Best Cities for Conciergess

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where conciergess 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	WyomingState	1.44	$52,060	$55,978	23%
2	HawaiiState	1.40	$60,090	$54,627	48%
3	Rhode IslandState	1.40	$54,850	$54,577	33%
4	New YorkState	1.31	$57,570	$51,173	39%
5	MaineState	1.17	$45,330	$45,421	34%
6	IowaState	1.15	$40,080	$44,933	29%
7	ColoradoState	1.14	$46,720	$44,326	47%
8	VermontState	1.14	$45,610	$44,498	37%
9	WashingtonState	1.13	$47,330	$44,110	48%
10	WisconsinState	1.13	$40,460	$43,835	32%
11	MississippiState	1.07	$35,360	$41,698	30%
12	West VirginiaState	1.07	$35,130	$41,722	29%
13	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.07	$38,330	$41,663	41%
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.07	$47,830	$41,846	55%
15	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$38,020	$41,103	37%
16	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$39,560	$40,784	39%
17	CaliforniaState	1.01	$43,560	$39,350	62%
18	KansasState	1.01	$35,340	$39,267	35%
19	OhioState	1.01	$35,660	$39,447	35%
20	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$38,140	$39,239	50%
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.01	$40,820	$39,440	47%
22	MontanaState	1.00	$37,520	$38,921	36%
23	New MexicoState	1.00	$35,740	$38,848	35%
24	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.00	$35,620	$39,057	41%
25	MichiganState	0.99	$35,740	$38,722	38%
26	TennesseeState	0.99	$35,320	$38,601	43%
27	UtahState	0.99	$38,550	$38,473	46%
28	Columbus, OHMetro	0.99	$35,980	$38,481	43%
29	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.98	$35,350	$38,093	44%
30	ConnecticutState	0.97	$40,550	$37,686	46%
31	IllinoisState	0.97	$36,900	$37,885	43%
32	IndianaState	0.97	$34,160	$37,746	37%
33	MinnesotaState	0.97	$36,880	$37,633	42%
34	TexasState	0.97	$36,070	$37,730	46%
35	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.97	$37,440	$37,628	47%
36	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.97	$40,880	$37,922	53%
37	MissouriState	0.96	$33,280	$37,562	37%
38	OregonState	0.96	$38,700	$37,573	49%
39	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$39,670	$37,495	51%
40	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.96	$43,560	$37,391	62%
41	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.96	$45,040	$37,471	84%
42	ArizonaState	0.95	$37,460	$37,126	48%
43	MassachusettsState	0.95	$40,120	$36,977	67%
44	North CarolinaState	0.95	$34,780	$36,843	45%
45	South CarolinaState	0.95	$34,110	$37,076	44%
46	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.95	$35,630	$37,037	52%
47	MarylandState	0.94	$39,950	$36,584	50%
48	NevadaState	0.94	$36,820	$36,747	47%
49	New HampshireState	0.94	$38,950	$36,745	49%
50	VirginiaState	0.94	$38,050	$36,763	50%
51	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.94	$35,200	$36,743	51%
52	ArkansasState	0.93	$31,340	$36,315	34%
53	GeorgiaState	0.93	$33,960	$36,360	50%
54	IdahoState	0.92	$34,760	$36,021	41%
55	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.92	$40,670	$35,833	75%
56	KentuckyState	0.91	$31,390	$35,469	37%
57	FloridaState	0.90	$35,660	$35,133	58%
58	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.90	$34,070	$35,196	57%
59	AlabamaState	0.89	$30,120	$34,581	38%
60	LouisianaState	0.89	$31,340	$34,784	40%
61	New JerseyState	0.89	$37,740	$34,688	57%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.88	$38,810	$34,406	62%
63	OklahomaState	0.87	$29,930	$33,819	39%
64	District of ColumbiaState	0.86	$38,230	$33,447	66%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$35,870	$33,060	68%
66	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.85	$32,750	$33,249	63%
67	DelawareState	0.82	$32,420	$32,099	50%

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