Best Cities for Parking Enforcement Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where parking enforcement workerss 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	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.52	$76,750	$71,197	28%
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.44	$76,870	$67,253	34%
3	WashingtonState	1.36	$68,120	$63,486	33%
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.26	$70,590	$58,727	53%
5	OregonState	1.24	$59,810	$58,068	32%
6	CaliforniaState	1.20	$62,280	$56,260	44%
7	NevadaState	1.18	$55,040	$54,930	32%
8	OhioState	1.15	$48,510	$53,662	26%
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.15	$60,640	$53,759	39%
10	WisconsinState	1.14	$49,060	$53,153	27%
11	UtahState	1.12	$52,670	$52,565	34%
12	KentuckyState	1.11	$45,790	$51,740	25%
13	OklahomaState	1.09	$45,200	$51,073	26%
14	MontanaState	1.06	$47,750	$49,533	28%
15	IowaState	1.04	$43,370	$48,621	26%
16	New HampshireState	1.04	$51,580	$48,660	37%
17	IllinoisState	1.03	$47,080	$48,337	33%
18	MassachusettsState	1.03	$51,980	$47,908	52%
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.03	$55,820	$47,914	49%
20	KansasState	1.01	$42,420	$47,133	29%
21	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$45,770	$47,186	34%
22	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.01	$46,590	$47,299	44%
23	South CarolinaState	1.00	$43,040	$46,783	35%
24	VermontState	0.99	$47,460	$46,302	36%
25	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.98	$51,980	$45,797	59%
26	ColoradoState	0.97	$47,910	$45,455	46%
27	FloridaState	0.97	$46,160	$45,478	45%
28	VirginiaState	0.97	$46,840	$45,256	40%
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$46,730	$45,150	41%
30	AlabamaState	0.96	$39,270	$45,086	29%
31	North CarolinaState	0.96	$42,410	$44,926	37%
32	IndianaState	0.94	$39,940	$44,133	32%
33	MaineState	0.94	$44,040	$44,128	35%
34	MissouriState	0.94	$39,040	$44,063	32%
35	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.93	$47,320	$43,613	52%
36	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.92	$45,380	$42,892	44%
37	MinnesotaState	0.91	$41,670	$42,520	37%
38	New YorkState	0.91	$47,590	$42,302	47%
39	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.91	$39,310	$42,728	40%
40	MarylandState	0.90	$46,060	$42,179	44%
41	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.90	$39,040	$42,069	39%
42	ConnecticutState	0.88	$44,100	$40,985	43%
43	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.88	$37,460	$41,075	39%
44	MichiganState	0.87	$37,460	$40,585	36%
45	TexasState	0.87	$38,720	$40,502	43%
46	DelawareState	0.86	$40,360	$39,960	40%
47	New JerseyState	0.86	$43,920	$40,368	49%
48	TennesseeState	0.84	$35,730	$39,049	42%
49	GeorgiaState	0.83	$36,100	$38,651	47%
50	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.81	$35,210	$38,065	40%
51	HawaiiState	0.79	$40,480	$36,800	71%
52	West VirginiaState	0.77	$30,490	$36,211	33%
53	ArkansasState	0.75	$30,100	$34,878	35%
54	IdahoState	0.75	$33,930	$35,161	42%
55	MississippiState	0.70	$27,550	$32,488	39%

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