Best Cities for Neurologistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where neurologistss 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	VermontState	1.71	$434,730	$424,127	4%
2	ArizonaState	1.63	$409,610	$405,956	4%
3	MinnesotaState	1.57	$381,670	$389,459	4%
4	KentuckyState	1.54	$338,850	$382,881	3%
5	South CarolinaState	1.54	$352,680	$383,348	4%
6	TexasState	1.52	$360,640	$377,238	5%
7	WisconsinState	1.49	$342,520	$371,094	4%
8	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.49	$360,640	$371,029	5%
9	ArkansasState	1.48	$317,880	$368,343	3%
10	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.42	$337,600	$352,401	5%
11	North CarolinaState	1.39	$325,550	$344,862	5%
12	AlaskaState	1.37	$354,760	$340,134	5%
13	ColoradoState	1.36	$356,250	$337,998	6%
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.36	$335,420	$337,106	5%
15	CaliforniaState	1.30	$357,080	$322,565	8%
16	FloridaState	1.28	$322,750	$317,980	6%
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.26	$337,810	$313,367	6%
18	WashingtonState	1.23	$327,140	$304,884	7%
19	ConnecticutState	1.20	$320,680	$298,030	6%
20	NebraskaState	1.18	$269,270	$294,284	5%
21	District of ColumbiaState	1.17	$332,000	$290,464	8%
22	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.17	$331,080	$289,659	8%
23	MarylandState	1.12	$302,840	$277,326	7%
24	TennesseeState	1.01	$229,670	$251,005	7%
25	IllinoisState	0.98	$237,080	$243,409	7%
26	IndianaState	0.98	$220,210	$243,326	6%
27	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.89	$234,970	$222,089	9%
28	New JerseyState	0.82	$222,120	$204,154	10%
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.58	$161,560	$143,227	15%
30	New YorkState	0.56	$155,990	$138,658	14%
31	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.49	$131,220	$120,940	19%
32	West VirginiaState	0.30	$63,500	$75,416	16%

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