Best Cities for Instructional Coordinatorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where instructional coordinatorss 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	MarylandState	1.21	$102,220	$93,608	20%
2	District of ColumbiaState	1.20	$105,990	$92,730	24%
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.20	$105,220	$93,280	23%
4	WashingtonState	1.17	$97,250	$90,634	23%
5	WisconsinState	1.16	$83,000	$89,924	16%
6	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.16	$82,130	$90,055	18%
7	ConnecticutState	1.15	$96,170	$89,377	20%
8	New JerseyState	1.14	$96,090	$88,318	22%
9	New MexicoState	1.14	$80,870	$87,902	16%
10	CaliforniaState	1.13	$97,010	$87,633	28%
11	HawaiiState	1.13	$96,080	$87,345	30%
12	MassachusettsState	1.13	$95,320	$87,853	28%
13	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.13	$92,600	$87,524	22%
14	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.13	$94,280	$87,458	23%
15	GeorgiaState	1.12	$81,060	$86,788	21%
16	NebraskaState	1.12	$79,150	$86,503	16%
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.12	$98,370	$86,670	31%
18	MichiganState	1.11	$79,290	$85,905	17%
19	OhioState	1.11	$77,760	$86,018	16%
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$97,130	$84,978	27%
21	IowaState	1.09	$74,970	$84,047	15%
22	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.09	$81,520	$84,215	24%
23	West VirginiaState	1.07	$69,600	$82,660	14%
24	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$77,830	$83,241	20%
25	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.07	$80,740	$83,066	24%
26	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.07	$76,420	$83,065	20%
27	MinnesotaState	1.06	$80,550	$82,194	19%
28	OregonState	1.06	$84,620	$82,155	23%
29	TexasState	1.06	$78,710	$82,333	21%
30	WyomingState	1.06	$76,140	$81,871	16%
31	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$76,050	$81,950	20%
32	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.06	$99,030	$82,388	38%
33	MissouriState	1.05	$72,080	$81,354	17%
34	North DakotaState	1.05	$75,340	$81,361	16%
35	TennesseeState	1.05	$74,390	$81,301	20%
36	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.05	$81,230	$81,638	22%
37	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.05	$78,150	$81,237	24%
38	VirginiaState	1.04	$83,230	$80,415	23%
39	AlabamaState	1.02	$69,000	$79,219	17%
40	ColoradoState	1.01	$82,160	$77,951	27%
41	DelawareState	1.01	$79,290	$78,505	21%
42	IllinoisState	1.01	$76,050	$78,080	21%
43	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$75,580	$77,918	21%
44	ArkansasState	1.00	$67,100	$77,752	16%
45	MaineState	0.99	$76,700	$76,854	20%
46	New HampshireState	0.99	$81,210	$76,613	23%
47	VermontState	0.99	$78,360	$76,449	22%
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$78,400	$75,749	24%
49	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.97	$69,720	$75,373	20%
50	IndianaState	0.95	$66,300	$73,260	19%
51	MississippiState	0.94	$61,830	$72,913	17%
52	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.94	$84,850	$72,833	32%
53	KansasState	0.93	$64,750	$71,944	19%
54	KentuckyState	0.93	$63,640	$71,910	18%
55	OklahomaState	0.93	$63,980	$72,294	18%
56	New YorkState	0.92	$80,560	$71,609	28%
57	South CarolinaState	0.92	$65,460	$71,152	23%
58	AlaskaState	0.90	$72,320	$69,338	23%
59	LouisianaState	0.90	$63,120	$70,055	20%
60	NevadaState	0.87	$67,410	$67,275	26%
61	North CarolinaState	0.87	$63,340	$67,097	25%
62	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.86	$63,940	$66,743	28%
63	UtahState	0.85	$65,780	$65,649	27%
64	IdahoState	0.84	$63,030	$65,316	23%
65	MontanaState	0.82	$60,920	$63,195	22%
66	South DakotaState	0.82	$57,910	$63,778	20%
67	Rhode IslandState	0.81	$63,110	$62,796	29%
68	ArizonaState	0.80	$62,620	$62,061	29%
69	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.80	$60,790	$61,716	34%
70	FloridaState	0.77	$60,790	$59,892	34%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.74	$61,930	$57,078	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).