Best Cities for Gambling Cage Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where gambling cage 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	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.22	$55,260	$45,973	68%
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.18	$49,920	$44,255	48%
3	MarylandState	1.17	$47,930	$43,892	42%
4	New YorkState	1.14	$48,340	$42,969	46%
5	FloridaState	1.12	$42,900	$42,266	48%
6	MichiganState	1.12	$38,710	$41,939	35%
7	IndianaState	1.11	$37,650	$41,602	34%
8	IowaState	1.11	$37,230	$41,738	31%
9	MissouriState	1.10	$36,560	$41,264	34%
10	IllinoisState	1.09	$39,900	$40,965	39%
11	ArizonaState	1.08	$40,780	$40,416	44%
12	KansasState	1.08	$36,360	$40,400	34%
13	PennsylvaniaState	1.07	$38,980	$40,186	40%
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.06	$45,470	$39,781	58%
15	KentuckyState	1.05	$34,860	$39,390	33%
16	North DakotaState	1.05	$36,430	$39,341	32%
17	WisconsinState	1.05	$36,430	$39,469	36%
18	WashingtonState	1.03	$41,720	$38,882	55%
19	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$39,910	$38,560	48%
20	NevadaState	1.02	$38,570	$38,493	45%
21	New JerseyState	1.01	$41,430	$38,079	52%
22	MinnesotaState	1.00	$36,810	$37,561	42%
23	LouisianaState	0.98	$33,220	$36,870	38%
24	OregonState	0.98	$38,040	$36,932	50%
25	South DakotaState	0.98	$33,300	$36,674	35%
26	MississippiState	0.97	$30,890	$36,427	35%
27	DelawareState	0.96	$36,500	$36,139	45%
28	West VirginiaState	0.96	$30,490	$36,211	33%
29	NebraskaState	0.92	$31,640	$34,579	40%
30	New HampshireState	0.92	$36,820	$34,736	52%
31	OklahomaState	0.92	$30,590	$34,565	38%
32	CaliforniaState	0.91	$37,650	$34,011	72%
33	New MexicoState	0.91	$31,520	$34,261	40%
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$39,600	$33,991	69%
35	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$36,560	$33,696	67%
36	ColoradoState	0.88	$34,850	$33,065	64%
37	TexasState	0.76	$27,480	$28,745	60%

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