Best Cities for Personal Service Managers, All Others

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where personal service managers, all others 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	WisconsinState	1.63	$104,860	$113,608	12%
2	VermontState	1.39	$99,570	$97,141	17%
3	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.19	$80,620	$83,285	24%
4	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.19	$79,650	$83,142	23%
5	HawaiiState	1.15	$88,130	$80,118	32%
6	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.15	$74,650	$80,442	21%
7	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.15	$77,010	$80,052	24%
8	ColoradoState	1.13	$83,080	$78,824	27%
9	GeorgiaState	1.13	$73,720	$78,929	23%
10	TennesseeState	1.13	$72,360	$79,082	21%
11	IowaState	1.12	$69,720	$78,161	16%
12	North CarolinaState	1.12	$73,990	$78,379	21%
13	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.12	$82,550	$78,025	24%
14	MarylandState	1.10	$83,990	$76,914	24%
15	PennsylvaniaState	1.07	$72,640	$74,887	21%
16	OklahomaState	1.05	$64,810	$73,232	18%
17	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.03	$86,250	$71,755	44%
18	New JerseyState	1.02	$77,350	$71,094	28%
19	CaliforniaState	1.01	$77,840	$70,316	35%
20	WashingtonState	1.01	$75,700	$70,550	30%
21	IndianaState	0.97	$61,300	$67,735	21%
22	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.97	$78,910	$67,734	34%
23	South CarolinaState	0.95	$61,100	$66,413	25%
24	IllinoisState	0.93	$63,500	$65,195	25%
25	OhioState	0.93	$58,940	$65,199	21%
26	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.93	$63,370	$65,195	30%
27	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.93	$59,490	$64,663	26%
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.93	$74,040	$64,777	36%
29	NebraskaState	0.92	$58,640	$64,087	21%
30	TexasState	0.92	$61,310	$64,132	27%
31	VirginiaState	0.91	$65,800	$63,575	29%
32	Columbus, OHMetro	0.91	$59,460	$63,594	26%
33	OregonState	0.90	$64,910	$63,019	29%
34	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.89	$61,460	$62,396	34%
35	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.88	$56,820	$61,427	25%
36	FloridaState	0.87	$61,460	$60,552	34%
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.86	$64,910	$60,213	33%
38	New YorkState	0.83	$65,150	$57,911	34%
39	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.83	$62,860	$57,935	39%
40	MichiganState	0.82	$52,840	$57,248	25%
41	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.80	$51,170	$56,107	29%
42	MississippiState	0.75	$44,600	$52,594	24%
43	UtahState	0.74	$51,500	$51,397	35%

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