Best Cities for Data Entry Keyerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where data entry keyerss 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	New MexicoState	1.31	$49,810	$54,141	25%
2	North DakotaState	1.26	$48,300	$52,160	24%
3	WyomingState	1.19	$45,870	$49,323	26%
4	IowaState	1.18	$43,640	$48,924	26%
5	District of ColumbiaState	1.17	$55,170	$48,268	46%
6	MaineState	1.17	$48,190	$48,287	32%
7	UtahState	1.14	$47,180	$47,086	38%
8	Columbus, OHMetro	1.13	$43,560	$46,588	36%
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.13	$46,320	$46,553	38%
10	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.12	$44,490	$46,247	42%
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.10	$54,510	$45,349	69%
12	MinnesotaState	1.09	$44,280	$45,184	35%
13	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.09	$43,610	$45,052	44%
14	IndianaState	1.08	$40,550	$44,807	31%
15	OhioState	1.08	$40,220	$44,491	31%
16	Rhode IslandState	1.08	$44,980	$44,756	40%
17	GeorgiaState	1.07	$41,270	$44,186	41%
18	IdahoState	1.07	$42,810	$44,363	34%
19	TennesseeState	1.07	$40,490	$44,251	37%
20	WashingtonState	1.07	$47,480	$44,250	48%
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.07	$43,110	$44,352	44%
22	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$40,210	$44,090	36%
23	IllinoisState	1.06	$42,840	$43,984	37%
24	MassachusettsState	1.06	$47,560	$43,834	57%
25	MontanaState	1.06	$42,340	$43,921	32%
26	HawaiiState	1.05	$47,630	$43,300	60%
27	NebraskaState	1.05	$39,600	$43,279	32%
28	OklahomaState	1.05	$38,590	$43,605	30%
29	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$41,630	$43,455	43%
30	ArizonaState	1.04	$43,200	$42,815	42%
31	CaliforniaState	1.03	$47,010	$42,466	58%
32	KansasState	1.03	$38,290	$42,544	32%
33	West VirginiaState	1.03	$35,900	$42,637	28%
34	VermontState	1.02	$43,280	$42,224	40%
35	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.02	$47,640	$41,974	64%
36	ColoradoState	1.01	$43,910	$41,660	50%
37	KentuckyState	1.01	$36,870	$41,661	31%
38	North CarolinaState	1.01	$39,610	$41,960	39%
39	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.01	$38,910	$41,929	40%
40	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$38,710	$41,849	37%
41	MichiganState	1.00	$38,080	$41,257	35%
42	South CarolinaState	1.00	$38,070	$41,380	40%
43	WisconsinState	1.00	$38,170	$41,354	34%
44	LouisianaState	0.99	$36,920	$40,977	34%
45	MississippiState	0.99	$34,540	$40,731	31%
46	New HampshireState	0.99	$43,440	$40,981	44%
47	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.99	$37,780	$41,065	41%
48	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.99	$47,000	$41,120	56%
49	AlabamaState	0.98	$35,130	$40,333	33%
50	TexasState	0.98	$38,880	$40,669	43%
51	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.98	$47,040	$40,378	58%
52	PennsylvaniaState	0.97	$38,810	$40,010	40%
53	New YorkState	0.96	$44,860	$39,876	49%
54	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.96	$41,280	$39,884	46%
55	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.96	$42,760	$39,666	50%
56	ArkansasState	0.95	$33,860	$39,235	31%
57	NevadaState	0.95	$39,260	$39,182	44%
58	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$38,510	$39,096	54%
59	AlaskaState	0.94	$40,700	$39,022	40%
60	New JerseyState	0.94	$42,470	$39,035	51%
61	FloridaState	0.93	$38,880	$38,305	53%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$42,840	$37,979	56%
63	DelawareState	0.91	$37,810	$37,436	43%
64	South DakotaState	0.91	$34,320	$37,797	33%
65	VirginiaState	0.91	$38,900	$37,585	49%
66	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$40,160	$37,014	61%
67	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.88	$38,340	$36,238	53%
68	ConnecticutState	0.87	$38,560	$35,836	49%
69	MarylandState	0.86	$38,970	$35,687	52%

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