Best Cities for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where hotel, motel, and resort desk clerkss 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	HawaiiState	1.53	$59,110	$53,736	48%
2	VermontState	1.25	$44,940	$43,844	38%
3	District of ColumbiaState	1.17	$47,060	$41,172	54%
4	MissouriState	1.11	$34,560	$39,007	36%
5	NevadaState	1.11	$38,900	$38,822	45%
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$44,520	$38,950	59%
7	WisconsinState	1.09	$35,360	$38,310	37%
8	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.09	$35,530	$38,287	43%
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.09	$38,150	$38,342	47%
10	WashingtonState	1.08	$40,460	$37,707	56%
11	MaineState	1.07	$37,380	$37,455	42%
12	Rhode IslandState	1.07	$37,840	$37,652	48%
13	WyomingState	1.07	$35,050	$37,688	34%
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$34,340	$37,654	43%
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.07	$45,230	$37,629	83%
16	MinnesotaState	1.06	$36,320	$37,061	42%
17	North DakotaState	1.06	$34,530	$37,289	34%
18	IndianaState	1.05	$33,280	$36,773	38%
19	MichiganState	1.05	$33,870	$36,696	40%
20	MontanaState	1.05	$35,330	$36,649	38%
21	IllinoisState	1.04	$35,410	$36,355	44%
22	MassachusettsState	1.04	$39,400	$36,313	69%
23	AlaskaState	1.03	$37,500	$35,954	44%
24	UtahState	1.03	$36,250	$36,178	49%
25	Columbus, OHMetro	1.03	$33,730	$36,075	46%
26	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$35,090	$36,101	54%
27	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.03	$34,710	$36,081	54%
28	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.03	$38,970	$36,150	55%
29	OregonState	1.02	$37,020	$35,942	52%
30	ArizonaState	1.01	$35,880	$35,560	50%
31	CaliforniaState	1.01	$39,360	$35,556	69%
32	DelawareState	1.01	$35,730	$35,376	46%
33	IdahoState	1.00	$33,870	$35,098	42%
34	New HampshireState	1.00	$37,300	$35,189	51%
35	New JerseyState	1.00	$38,110	$35,028	57%
36	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.00	$39,990	$35,233	77%
37	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.00	$34,620	$35,147	60%
38	ColoradoState	0.99	$36,750	$34,867	60%
39	ConnecticutState	0.98	$37,000	$34,387	51%
40	FloridaState	0.98	$35,030	$34,512	59%
41	IowaState	0.98	$30,590	$34,294	37%
42	NebraskaState	0.98	$31,490	$34,415	40%
43	New YorkState	0.98	$38,590	$34,302	57%
44	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$35,660	$34,454	54%
45	KentuckyState	0.97	$29,970	$33,864	38%
46	OhioState	0.97	$30,630	$33,883	41%
47	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.97	$39,620	$34,009	69%
48	South DakotaState	0.96	$30,550	$33,645	38%
49	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.95	$35,180	$33,251	57%
50	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.95	$30,690	$33,178	46%
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.95	$37,690	$33,413	64%
52	ArkansasState	0.94	$28,300	$32,793	37%
53	KansasState	0.94	$29,750	$33,056	42%
54	MarylandState	0.94	$35,860	$32,839	56%
55	TennesseeState	0.94	$30,160	$32,962	50%
56	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.94	$31,850	$32,903	61%
57	South CarolinaState	0.93	$30,020	$32,630	50%
58	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.93	$35,500	$32,719	69%
59	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.93	$29,870	$32,467	52%
60	AlabamaState	0.92	$28,050	$32,204	41%
61	MississippiState	0.92	$27,300	$32,193	39%
62	PennsylvaniaState	0.92	$31,330	$32,299	50%
63	VirginiaState	0.92	$33,270	$32,145	57%
64	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.92	$30,910	$32,265	58%
65	New MexicoState	0.91	$29,300	$31,848	43%
66	West VirginiaState	0.91	$26,830	$31,865	37%
67	North CarolinaState	0.90	$29,900	$31,674	52%
68	GeorgiaState	0.89	$29,130	$31,188	58%
69	OklahomaState	0.89	$27,630	$31,220	42%
70	TexasState	0.88	$29,630	$30,994	56%
71	LouisianaState	0.87	$27,420	$30,433	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).