Best Cities for Gambling Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where gambling managerss 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	KentuckyState	1.28	$105,340	$119,028	11%
2	MississippiState	1.23	$97,170	$114,587	11%
3	TexasState	1.20	$106,670	$111,579	16%
4	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.20	$101,930	$111,765	14%
5	MichiganState	1.18	$101,860	$110,358	13%
6	New MexicoState	1.18	$101,260	$110,065	12%
7	OhioState	1.18	$99,650	$110,232	13%
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.18	$125,790	$110,052	21%
9	IndianaState	1.17	$98,920	$109,304	13%
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.07	$115,790	$99,391	23%
11	WashingtonState	1.06	$106,450	$99,208	21%
12	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$94,800	$97,732	16%
13	MissouriState	1.04	$85,630	$96,648	15%
14	FloridaState	1.02	$96,180	$94,759	21%
15	New JerseyState	1.00	$101,470	$93,263	21%
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.00	$105,500	$93,528	23%
17	MassachusettsState	0.99	$100,460	$92,590	27%
18	LouisianaState	0.98	$82,140	$91,165	15%
19	NevadaState	0.98	$91,250	$91,068	19%
20	New YorkState	0.98	$102,350	$90,978	22%
21	ArkansasState	0.97	$77,860	$90,220	14%
22	CaliforniaState	0.96	$99,230	$89,639	27%
23	West VirginiaState	0.95	$74,270	$88,207	14%
24	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.95	$100,460	$88,511	31%
25	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.95	$96,180	$88,645	25%
26	OklahomaState	0.94	$77,380	$87,435	15%
27	IowaState	0.92	$76,350	$85,594	15%
28	North DakotaState	0.92	$79,300	$85,637	15%
29	ArizonaState	0.88	$82,840	$82,101	22%
30	IllinoisState	0.88	$79,610	$81,735	20%
31	MinnesotaState	0.85	$77,360	$78,939	20%
32	MarylandState	0.76	$77,320	$70,806	26%
33	NebraskaState	0.72	$61,360	$67,060	20%
34	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.67	$65,720	$62,117	31%

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