Best Cities for Order Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where order 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	AlabamaState	1.21	$48,840	$56,073	24%
2	West VirginiaState	1.17	$45,320	$53,824	22%
3	South DakotaState	1.15	$48,010	$52,874	24%
4	OklahomaState	1.12	$45,850	$51,808	25%
5	WisconsinState	1.12	$47,750	$51,733	27%
6	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$47,710	$51,412	32%
7	MassachusettsState	1.10	$55,040	$50,728	49%
8	MississippiState	1.10	$43,040	$50,755	25%
9	OhioState	1.10	$46,120	$51,018	27%
10	IowaState	1.09	$44,980	$50,426	25%
11	KansasState	1.09	$45,200	$50,222	27%
12	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.09	$48,320	$50,438	37%
13	Columbus, OHMetro	1.09	$46,990	$50,257	33%
14	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.09	$46,580	$50,357	30%
15	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.08	$49,530	$49,779	36%
16	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.08	$49,190	$49,939	42%
17	MinnesotaState	1.07	$48,400	$49,388	32%
18	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$45,080	$49,430	32%
19	IllinoisState	1.06	$47,670	$48,943	33%
20	IndianaState	1.06	$44,340	$48,994	29%
21	North CarolinaState	1.06	$46,060	$48,792	34%
22	OregonState	1.06	$50,260	$48,796	38%
23	Rhode IslandState	1.06	$49,410	$49,164	37%
24	VermontState	1.06	$49,950	$48,732	34%
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.06	$52,540	$48,738	41%
26	ArkansasState	1.05	$41,760	$48,389	25%
27	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$46,840	$48,289	33%
28	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.05	$55,090	$48,537	56%
29	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.05	$58,170	$48,394	65%
30	ArizonaState	1.04	$48,590	$48,157	37%
31	MaineState	1.04	$47,750	$47,846	33%
32	MichiganState	1.04	$44,240	$47,931	30%
33	NebraskaState	1.04	$44,060	$48,153	28%
34	ColoradoState	1.02	$49,530	$46,992	45%
35	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$45,590	$46,903	42%
36	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.01	$48,310	$46,676	40%
37	TexasState	1.00	$44,280	$46,318	38%
38	KentuckyState	0.99	$40,620	$45,898	28%
39	New HampshireState	0.99	$48,540	$45,792	39%
40	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$48,370	$45,718	42%
41	South CarolinaState	0.98	$41,740	$45,370	36%
42	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.98	$43,710	$45,155	44%
43	GeorgiaState	0.97	$41,720	$44,668	41%
44	New MexicoState	0.97	$41,020	$44,587	31%
45	WashingtonState	0.97	$47,990	$44,725	47%
46	ConnecticutState	0.96	$47,500	$44,145	40%
47	FloridaState	0.95	$44,380	$43,724	47%
48	MarylandState	0.95	$47,700	$43,681	42%
49	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.95	$40,360	$43,870	39%
50	MontanaState	0.94	$42,000	$43,568	32%
51	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.94	$49,380	$43,202	53%
52	CaliforniaState	0.93	$47,290	$42,719	57%
53	District of ColumbiaState	0.93	$49,150	$43,001	51%
54	New YorkState	0.93	$48,320	$42,951	46%
55	TennesseeState	0.93	$39,160	$42,798	38%
56	HawaiiState	0.92	$46,760	$42,509	61%
57	New JerseyState	0.92	$46,270	$42,528	47%
58	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.91	$40,570	$42,173	46%
59	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$47,580	$42,181	50%
60	IdahoState	0.90	$40,110	$41,565	36%
61	LouisianaState	0.90	$37,520	$41,643	34%
62	DelawareState	0.89	$41,430	$41,020	39%
63	VirginiaState	0.89	$42,580	$41,140	44%
64	NevadaState	0.88	$40,560	$40,479	43%
65	UtahState	0.87	$40,260	$40,180	44%
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.87	$46,590	$39,991	58%
67	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$42,340	$39,023	58%
68	AlaskaState	0.78	$37,590	$36,040	44%

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