Best Cities for Lodging Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where lodging 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	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.63	$129,230	$113,062	20%
2	Rhode IslandState	1.53	$106,630	$106,100	17%
3	HawaiiState	1.50	$114,070	$103,700	25%
4	New JerseyState	1.43	$107,720	$99,007	20%
5	WashingtonState	1.36	$101,350	$94,455	22%
6	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.33	$91,390	$91,849	19%
7	MassachusettsState	1.30	$97,350	$89,724	28%
8	ColoradoState	1.26	$91,750	$87,049	24%
9	West VirginiaState	1.25	$72,800	$86,461	14%
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.25	$97,860	$86,220	31%
11	MinnesotaState	1.16	$78,890	$80,500	19%
12	AlabamaState	1.15	$69,420	$79,701	17%
13	VermontState	1.15	$81,440	$79,454	21%
14	WisconsinState	1.15	$73,590	$79,729	18%
15	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.15	$76,520	$79,875	24%
16	NevadaState	1.13	$78,110	$77,954	22%
17	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.13	$72,490	$78,114	21%
18	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.13	$94,460	$78,586	40%
19	AlaskaState	1.11	$80,060	$76,759	20%
20	ArizonaState	1.11	$77,670	$76,977	23%
21	New HampshireState	1.08	$79,210	$74,726	24%
22	IndianaState	1.07	$67,070	$74,110	19%
23	MississippiState	1.07	$62,550	$73,762	17%
24	NebraskaState	1.07	$67,990	$74,306	18%
25	DelawareState	1.06	$73,850	$73,119	22%
26	New MexicoState	1.06	$67,320	$73,174	19%
27	ConnecticutState	1.03	$76,940	$71,506	24%
28	KansasState	1.03	$64,220	$71,356	19%
29	New YorkState	1.02	$79,460	$70,631	28%
30	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.02	$76,860	$70,839	32%
31	LouisianaState	1.01	$63,000	$69,922	20%
32	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.01	$64,210	$69,793	24%
33	CaliforniaState	1.00	$76,950	$69,512	35%
34	MontanaState	1.00	$66,580	$69,066	20%
35	TennesseeState	1.00	$63,050	$68,907	24%
36	South CarolinaState	0.99	$62,990	$68,467	24%
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$73,640	$68,312	29%
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.99	$77,600	$68,794	31%
39	FloridaState	0.98	$69,120	$68,099	30%
40	IdahoState	0.98	$65,390	$67,762	22%
41	North CarolinaState	0.98	$63,860	$67,648	24%
42	North DakotaState	0.98	$62,770	$67,786	19%
43	South DakotaState	0.98	$61,920	$68,194	19%
44	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.98	$66,280	$68,189	29%
45	IowaState	0.97	$59,680	$66,906	19%
46	KentuckyState	0.97	$59,440	$67,164	19%
47	MarylandState	0.97	$73,260	$67,088	28%
48	UtahState	0.97	$67,060	$66,926	27%
49	District of ColumbiaState	0.96	$75,610	$66,150	33%
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.96	$64,060	$66,178	30%
51	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$70,650	$66,777	29%
52	WyomingState	0.95	$61,190	$65,796	19%
53	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.95	$60,920	$65,859	23%
54	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$64,780	$65,766	32%
55	GeorgiaState	0.94	$61,060	$65,375	28%
56	TexasState	0.94	$62,000	$64,854	27%
57	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.94	$75,930	$65,176	36%
58	VirginiaState	0.93	$66,990	$64,725	28%
59	MichiganState	0.92	$58,970	$63,889	23%
60	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.92	$65,590	$63,372	29%
61	IllinoisState	0.91	$61,530	$63,172	26%
62	PennsylvaniaState	0.91	$60,980	$62,866	26%
63	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.91	$60,840	$63,243	31%
64	MaineState	0.90	$62,400	$62,525	25%
65	OregonState	0.89	$63,220	$61,379	30%
66	OklahomaState	0.83	$50,740	$57,333	23%
67	Columbus, OHMetro	0.83	$54,030	$57,786	29%
68	OhioState	0.78	$48,690	$53,861	26%
69	ArkansasState	0.77	$45,870	$53,152	23%
70	MissouriState	0.76	$46,880	$52,912	26%

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