Best Cities for Orthotists and Prosthetistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where orthotists and prosthetistss 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	New JerseyState	1.35	$118,950	$109,329	18%
2	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.22	$106,990	$99,249	20%
3	IowaState	1.21	$87,300	$97,870	13%
4	WashingtonState	1.21	$105,240	$98,080	22%
5	WisconsinState	1.20	$89,710	$97,194	15%
6	UtahState	1.19	$96,530	$96,337	19%
7	West VirginiaState	1.18	$80,860	$96,033	12%
8	MississippiState	1.17	$80,500	$94,929	13%
9	OklahomaState	1.17	$83,780	$94,667	14%
10	Rhode IslandState	1.15	$93,350	$92,886	19%
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.14	$105,420	$92,231	25%
12	ArkansasState	1.13	$78,850	$91,367	13%
13	IllinoisState	1.13	$89,180	$91,561	18%
14	OregonState	1.12	$93,790	$91,058	20%
15	VirginiaState	1.11	$92,930	$89,787	20%
16	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.11	$95,030	$89,820	21%
17	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.11	$93,600	$90,435	20%
18	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.11	$108,110	$89,942	35%
19	South DakotaState	1.10	$80,760	$88,943	14%
20	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.10	$85,550	$89,301	21%
21	MissouriState	1.09	$78,100	$88,149	16%
22	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.09	$103,070	$88,472	26%
23	AlabamaState	1.08	$76,400	$87,715	15%
24	MarylandState	1.07	$95,030	$87,024	21%
25	North CarolinaState	1.07	$82,190	$87,066	19%
26	South CarolinaState	1.07	$79,990	$86,946	19%
27	PennsylvaniaState	1.04	$81,460	$83,979	19%
28	LouisianaState	1.03	$75,460	$83,751	17%
29	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$81,540	$83,889	23%
30	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.03	$77,550	$83,567	20%
31	CaliforniaState	1.02	$91,820	$82,945	30%
32	MassachusettsState	1.02	$89,860	$82,820	30%
33	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.02	$75,810	$83,125	19%
34	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.02	$81,260	$82,497	25%
35	KansasState	1.01	$74,030	$82,256	17%
36	MichiganState	1.01	$75,810	$82,134	18%
37	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.01	$89,230	$82,240	27%
38	GeorgiaState	1.00	$75,920	$81,285	22%
39	MaineState	1.00	$81,230	$81,393	19%
40	TexasState	1.00	$77,220	$80,774	22%
41	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.00	$80,600	$81,005	22%
42	FloridaState	0.99	$81,370	$80,167	25%
43	NevadaState	0.99	$80,390	$80,230	22%
44	New YorkState	0.98	$89,610	$79,653	25%
45	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.98	$76,880	$79,421	25%
46	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.98	$90,160	$79,436	34%
47	MinnesotaState	0.95	$75,530	$77,071	20%
48	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.91	$70,770	$73,565	26%
49	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$82,830	$73,431	29%
50	ColoradoState	0.90	$76,720	$72,789	29%
51	IndianaState	0.90	$66,180	$73,127	19%
52	KentuckyState	0.90	$64,730	$73,141	18%
53	ConnecticutState	0.88	$77,030	$71,589	24%
54	OhioState	0.88	$64,870	$71,759	19%
55	TennesseeState	0.88	$65,170	$71,224	23%
56	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.87	$65,290	$70,967	24%
57	New MexicoState	0.84	$62,970	$68,446	20%
58	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.84	$62,970	$68,076	22%
59	NebraskaState	0.83	$61,290	$66,984	20%
60	North DakotaState	0.83	$62,570	$67,570	19%
61	ArizonaState	0.82	$67,350	$66,749	27%
62	New HampshireState	0.82	$70,400	$66,415	27%
63	Columbus, OHMetro	0.82	$62,550	$66,898	25%
64	District of ColumbiaState	0.48	$44,080	$38,565	57%

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