Best Cities for Obstetricians and Gynecologistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where obstetricians and gynecologistss 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	LouisianaState	1.53	$404,550	$449,001	3%
2	North DakotaState	1.53	$414,060	$447,149	3%
3	UtahState	1.49	$437,170	$436,297	4%
4	OklahomaState	1.43	$370,260	$418,373	3%
5	VermontState	1.39	$418,760	$408,546	4%
6	AlaskaState	1.38	$421,450	$404,075	4%
7	IowaState	1.36	$356,020	$399,126	3%
8	IndianaState	1.33	$351,990	$388,939	4%
9	TennesseeState	1.32	$354,580	$387,519	4%
10	OregonState	1.31	$395,340	$383,825	5%
11	MaineState	1.30	$379,930	$380,691	4%
12	GeorgiaState	1.29	$354,000	$379,015	5%
13	NebraskaState	1.28	$342,570	$374,393	4%
14	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.27	$358,070	$372,214	5%
15	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.26	$353,740	$369,248	5%
16	ArizonaState	1.25	$369,720	$366,422	5%
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.25	$354,000	$365,702	5%
18	KentuckyState	1.22	$317,110	$358,316	4%
19	West VirginiaState	1.22	$300,810	$357,257	3%
20	WisconsinState	1.13	$304,990	$330,433	4%
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.13	$321,260	$330,514	6%
22	MinnesotaState	1.12	$321,910	$328,480	5%
23	New HampshireState	1.12	$348,140	$328,434	5%
24	South CarolinaState	1.12	$302,340	$328,630	5%
25	South DakotaState	1.12	$297,610	$327,764	4%
26	DelawareState	1.10	$324,080	$320,871	5%
27	WashingtonState	1.09	$343,140	$319,795	7%
28	New YorkState	1.06	$348,800	$310,044	6%
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.06	$320,040	$309,217	6%
30	HawaiiState	1.05	$338,130	$307,391	8%
31	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.05	$306,770	$308,312	6%
32	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.02	$343,140	$300,210	8%
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.01	$271,960	$295,609	6%
34	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.98	$304,220	$287,543	7%
35	TexasState	0.97	$271,960	$284,477	6%
36	MarylandState	0.96	$306,310	$280,504	7%
37	New MexicoState	0.96	$259,990	$282,598	5%
38	CaliforniaState	0.93	$301,240	$272,123	9%
39	VirginiaState	0.93	$282,410	$272,860	7%
40	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$301,240	$258,575	9%
41	MassachusettsState	0.86	$272,240	$250,912	10%
42	KansasState	0.84	$220,770	$245,300	6%
43	AlabamaState	0.82	$210,380	$241,538	5%
44	IdahoState	0.79	$223,560	$231,668	6%
45	MichiganState	0.78	$209,650	$227,140	6%
46	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.78	$209,550	$229,770	7%
47	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.75	$263,990	$219,626	14%
48	IllinoisState	0.73	$208,000	$213,552	8%
49	New JerseyState	0.72	$228,870	$210,358	9%
50	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.71	$235,460	$207,454	13%
51	OhioState	0.69	$181,520	$200,796	7%
52	Columbus, OHMetro	0.66	$179,810	$192,310	9%
53	ConnecticutState	0.64	$200,580	$186,413	9%
54	Rhode IslandState	0.57	$166,390	$165,562	11%
55	North CarolinaState	0.49	$134,540	$142,521	12%

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