Best Cities for Customer Service Representativess

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where customer service representativess 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	IowaState	1.15	$46,090	$51,670	25%
2	WisconsinState	1.14	$46,970	$50,888	28%
3	OhioState	1.13	$45,610	$50,454	27%
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.12	$60,480	$50,316	62%
5	MinnesotaState	1.11	$48,800	$49,796	31%
6	MissouriState	1.11	$44,190	$49,876	28%
7	Columbus, OHMetro	1.11	$46,350	$49,572	34%
8	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.11	$49,480	$49,729	36%
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.10	$44,730	$49,046	33%
10	North DakotaState	1.08	$44,670	$48,240	26%
11	DelawareState	1.07	$48,190	$47,713	34%
12	NebraskaState	1.07	$43,940	$48,022	29%
13	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$44,350	$47,791	35%
14	IllinoisState	1.06	$46,130	$47,361	34%
15	IndianaState	1.06	$43,140	$47,669	29%
16	MaineState	1.06	$47,160	$47,255	33%
17	MichiganState	1.06	$43,950	$47,616	31%
18	Rhode IslandState	1.06	$47,550	$47,313	38%
19	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.06	$45,510	$47,308	41%
20	MontanaState	1.05	$45,290	$46,981	30%
21	TennesseeState	1.05	$42,830	$46,809	35%
22	WashingtonState	1.05	$50,330	$46,906	45%
23	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$44,980	$46,952	40%
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.05	$53,550	$46,850	49%
25	VermontState	1.04	$47,500	$46,341	36%
26	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.04	$42,720	$46,435	37%
27	OregonState	1.03	$47,450	$46,068	40%
28	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$44,630	$46,010	35%
29	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$44,990	$46,286	42%
30	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.03	$42,790	$46,259	33%
31	West VirginiaState	1.02	$38,430	$45,641	26%
32	WyomingState	1.02	$42,340	$45,527	28%
33	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.02	$47,070	$45,478	41%
34	ArizonaState	1.01	$45,690	$45,282	39%
35	ColoradoState	1.01	$47,540	$45,104	47%
36	MassachusettsState	1.01	$49,120	$45,272	55%
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.01	$48,650	$45,130	44%
38	CaliforniaState	1.00	$49,560	$44,770	55%
39	ConnecticutState	1.00	$48,090	$44,693	39%
40	IdahoState	1.00	$43,200	$44,767	33%
41	KansasState	1.00	$40,320	$44,800	31%
42	New HampshireState	1.00	$47,300	$44,623	40%
43	South DakotaState	1.00	$40,650	$44,769	28%
44	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.99	$42,710	$44,122	45%
45	AlabamaState	0.98	$38,400	$44,087	30%
46	ArkansasState	0.98	$37,840	$43,847	28%
47	KentuckyState	0.98	$38,700	$43,729	30%
48	New JerseyState	0.98	$47,740	$43,879	45%
49	OklahomaState	0.98	$38,650	$43,672	30%
50	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.98	$49,920	$43,982	61%
51	AlaskaState	0.97	$45,150	$43,289	36%
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$42,660	$43,310	48%
53	MississippiState	0.96	$36,380	$42,901	30%
54	UtahState	0.96	$43,140	$43,054	42%
55	GeorgiaState	0.95	$39,630	$42,430	43%
56	New MexicoState	0.95	$39,030	$42,424	32%
57	New YorkState	0.95	$48,000	$42,667	46%
58	North CarolinaState	0.95	$40,240	$42,627	39%
59	District of ColumbiaState	0.94	$48,250	$42,213	52%
60	South CarolinaState	0.94	$38,860	$42,239	39%
61	TexasState	0.94	$40,420	$42,280	41%
62	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.94	$48,840	$41,923	56%
63	HawaiiState	0.93	$45,650	$41,500	63%
64	LouisianaState	0.93	$37,330	$41,432	34%
65	VirginiaState	0.92	$42,730	$41,285	44%
66	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$46,220	$40,975	52%
67	NevadaState	0.90	$40,560	$40,479	43%
68	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.90	$42,850	$40,501	47%
69	FloridaState	0.89	$40,440	$39,842	51%
70	MarylandState	0.88	$42,830	$39,222	47%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.81	$39,560	$36,461	62%

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