Best Cities for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashierss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where gambling change persons and booth cashierss 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	TexasState	1.80	$62,400	$65,272	27%
2	ArizonaState	1.73	$63,400	$62,834	28%
3	North DakotaState	1.49	$49,830	$53,812	24%
4	MissouriState	1.22	$39,130	$44,165	32%
5	KentuckyState	1.19	$38,060	$43,006	30%
6	IowaState	1.18	$38,230	$42,859	30%
7	New YorkState	1.18	$48,110	$42,764	46%
8	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.14	$40,810	$41,431	51%
9	MichiganState	1.13	$37,910	$41,073	35%
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.12	$48,950	$40,724	77%
11	WisconsinState	1.11	$37,020	$40,108	35%
12	KansasState	1.04	$34,000	$37,778	37%
13	MarylandState	1.04	$41,220	$37,747	49%
14	FloridaState	1.03	$37,770	$37,212	55%
15	DelawareState	1.02	$37,140	$36,772	44%
16	ColoradoState	1.00	$38,320	$36,357	58%
17	OregonState	0.99	$37,010	$35,932	52%
18	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$34,800	$35,876	45%
19	WashingtonState	0.99	$38,640	$36,011	59%
20	ConnecticutState	0.98	$38,350	$35,641	49%
21	MississippiState	0.98	$30,160	$35,566	36%
22	OhioState	0.98	$32,110	$35,520	39%
23	New JerseyState	0.96	$37,850	$34,789	57%
24	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.96	$39,590	$34,881	77%
25	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.96	$37,620	$34,673	65%
26	MinnesotaState	0.95	$33,820	$34,510	45%
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.95	$39,920	$34,266	68%
28	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.94	$33,740	$33,910	53%
29	CaliforniaState	0.93	$37,350	$33,740	73%
30	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.93	$38,610	$33,780	68%
31	New MexicoState	0.92	$30,800	$33,478	41%
32	IllinoisState	0.91	$32,200	$33,060	49%
33	South DakotaState	0.91	$30,020	$33,062	38%
34	IndianaState	0.89	$29,020	$32,066	44%
35	OklahomaState	0.89	$28,660	$32,384	41%
36	NebraskaState	0.85	$28,080	$30,689	45%
37	NevadaState	0.84	$30,620	$30,559	57%
38	MontanaState	0.80	$27,910	$28,952	48%
39	LouisianaState	0.72	$23,390	$25,960	54%
40	West VirginiaState	0.72	$22,080	$26,223	46%

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