Best Cities for New Accounts Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where new accounts clerkss 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	North DakotaState	1.31	$57,970	$62,603	20%
2	MissouriState	1.19	$50,270	$56,738	25%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.18	$55,980	$56,261	32%
4	New MexicoState	1.17	$51,380	$55,848	24%
5	TennesseeState	1.14	$49,770	$54,393	30%
6	District of ColumbiaState	1.12	$60,990	$53,360	41%
7	OhioState	1.12	$48,310	$53,440	26%
8	ConnecticutState	1.11	$57,080	$53,048	33%
9	New JerseyState	1.10	$57,240	$52,610	38%
10	North CarolinaState	1.10	$49,480	$52,415	32%
11	WisconsinState	1.09	$48,050	$52,059	27%
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.09	$58,410	$51,782	41%
13	AlabamaState	1.08	$44,780	$51,412	26%
14	NebraskaState	1.08	$47,140	$51,519	27%
15	New YorkState	1.08	$57,950	$51,511	38%
16	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.08	$49,850	$51,286	38%
17	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$46,780	$51,294	31%
18	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.08	$47,570	$51,427	30%
19	IowaState	1.07	$45,630	$51,155	25%
20	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.07	$46,910	$50,989	33%
21	IllinoisState	1.06	$49,040	$50,349	32%
22	MichiganState	1.06	$46,780	$50,683	29%
23	MinnesotaState	1.05	$48,920	$49,918	31%
24	KentuckyState	1.04	$43,990	$49,706	26%
25	South CarolinaState	1.04	$45,500	$49,457	33%
26	GeorgiaState	1.03	$45,770	$49,004	37%
27	OklahomaState	1.03	$43,380	$49,017	27%
28	WashingtonState	1.03	$52,830	$49,236	43%
29	WyomingState	1.03	$45,760	$49,204	26%
30	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$47,330	$48,794	33%
31	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.02	$55,440	$48,504	48%
32	MississippiState	1.01	$40,910	$48,243	26%
33	IndianaState	1.00	$42,950	$47,459	29%
34	MaineState	1.00	$47,420	$47,515	33%
35	CaliforniaState	0.99	$52,100	$47,064	52%
36	IdahoState	0.99	$45,760	$47,420	31%
37	NevadaState	0.99	$47,450	$47,355	37%
38	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.99	$45,620	$47,128	42%
39	DelawareState	0.98	$47,150	$46,683	34%
40	OregonState	0.98	$48,330	$46,922	40%
41	VermontState	0.98	$47,910	$46,741	36%
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.98	$50,570	$46,911	43%
43	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$46,030	$46,731	45%
44	ColoradoState	0.97	$48,870	$46,366	45%
45	TexasState	0.97	$44,040	$46,067	38%
46	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$48,090	$46,464	40%
47	West VirginiaState	0.96	$38,520	$45,748	26%
48	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.96	$42,350	$45,636	36%
49	FloridaState	0.95	$45,930	$45,251	45%
50	MontanaState	0.95	$43,610	$45,239	31%
51	New HampshireState	0.95	$48,170	$45,443	39%
52	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.95	$52,830	$45,348	51%
53	KansasState	0.94	$40,170	$44,633	31%
54	UtahState	0.94	$44,890	$44,800	40%
55	VirginiaState	0.94	$46,350	$44,783	41%
56	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.93	$50,090	$44,132	61%
57	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$47,210	$43,512	52%
58	HawaiiState	0.90	$47,440	$43,127	60%
59	ArkansasState	0.87	$35,680	$41,344	30%
60	MarylandState	0.83	$43,200	$39,560	47%

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