Best Cities for Correspondence Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where correspondence 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	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.29	$65,270	$60,547	33%
2	OregonState	1.27	$61,160	$59,379	31%
3	ConnecticutState	1.22	$61,310	$56,980	31%
4	IndianaState	1.17	$49,710	$54,928	25%
5	OhioState	1.17	$49,700	$54,978	25%
6	NebraskaState	1.16	$49,800	$54,426	25%
7	IdahoState	1.13	$51,010	$52,860	28%
8	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.13	$48,860	$53,109	32%
9	WisconsinState	1.10	$47,400	$51,354	27%
10	TexasState	1.09	$48,860	$51,109	34%
11	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$49,650	$51,080	38%
12	MaineState	1.05	$49,180	$49,279	32%
13	MissouriState	1.05	$43,400	$48,984	29%
14	CaliforniaState	1.04	$53,640	$48,455	51%
15	IllinoisState	1.02	$46,280	$47,515	34%
16	NevadaState	1.02	$47,820	$47,725	36%
17	UtahState	1.01	$47,450	$47,355	38%
18	New HampshireState	1.00	$49,730	$46,915	38%
19	VirginiaState	1.00	$48,310	$46,676	39%
20	TennesseeState	0.99	$42,390	$46,328	36%
21	South CarolinaState	0.97	$41,710	$45,337	36%
22	North CarolinaState	0.96	$42,340	$44,852	37%
23	New JerseyState	0.95	$48,510	$44,586	44%
24	MichiganState	0.94	$40,780	$44,182	33%
25	New YorkState	0.94	$49,360	$43,876	45%
26	ColoradoState	0.92	$45,510	$43,178	49%
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$48,310	$42,828	50%
28	PennsylvaniaState	0.89	$40,270	$41,515	39%
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.89	$43,340	$41,874	44%
30	LouisianaState	0.87	$36,790	$40,832	34%
31	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.85	$45,180	$39,806	68%
32	ArizonaState	0.84	$39,900	$39,544	45%

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