Best Cities for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where credit authorizers, checkers, and 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	TexasState	1.31	$62,930	$65,826	26%
2	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.29	$62,930	$64,743	30%
3	OhioState	1.26	$57,120	$63,186	22%
4	WisconsinState	1.25	$57,940	$62,774	22%
5	MinnesotaState	1.24	$61,000	$62,245	25%
6	Columbus, OHMetro	1.23	$57,610	$61,615	27%
7	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.22	$61,030	$61,337	29%
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.22	$63,400	$61,256	30%
9	IllinoisState	1.21	$58,880	$60,452	27%
10	MissouriState	1.19	$52,820	$59,616	24%
11	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.17	$53,430	$58,586	27%
12	KentuckyState	1.12	$49,790	$56,260	23%
13	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.12	$53,790	$56,148	33%
14	IowaState	1.11	$49,780	$55,807	23%
15	WashingtonState	1.11	$59,840	$55,769	38%
16	New HampshireState	1.10	$58,620	$55,302	32%
17	West VirginiaState	1.10	$46,480	$55,202	22%
18	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.10	$51,090	$55,232	28%
19	NebraskaState	1.09	$50,030	$54,678	25%
20	New JerseyState	1.09	$59,400	$54,596	36%
21	IndianaState	1.06	$47,930	$52,961	26%
22	MichiganState	1.06	$48,840	$52,914	27%
23	MontanaState	1.06	$51,060	$52,967	27%
24	OklahomaState	1.05	$46,450	$52,486	25%
25	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$51,090	$52,670	30%
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.05	$60,120	$52,598	44%
27	MassachusettsState	1.02	$55,300	$50,968	49%
28	UtahState	1.02	$51,260	$51,158	35%
29	MaineState	1.01	$50,370	$50,471	31%
30	New YorkState	1.00	$56,510	$50,231	39%
31	North CarolinaState	1.00	$47,340	$50,148	33%
32	OregonState	1.00	$51,620	$50,117	37%
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.00	$46,040	$50,043	34%
34	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.98	$55,290	$49,016	43%
35	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$55,360	$48,775	55%
36	ColoradoState	0.96	$50,820	$48,216	44%
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.95	$51,430	$47,709	42%
38	CaliforniaState	0.94	$51,950	$46,929	52%
39	NevadaState	0.94	$47,260	$47,166	37%
40	MississippiState	0.92	$39,040	$46,038	28%
41	VirginiaState	0.91	$47,300	$45,700	40%
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$52,530	$45,090	52%
43	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.89	$44,010	$44,680	47%
44	AlabamaState	0.83	$35,990	$41,320	32%
45	LouisianaState	0.83	$37,440	$41,554	34%
46	FloridaState	0.82	$41,810	$41,192	49%
47	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.78	$37,590	$38,833	52%
48	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.70	$38,140	$35,152	64%
49	GeorgiaState	0.65	$30,490	$32,645	56%

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