Best Cities for Dermatologistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where dermatologistss 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	MinnesotaState	1.94	$625,790	$638,561	2%
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.71	$641,210	$560,989	4%
3	ArkansasState	1.49	$422,060	$489,061	2%
4	WashingtonState	1.49	$526,170	$490,373	4%
5	New HampshireState	1.48	$516,230	$487,009	4%
6	IowaState	1.45	$424,970	$476,424	3%
7	WisconsinState	1.45	$440,710	$477,476	3%
8	TennesseeState	1.44	$433,630	$473,913	3%
9	AlabamaState	1.38	$394,550	$452,985	3%
10	MichiganState	1.37	$414,910	$449,523	3%
11	IllinoisState	1.36	$435,750	$447,382	4%
12	DelawareState	1.33	$442,120	$437,743	4%
13	NevadaState	1.27	$419,410	$418,573	4%
14	OhioState	1.26	$373,640	$413,319	3%
15	MarylandState	1.23	$442,210	$404,954	5%
16	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.23	$397,710	$403,766	5%
17	NebraskaState	1.20	$359,580	$392,984	3%
18	North CarolinaState	1.18	$367,350	$389,142	4%
19	ColoradoState	1.15	$398,810	$378,378	6%
20	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.11	$336,030	$365,250	5%
21	New YorkState	1.01	$374,010	$332,453	6%
22	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.90	$269,110	$295,077	5%
23	IdahoState	0.89	$281,920	$292,145	5%
24	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.89	$284,630	$294,039	7%
25	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.89	$329,990	$292,544	7%
26	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.88	$276,170	$288,278	7%
27	South CarolinaState	0.86	$259,990	$282,598	6%
28	VirginiaState	0.82	$280,060	$270,589	7%
29	IndianaState	0.76	$225,200	$248,840	6%
30	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.73	$232,910	$239,619	8%
31	ArizonaState	0.70	$233,270	$231,189	8%
32	TexasState	0.70	$218,670	$228,734	8%
33	KentuckyState	0.67	$195,830	$221,277	6%
34	ConnecticutState	0.47	$165,040	$153,383	11%

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