Best Cities for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigatorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigatorss 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	MassachusettsState	1.31	$61,770	$56,931	44%
2	ConnecticutState	1.21	$56,300	$52,323	33%
3	IndianaState	1.20	$46,910	$51,834	27%
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.18	$57,890	$51,321	41%
5	OhioState	1.17	$45,880	$50,752	27%
6	MichiganState	1.16	$46,620	$50,509	29%
7	North DakotaState	1.16	$46,740	$50,475	25%
8	ArizonaState	1.14	$50,010	$49,564	36%
9	OregonState	1.12	$50,120	$48,660	38%
10	NevadaState	1.07	$46,570	$46,477	37%
11	WisconsinState	1.05	$42,150	$45,666	31%
12	MinnesotaState	1.04	$44,080	$44,980	35%
13	New JerseyState	1.03	$48,620	$44,688	44%
14	IllinoisState	1.01	$42,760	$43,901	37%
15	MarylandState	1.01	$47,950	$43,910	42%
16	MissouriState	1.01	$38,860	$43,860	32%
17	New YorkState	1.01	$49,110	$43,653	45%
18	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.01	$45,490	$43,952	42%
19	AlabamaState	0.98	$36,970	$42,445	31%
20	WashingtonState	0.98	$45,740	$42,628	50%
21	ColoradoState	0.97	$44,340	$42,068	50%
22	MississippiState	0.96	$35,360	$41,698	30%
23	West VirginiaState	0.96	$35,150	$41,746	29%
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.96	$47,570	$41,619	55%
25	KentuckyState	0.95	$36,330	$41,051	32%
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.95	$48,070	$41,262	57%
27	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.95	$38,030	$41,114	37%
28	KansasState	0.94	$36,830	$40,922	34%
29	OklahomaState	0.94	$36,000	$40,678	32%
30	VirginiaState	0.94	$41,980	$40,560	45%
31	CaliforniaState	0.93	$44,740	$40,416	61%
32	IdahoState	0.93	$38,850	$40,259	37%
33	New MexicoState	0.93	$36,930	$40,141	34%
34	PennsylvaniaState	0.93	$38,930	$40,134	40%
35	IowaState	0.92	$35,750	$40,078	32%
36	DelawareState	0.89	$38,910	$38,525	42%
37	FloridaState	0.89	$39,060	$38,483	53%
38	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.89	$35,980	$38,772	43%
39	LouisianaState	0.87	$33,910	$37,636	37%
40	South DakotaState	0.86	$33,820	$37,247	34%
41	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.83	$39,060	$36,000	63%

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