Best Cities for Driver/Sales Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where driver/sales workerss 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	1.36	$47,120	$52,825	24%
2	South DakotaState	1.28	$45,050	$49,615	26%
3	KansasState	1.24	$43,180	$47,978	29%
4	AlaskaState	1.20	$48,420	$46,424	34%
5	ArkansasState	1.19	$39,820	$46,141	26%
6	TennesseeState	1.19	$42,220	$46,142	36%
7	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.18	$44,440	$45,720	43%
8	MissouriState	1.17	$40,200	$45,372	31%
9	VermontState	1.17	$46,300	$45,171	37%
10	AlabamaState	1.16	$39,190	$44,994	29%
11	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.16	$43,190	$44,896	43%
12	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.15	$40,630	$44,550	36%
13	GeorgiaState	1.11	$40,040	$42,869	42%
14	MassachusettsState	1.11	$46,870	$43,198	58%
15	MichiganState	1.11	$39,610	$42,914	34%
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.11	$46,330	$42,978	46%
17	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.10	$51,260	$42,646	74%
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.09	$41,080	$42,438	47%
19	KentuckyState	1.08	$37,030	$41,842	31%
20	MississippiState	1.08	$35,480	$41,840	30%
21	North DakotaState	1.08	$38,610	$41,695	30%
22	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.08	$47,340	$41,709	65%
23	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$38,570	$41,563	40%
24	CaliforniaState	1.06	$45,600	$41,192	60%
25	ColoradoState	1.06	$43,420	$41,195	51%
26	New JerseyState	1.06	$44,720	$41,103	48%
27	LouisianaState	1.04	$36,290	$40,277	35%
28	IllinoisState	1.03	$38,960	$40,000	40%
29	IndianaState	1.03	$36,250	$40,055	35%
30	MaineState	1.03	$39,900	$39,980	39%
31	OregonState	1.03	$41,080	$39,883	47%
32	OhioState	1.02	$35,720	$39,513	35%
33	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.02	$37,830	$39,489	48%
34	New HampshireState	1.01	$41,520	$39,170	46%
35	Columbus, OHMetro	1.01	$36,730	$39,283	42%
36	North CarolinaState	1.00	$36,540	$38,708	43%
37	WashingtonState	1.00	$41,570	$38,742	55%
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.00	$45,220	$38,815	60%
39	NebraskaState	0.99	$34,950	$38,197	36%
40	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$37,330	$38,485	42%
41	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$40,700	$38,469	50%
42	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.99	$35,180	$38,239	45%
43	ArizonaState	0.98	$38,440	$38,097	47%
44	New YorkState	0.98	$42,730	$37,982	52%
45	TexasState	0.97	$35,850	$37,500	46%
46	IdahoState	0.96	$35,770	$37,067	40%
47	District of ColumbiaState	0.94	$41,600	$36,395	61%
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.94	$37,520	$36,251	51%
49	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.94	$41,570	$36,369	63%
50	VirginiaState	0.93	$37,180	$35,923	51%
51	FloridaState	0.92	$36,260	$35,724	57%
52	MarylandState	0.91	$38,500	$35,256	52%
53	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.89	$38,790	$34,388	62%
54	ConnecticutState	0.88	$36,730	$34,136	51%
55	Rhode IslandState	0.88	$34,230	$34,060	53%
56	West VirginiaState	0.88	$28,790	$34,192	35%
57	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$36,850	$33,963	66%
58	MinnesotaState	0.87	$32,980	$33,653	47%
59	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.86	$32,830	$33,330	63%
60	OklahomaState	0.85	$29,120	$32,904	40%
61	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.85	$32,980	$33,146	54%
62	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.85	$30,660	$33,146	46%
63	New MexicoState	0.83	$29,770	$32,359	42%
64	NevadaState	0.82	$31,760	$31,697	55%
65	DelawareState	0.80	$31,200	$30,891	52%
66	WisconsinState	0.77	$27,560	$29,859	47%
67	WyomingState	0.75	$26,940	$28,968	44%
68	MontanaState	0.74	$27,580	$28,610	49%
69	HawaiiState	0.73	$31,270	$28,427	92%
70	UtahState	0.68	$26,590	$26,537	67%
71	South CarolinaState	0.62	$22,240	$24,174	68%

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