Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Servicess

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling servicess 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	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.23	$68,020	$59,510	39%
2	DelawareState	1.22	$59,790	$59,198	27%
3	MaineState	1.22	$59,050	$59,168	26%
4	WashingtonState	1.21	$62,900	$58,621	36%
5	WyomingState	1.19	$53,580	$57,613	22%
6	ColoradoState	1.15	$58,640	$55,636	38%
7	District of ColumbiaState	1.12	$62,090	$54,322	41%
8	KansasState	1.12	$48,860	$54,289	25%
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.12	$54,130	$54,402	33%
10	South CarolinaState	1.11	$49,550	$53,859	30%
11	MissouriState	1.10	$47,530	$53,646	26%
12	WisconsinState	1.10	$49,100	$53,196	27%
13	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.10	$51,080	$53,319	35%
14	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$50,040	$53,519	31%
15	AlaskaState	1.08	$54,530	$52,282	30%
16	MassachusettsState	1.08	$56,990	$52,525	47%
17	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.08	$56,660	$52,221	43%
18	North CarolinaState	1.07	$49,040	$51,949	32%
19	IndianaState	1.06	$46,560	$51,448	27%
20	MinnesotaState	1.06	$50,410	$51,439	30%
21	OhioState	1.05	$46,310	$51,228	27%
22	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.05	$58,000	$51,101	53%
23	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.05	$47,200	$50,862	33%
24	HawaiiState	1.04	$55,700	$50,636	51%
25	AlabamaState	1.03	$43,460	$49,897	26%
26	ConnecticutState	1.03	$53,980	$50,167	35%
27	MississippiState	1.03	$42,590	$50,224	25%
28	North DakotaState	1.03	$46,220	$49,914	25%
29	VermontState	1.03	$51,510	$50,254	33%
30	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.03	$49,180	$49,929	42%
31	FloridaState	1.02	$50,110	$49,369	41%
32	MontanaState	1.02	$47,840	$49,627	28%
33	New HampshireState	1.02	$52,580	$49,604	36%
34	NebraskaState	1.01	$44,910	$49,082	28%
35	South DakotaState	1.01	$44,470	$48,976	26%
36	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.01	$47,040	$48,898	40%
37	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$45,410	$49,092	31%
38	CaliforniaState	1.00	$53,620	$48,437	51%
39	IllinoisState	0.99	$47,020	$48,275	33%
40	NevadaState	0.99	$48,170	$48,074	36%
41	New JerseyState	0.99	$52,360	$48,125	41%
42	TennesseeState	0.99	$44,040	$48,131	34%
43	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$50,810	$48,025	40%
44	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.99	$46,650	$47,994	41%
45	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.99	$43,640	$47,851	33%
46	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.99	$49,830	$48,145	38%
47	GeorgiaState	0.98	$44,400	$47,537	38%
48	OregonState	0.98	$48,780	$47,359	39%
49	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.98	$57,040	$47,454	66%
50	IdahoState	0.97	$45,340	$46,984	32%
51	IowaState	0.97	$41,950	$47,029	27%
52	KentuckyState	0.97	$41,870	$47,311	27%
53	MichiganState	0.97	$43,540	$47,172	31%
54	PennsylvaniaState	0.97	$45,760	$47,175	34%
55	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$45,530	$47,035	43%
56	TexasState	0.96	$44,690	$46,747	37%
57	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.96	$50,030	$46,410	43%
58	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.96	$42,990	$46,728	36%
59	LouisianaState	0.95	$41,350	$45,893	30%
60	New YorkState	0.94	$51,320	$45,618	43%
61	Rhode IslandState	0.94	$46,080	$45,851	39%
62	VirginiaState	0.94	$47,410	$45,807	40%
63	ArizonaState	0.93	$45,350	$44,945	40%
64	MarylandState	0.93	$49,510	$45,339	41%
65	OklahomaState	0.93	$40,110	$45,322	29%
66	UtahState	0.92	$44,870	$44,780	40%
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$51,870	$44,524	52%
68	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$49,300	$43,706	49%
69	West VirginiaState	0.89	$36,230	$43,029	28%
70	ArkansasState	0.88	$36,830	$42,677	29%
71	New MexicoState	0.83	$37,220	$40,457	34%

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