Best Cities for Floral Designerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where floral designerss 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	AlaskaState	1.24	$48,130	$46,146	34%
2	VermontState	1.17	$44,720	$43,629	38%
3	OregonState	1.16	$44,730	$43,427	43%
4	ColoradoState	1.15	$45,380	$43,055	49%
5	MassachusettsState	1.15	$46,460	$42,820	58%
6	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.15	$46,420	$43,061	46%
7	CaliforniaState	1.14	$47,040	$42,493	58%
8	HawaiiState	1.12	$46,170	$41,973	62%
9	Columbus, OHMetro	1.12	$39,260	$41,989	40%
10	New JerseyState	1.11	$45,190	$41,535	48%
11	WashingtonState	1.11	$44,460	$41,435	51%
12	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$47,220	$41,604	65%
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.11	$48,200	$41,373	56%
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$46,870	$41,006	56%
15	New HampshireState	1.09	$43,230	$40,783	44%
16	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$36,980	$40,548	40%
17	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.09	$39,150	$40,696	48%
18	New YorkState	1.08	$45,260	$40,231	49%
19	IndianaState	1.07	$36,280	$40,088	35%
20	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$38,220	$39,896	47%
21	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$39,870	$40,070	45%
22	AlabamaState	1.06	$34,430	$39,529	33%
23	IowaState	1.06	$35,340	$39,619	32%
24	KentuckyState	1.06	$34,940	$39,480	33%
25	NevadaState	1.06	$39,600	$39,521	44%
26	OhioState	1.06	$35,790	$39,591	35%
27	TennesseeState	1.06	$36,220	$39,585	42%
28	DelawareState	1.05	$39,630	$39,238	41%
29	NebraskaState	1.05	$35,930	$39,268	35%
30	North CarolinaState	1.05	$37,190	$39,396	42%
31	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.05	$47,040	$39,135	80%
32	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.05	$44,400	$39,362	54%
33	MichiganState	1.04	$35,890	$38,884	37%
34	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.04	$35,950	$38,739	43%
35	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.04	$36,070	$38,995	39%
36	MissouriState	1.03	$34,210	$38,612	36%
37	GeorgiaState	1.02	$35,440	$37,944	48%
38	IdahoState	1.02	$36,830	$38,166	39%
39	MinnesotaState	1.02	$37,190	$37,949	41%
40	North DakotaState	1.02	$35,290	$38,110	33%
41	WisconsinState	1.02	$35,010	$37,931	37%
42	District of ColumbiaState	1.01	$42,950	$37,577	59%
43	MarylandState	1.01	$41,020	$37,564	49%
44	WyomingState	1.01	$35,020	$37,656	34%
45	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$36,580	$37,789	53%
46	South DakotaState	1.00	$33,910	$37,346	34%
47	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.00	$36,170	$37,212	53%
48	IllinoisState	0.99	$35,880	$36,838	44%
49	New MexicoState	0.99	$33,870	$36,815	37%
50	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$35,920	$37,031	43%
51	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.99	$34,090	$37,054	46%
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.99	$36,430	$36,985	57%
53	ArizonaState	0.98	$36,860	$36,531	49%
54	ConnecticutState	0.98	$39,220	$36,450	48%
55	TexasState	0.98	$35,080	$36,695	47%
56	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.98	$38,890	$36,758	52%
57	FloridaState	0.97	$36,770	$36,227	56%
58	Rhode IslandState	0.97	$36,420	$36,239	50%
59	VirginiaState	0.97	$37,350	$36,087	51%
60	MaineState	0.96	$35,930	$36,002	43%
61	UtahState	0.96	$35,980	$35,908	50%
62	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.96	$37,190	$35,932	51%
63	MontanaState	0.95	$34,100	$35,373	40%
64	West VirginiaState	0.95	$29,860	$35,463	34%
65	ArkansasState	0.93	$29,910	$34,658	35%
66	KansasState	0.93	$31,190	$34,656	40%
67	MississippiState	0.93	$29,370	$34,634	37%
68	South CarolinaState	0.93	$32,000	$34,783	47%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.93	$37,740	$34,783	65%
70	OklahomaState	0.90	$29,660	$33,514	39%
71	LouisianaState	0.89	$30,000	$33,296	42%

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