Best Cities for Information and Record Clerks, All Others

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where information and record clerks, all others 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	West VirginiaState	1.32	$54,950	$65,261	18%
2	IndianaState	1.26	$56,310	$62,221	22%
3	AlabamaState	1.25	$53,930	$61,917	21%
4	District of ColumbiaState	1.25	$70,490	$61,671	36%
5	South DakotaState	1.19	$53,290	$58,689	22%
6	MississippiState	1.18	$49,440	$58,302	22%
7	Rhode IslandState	1.18	$58,470	$58,179	31%
8	OhioState	1.16	$52,120	$57,655	24%
9	IllinoisState	1.15	$55,270	$56,745	28%
10	North DakotaState	1.14	$52,440	$56,631	22%
11	OklahomaState	1.14	$49,940	$56,429	23%
12	New MexicoState	1.13	$51,630	$56,120	24%
13	IowaState	1.12	$49,440	$55,426	23%
14	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.12	$51,130	$55,276	28%
15	Columbus, OHMetro	1.11	$51,600	$55,187	30%
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.11	$61,760	$54,752	39%
17	KentuckyState	1.10	$48,380	$54,667	24%
18	NebraskaState	1.10	$49,940	$54,579	25%
19	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.10	$52,420	$54,491	36%
20	South CarolinaState	1.09	$49,440	$53,739	30%
21	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.09	$57,310	$54,168	35%
22	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.09	$64,940	$54,027	58%
23	DelawareState	1.08	$54,240	$53,703	30%
24	MinnesotaState	1.08	$52,260	$53,327	29%
25	WyomingState	1.08	$49,940	$53,699	24%
26	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.08	$52,980	$53,246	34%
27	CaliforniaState	1.07	$58,680	$53,008	46%
28	MarylandState	1.07	$58,060	$53,168	35%
29	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$50,840	$53,069	35%
30	KansasState	1.06	$47,050	$52,278	26%
31	PennsylvaniaState	1.06	$51,130	$52,711	30%
32	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.06	$47,720	$52,325	31%
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$48,210	$52,402	32%
34	IdahoState	1.05	$49,940	$51,751	29%
35	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.05	$50,380	$52,045	38%
36	MissouriState	1.04	$45,660	$51,535	27%
37	New JerseyState	1.04	$55,830	$51,314	39%
38	ArkansasState	1.03	$44,160	$51,170	24%
39	GeorgiaState	1.03	$47,530	$50,889	36%
40	LouisianaState	1.03	$45,970	$51,021	27%
41	TennesseeState	1.03	$46,450	$50,765	32%
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.03	$55,040	$51,058	39%
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.02	$58,720	$50,403	46%
44	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.02	$52,360	$50,589	37%
45	ColoradoState	1.01	$52,600	$49,905	42%
46	WashingtonState	1.01	$53,890	$50,224	42%
47	HawaiiState	1.00	$54,720	$49,745	52%
48	MichiganState	1.00	$45,760	$49,577	29%
49	MontanaState	1.00	$47,840	$49,627	28%
50	VermontState	1.00	$50,710	$49,473	34%
51	VirginiaState	0.99	$50,670	$48,957	37%
52	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.99	$56,140	$49,116	47%
53	FloridaState	0.97	$48,510	$47,793	43%
54	OregonState	0.97	$49,310	$47,874	39%
55	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$47,490	$48,213	43%
56	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.95	$43,700	$47,091	35%
57	AlaskaState	0.94	$48,630	$46,625	34%
58	New YorkState	0.94	$52,270	$46,462	42%
59	ArizonaState	0.93	$46,290	$45,877	39%
60	TexasState	0.91	$43,240	$45,230	38%
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$48,510	$44,710	50%
62	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.89	$42,840	$44,074	44%
63	ConnecticutState	0.88	$46,680	$43,383	40%
64	MassachusettsState	0.88	$47,200	$43,502	57%
65	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.88	$49,210	$43,357	62%
66	UtahState	0.87	$43,010	$42,924	42%
67	New HampshireState	0.82	$43,260	$40,811	44%
68	NevadaState	0.78	$38,560	$38,483	45%
69	North CarolinaState	0.73	$33,880	$35,890	46%
70	WisconsinState	0.71	$32,470	$35,179	40%

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