Best Cities for Medical Dosimetristss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where medical dosimetristss 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	1.22	$204,840	$179,213	13%
2	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.22	$177,250	$179,949	12%
3	OregonState	1.21	$183,990	$178,631	10%
4	WashingtonState	1.20	$189,280	$176,403	12%
5	IllinoisState	1.14	$163,860	$168,234	10%
6	KansasState	1.14	$150,670	$167,411	8%
7	GeorgiaState	1.13	$155,390	$166,370	11%
8	OhioState	1.13	$150,900	$166,925	8%
9	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.12	$157,800	$164,718	11%
10	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.11	$159,570	$164,167	12%
11	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$151,240	$162,974	10%
12	OklahomaState	1.10	$143,120	$161,718	8%
13	ArkansasState	1.09	$138,260	$160,209	8%
14	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.09	$156,040	$161,198	12%
15	IndianaState	1.08	$144,320	$159,470	9%
16	New JerseyState	1.06	$170,650	$156,847	13%
17	North CarolinaState	1.06	$147,830	$156,600	11%
18	WisconsinState	1.05	$142,300	$154,171	9%
19	Columbus, OHMetro	1.05	$144,370	$154,406	11%
20	South CarolinaState	1.04	$140,530	$152,750	11%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.04	$139,210	$152,643	10%
22	FloridaState	1.03	$153,490	$151,222	13%
23	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.02	$156,090	$150,812	12%
24	MichiganState	1.01	$137,970	$149,480	10%
25	New YorkState	1.00	$166,540	$148,036	13%
26	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$142,850	$147,268	11%
27	TennesseeState	1.00	$135,530	$148,120	11%
28	MissouriState	0.99	$129,610	$146,287	10%
29	TexasState	0.96	$134,680	$140,879	12%
30	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.96	$153,490	$141,465	16%
31	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.96	$131,250	$141,892	11%
32	ArizonaState	0.95	$142,090	$140,823	13%
33	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.95	$147,470	$139,386	14%
34	VirginiaState	0.94	$142,830	$138,000	13%
35	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.94	$156,290	$138,555	15%
36	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.93	$159,030	$136,506	17%
37	MarylandState	0.92	$147,470	$135,046	14%
38	MississippiState	0.92	$115,490	$136,191	9%
39	MassachusettsState	0.88	$140,990	$129,945	19%
40	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.88	$148,000	$130,396	21%
41	CaliforniaState	0.86	$140,380	$126,811	19%
42	West VirginiaState	0.37	$45,350	$53,860	22%

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