Best Cities for Parts Salespersonss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where parts salespersonss 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	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.37	$48,160	$52,807	30%
2	North DakotaState	1.36	$48,600	$52,484	24%
3	IowaState	1.35	$46,670	$52,321	24%
4	South DakotaState	1.29	$45,370	$49,967	25%
5	NebraskaState	1.28	$45,100	$49,290	28%
6	WisconsinState	1.27	$45,380	$49,166	29%
7	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.26	$48,440	$48,683	37%
8	MichiganState	1.24	$44,070	$47,746	30%
9	MinnesotaState	1.24	$47,030	$47,990	33%
10	MontanaState	1.21	$45,060	$46,743	30%
11	IdahoState	1.20	$44,580	$46,197	32%
12	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.20	$43,090	$46,433	36%
13	ArizonaState	1.18	$46,020	$45,610	39%
14	MaineState	1.18	$45,350	$45,441	34%
15	ColoradoState	1.17	$47,660	$45,218	46%
16	VermontState	1.17	$46,260	$45,132	37%
17	MissouriState	1.16	$39,740	$44,853	31%
18	AlaskaState	1.14	$46,130	$44,228	36%
19	OregonState	1.14	$45,190	$43,874	42%
20	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.14	$47,340	$43,915	45%
21	New HampshireState	1.13	$46,370	$43,745	41%
22	WashingtonState	1.13	$46,830	$43,644	49%
23	West VirginiaState	1.13	$36,800	$43,705	27%
24	IllinoisState	1.12	$42,240	$43,368	37%
25	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$49,020	$42,887	54%
26	New JerseyState	1.08	$45,510	$41,829	47%
27	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.08	$43,960	$41,550	46%
28	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.08	$50,200	$41,764	75%
29	ConnecticutState	1.07	$44,400	$41,264	42%
30	IndianaState	1.07	$37,500	$41,436	34%
31	MassachusettsState	1.07	$44,660	$41,161	61%
32	MississippiState	1.07	$35,000	$41,274	31%
33	WyomingState	1.07	$38,620	$41,527	31%
34	ArkansasState	1.06	$35,320	$40,927	30%
35	HawaiiState	1.06	$45,120	$41,018	63%
36	KansasState	1.06	$36,940	$41,044	34%
37	KentuckyState	1.06	$36,400	$41,130	32%
38	OklahomaState	1.06	$36,390	$41,119	32%
39	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.06	$46,370	$40,855	66%
40	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$37,790	$40,854	37%
41	OhioState	1.05	$36,790	$40,697	34%
42	Columbus, OHMetro	1.05	$37,910	$40,545	41%
43	CaliforniaState	1.04	$44,440	$40,145	61%
44	New MexicoState	1.04	$36,890	$40,098	34%
45	New YorkState	1.04	$45,180	$40,160	49%
46	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$38,520	$39,711	40%
47	GeorgiaState	1.02	$36,970	$39,582	46%
48	TennesseeState	1.02	$36,110	$39,464	42%
49	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.02	$40,860	$39,478	47%
50	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.02	$36,280	$39,435	43%
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.02	$44,660	$39,592	54%
52	AlabamaState	1.01	$33,820	$38,829	34%
53	MarylandState	1.01	$42,460	$38,883	47%
54	UtahState	1.01	$39,190	$39,112	46%
55	NevadaState	1.00	$38,740	$38,663	45%
56	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.99	$36,940	$38,161	52%
57	DelawareState	0.98	$38,050	$37,673	43%
58	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$37,300	$37,868	55%
59	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.97	$35,950	$37,526	50%
60	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.97	$36,090	$37,516	52%
61	TexasState	0.96	$35,440	$37,071	47%
62	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.96	$36,010	$37,047	53%
63	FloridaState	0.95	$37,190	$36,640	55%
64	VirginiaState	0.95	$38,070	$36,783	50%
65	Rhode IslandState	0.94	$36,450	$36,269	50%
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$41,600	$35,708	65%
67	South CarolinaState	0.91	$32,180	$34,978	47%
68	LouisianaState	0.90	$31,310	$34,750	40%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$37,860	$34,894	65%
70	North CarolinaState	0.89	$32,480	$34,407	48%

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