Best Cities for Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarys

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondarys 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	OklahomaState	1.24	$83,200	$94,011	14%
2	OhioState	1.22	$83,400	$92,257	15%
3	MichiganState	1.19	$83,500	$90,466	16%
4	IowaState	1.17	$79,310	$88,913	14%
5	CaliforniaState	1.16	$97,620	$88,184	28%
6	MissouriState	1.14	$76,320	$86,140	16%
7	North CarolinaState	1.10	$78,770	$83,443	20%
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.10	$97,020	$83,279	28%
9	IllinoisState	1.09	$80,220	$82,361	20%
10	KentuckyState	1.09	$73,460	$83,006	16%
11	PennsylvaniaState	1.06	$78,220	$80,639	20%
12	South CarolinaState	1.06	$74,010	$80,446	20%
13	Rhode IslandState	1.05	$80,200	$79,801	23%
14	UtahState	1.01	$76,790	$76,637	23%
15	OregonState	0.97	$75,870	$73,660	25%
16	AlabamaState	0.96	$63,420	$72,813	18%
17	IndianaState	0.96	$65,740	$72,641	19%
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.96	$78,400	$72,727	27%
19	MississippiState	0.94	$60,650	$71,521	18%
20	FloridaState	0.83	$63,770	$62,828	32%
21	VirginiaState	0.81	$63,580	$61,430	30%
22	WashingtonState	0.78	$63,840	$59,497	36%
23	New JerseyState	0.65	$53,250	$48,943	41%

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