09	$35,760	$35,940	50%
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.09	$42,960	$35,740	88%
5	IllinoisState	1.08	$34,490	$35,411	46%
6	MontanaState	1.08	$34,190	$35,467	40%
7	MinnesotaState	1.07	$34,620	$35,327	44%
8	ColoradoState	1.06	$36,870	$34,981	60%
9	MaineState	1.06	$34,930	$35,000	44%
10	VermontState	1.06	$35,720	$34,849	48%
11	AlaskaState	1.05	$36,130	$34,640	45%
12	MissouriState	1.05	$30,520	$34,447	41%
13	Rhode IslandState	1.05	$34,860	$34,687	52%
14	ArizonaState	1.04	$34,600	$34,291	52%
15	OregonState	1.04	$35,300	$34,272	54%
16	District of ColumbiaState	1.03	$38,880	$34,016	65%
17	North DakotaState	1.03	$31,460	$33,974	37%
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.03	$36,560	$33,915	59%
19	CaliforniaState	1.02	$37,100	$33,514	73%
20	HawaiiState	1.02	$36,780	$33,436	78%
21	WisconsinState	1.02	$30,880	$33,456	42%
22	DelawareState	1.01	$33,490	$33,158	49%
23	NebraskaState	1.01	$30,250	$33,060	41%
24	WyomingState	1.01	$30,810	$33,129	38%
25	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.01	$30,700	$33,082	50%
26	ConnecticutState	1.00	$35,550	$33,039	53%
27	IndianaState	1.00	$29,670	$32,785	43%
28	MassachusettsState	1.00	$35,520	$32,737	76%
29	New MexicoState	1.00	$30,120	$32,739	42%
30	South DakotaState	1.00	$29,780	$32,797	39%
31	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.00	$30,090	$32,993	49%
32	AlabamaState	0.99	$28,250	$32,434	41%
33	IowaState	0.99	$28,970	$32,478	39%
34	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.99	$29,800	$32,391	53%
35	ArkansasState	0.98	$27,670	$32,063	38%
36	KentuckyState	0.98	$28,590	$32,305	40%
37	MichiganState	0.98	$29,740	$32,221	45%
38	OhioState	0.98	$29,260	$32,367	43%
39	Columbus, OHMetro	0.98	$30,140	$32,235	52%
40	KansasState	0.97	$28,800	$32,000	43%
41	New HampshireState	0.97	$33,840	$31,925	56%
42	New JerseyState	0.97	$34,590	$31,792	62%
43	OklahomaState	0.97	$28,180	$31,842	41%
44	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.97	$33,760	$31,909	60%
45	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$36,040	$31,753	85%
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.97	$36,980	$31,742	73%
47	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.97	$30,570	$31,778	61%
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$33,050	$31,932	58%
49	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.97	$29,470	$31,859	48%
50	IdahoState	0.96	$30,370	$31,472	47%
51	MarylandState	0.96	$34,390	$31,493	59%
52	New YorkState	0.96	$35,500	$31,556	62%
53	UtahState	0.96	$31,600	$31,537	57%
54	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$35,470	$31,445	68%
55	GeorgiaState	0.95	$29,070	$31,124	58%
56	MississippiState	0.95	$26,390	$31,120	41%
57	TennesseeState	0.95	$28,590	$31,246	53%
58	West VirginiaState	0.95	$26,370	$31,318	38%
59	South CarolinaState	0.94	$28,530	$31,011	53%
60	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.94	$30,010	$31,002	65%
61	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.94	$29,610	$30,908	61%
62	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.94	$29,910	$30,772	64%
63	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$30,290	$30,751	68%
64	North CarolinaState	0.93	$28,880	$30,593	54%
65	TexasState	0.93	$29,230	$30,575	57%
66	PennsylvaniaState	0.92	$29,220	$30,124	53%
67	FloridaState	0.91	$30,530	$30,079	68%
68	NevadaState	0.91	$29,870	$29,810	58%
69	LouisianaState	0.90	$26,750	$29,689	47%
70	VirginiaState	0.90	$30,580	$29,546	62%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$30,250	$27,880	81%

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