Best Cities for Demonstrators and Product Promoterss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where demonstrators and product promoterss 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	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.61	$57,830	$63,410	25%
2	MichiganState	1.39	$50,290	$54,485	27%
3	IndianaState	1.34	$47,630	$52,630	27%
4	OklahomaState	1.32	$45,760	$51,706	25%
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.31	$60,040	$51,536	45%
6	KentuckyState	1.23	$42,910	$48,486	27%
7	Rhode IslandState	1.20	$47,600	$47,363	38%
8	NevadaState	1.14	$45,030	$44,940	39%
9	MassachusettsState	1.12	$47,590	$43,862	57%
10	New YorkState	1.11	$49,150	$43,689	45%
11	MissouriState	1.08	$37,740	$42,596	33%
12	South CarolinaState	1.07	$38,590	$41,946	39%
13	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$39,090	$42,123	39%
14	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.07	$38,790	$42,163	40%
15	CaliforniaState	1.06	$46,220	$41,752	59%
16	IowaState	1.06	$37,050	$41,536	31%
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.06	$47,510	$41,859	65%
18	WisconsinState	1.05	$38,220	$41,408	34%
19	TexasState	1.03	$38,780	$40,565	43%
20	VirginiaState	1.02	$41,600	$40,193	45%
21	ArizonaState	1.00	$39,780	$39,425	45%
22	Columbus, OHMetro	1.00	$36,720	$39,273	42%
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.00	$38,400	$39,506	50%
24	ArkansasState	0.99	$33,640	$38,980	31%
25	North CarolinaState	0.99	$36,650	$38,824	43%
26	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$37,080	$38,706	49%
27	OhioState	0.97	$34,610	$38,285	36%
28	PennsylvaniaState	0.97	$36,910	$38,052	42%
29	TennesseeState	0.97	$35,070	$38,328	43%
30	UtahState	0.97	$38,280	$38,204	47%
31	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.97	$35,460	$38,335	40%
32	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.97	$46,060	$38,319	82%
33	IllinoisState	0.95	$36,550	$37,526	43%
34	KansasState	0.95	$33,770	$37,522	37%
35	OregonState	0.95	$38,430	$37,311	50%
36	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.93	$39,270	$36,429	55%
37	New HampshireState	0.92	$38,510	$36,330	49%
38	VermontState	0.92	$37,040	$36,137	46%
39	WashingtonState	0.92	$38,670	$36,039	59%
40	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.92	$35,810	$36,355	58%
41	ColoradoState	0.91	$37,750	$35,816	59%
42	MaineState	0.91	$35,880	$35,952	43%
43	MarylandState	0.91	$38,900	$35,623	52%
44	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$39,900	$35,372	60%
45	HawaiiState	0.89	$38,490	$34,991	74%
46	MinnesotaState	0.89	$34,180	$34,878	45%
47	NebraskaState	0.89	$32,180	$35,169	39%
48	District of ColumbiaState	0.88	$39,750	$34,777	63%
49	GeorgiaState	0.88	$32,180	$34,454	53%
50	North DakotaState	0.88	$32,180	$34,752	36%
51	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.88	$36,450	$34,452	55%
52	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.88	$35,700	$34,493	54%
53	ConnecticutState	0.87	$36,890	$34,284	51%
54	MontanaState	0.87	$33,070	$34,305	41%
55	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.87	$34,170	$34,342	52%
56	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.87	$39,110	$34,217	67%
57	MississippiState	0.85	$28,470	$33,573	38%
58	New JerseyState	0.85	$36,420	$33,474	59%
59	AlabamaState	0.84	$28,630	$32,870	40%
60	LouisianaState	0.84	$29,680	$32,941	42%
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.84	$35,710	$32,912	69%
62	IdahoState	0.83	$31,370	$32,508	46%
63	South DakotaState	0.83	$29,560	$32,555	39%
64	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.82	$31,250	$32,283	62%
65	New MexicoState	0.80	$29,110	$31,641	43%
66	DelawareState	0.79	$31,200	$30,891	52%
67	FloridaState	0.78	$31,300	$30,837	66%

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