Best Cities for Pharmacy Aidess

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where pharmacy aidess 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	District of ColumbiaState	1.39	$59,960	$52,458	42%
2	UtahState	1.37	$51,600	$51,497	35%
3	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.18	$40,810	$44,359	38%
4	ArizonaState	1.14	$43,360	$42,973	41%
5	ArkansasState	1.13	$36,860	$42,711	29%
6	MissouriState	1.13	$37,820	$42,686	33%
7	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.13	$39,400	$42,595	36%
8	HawaiiState	1.12	$46,250	$42,045	62%
9	WashingtonState	1.12	$45,110	$42,041	50%
10	AlabamaState	1.10	$36,260	$41,630	32%
11	OhioState	1.10	$37,500	$41,482	33%
12	Columbus, OHMetro	1.09	$38,470	$41,144	40%
13	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.09	$42,640	$41,198	45%
14	PennsylvaniaState	1.08	$39,470	$40,691	39%
15	TexasState	1.07	$38,630	$40,408	43%
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.07	$39,160	$40,455	49%
17	South DakotaState	1.06	$36,130	$39,791	32%
18	WyomingState	1.06	$37,030	$39,817	32%
19	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$37,100	$39,978	42%
20	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.06	$39,860	$40,060	45%
21	IndianaState	1.05	$35,890	$39,657	35%
22	New MexicoState	1.05	$36,390	$39,554	35%
23	WisconsinState	1.05	$36,660	$39,718	36%
24	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.05	$36,130	$39,616	40%
25	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.05	$47,450	$39,476	79%
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.05	$45,400	$39,720	58%
27	IdahoState	1.04	$37,690	$39,057	38%
28	KentuckyState	1.04	$34,610	$39,107	33%
29	MichiganState	1.04	$36,130	$39,144	37%
30	NevadaState	1.04	$39,080	$39,002	45%
31	OregonState	1.04	$40,250	$39,078	47%
32	South CarolinaState	1.04	$36,140	$39,283	42%
33	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$42,140	$39,091	51%
34	MontanaState	1.02	$37,140	$38,527	36%
35	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$37,400	$38,477	51%
36	CaliforniaState	1.01	$42,200	$38,121	64%
37	DelawareState	1.01	$38,500	$38,119	42%
38	IllinoisState	1.01	$37,010	$37,998	43%
39	MaineState	1.01	$38,060	$38,136	41%
40	MinnesotaState	1.01	$37,430	$38,194	41%
41	North CarolinaState	1.00	$35,530	$37,638	44%
42	Rhode IslandState	1.00	$38,020	$37,831	48%
43	IowaState	0.99	$33,270	$37,298	34%
44	LouisianaState	0.99	$33,450	$37,125	38%
45	GeorgiaState	0.98	$34,630	$37,077	49%
46	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$35,540	$37,098	51%
47	VermontState	0.97	$37,310	$36,400	46%
48	ColoradoState	0.95	$37,580	$35,655	59%
49	KansasState	0.95	$32,070	$35,633	39%
50	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.95	$34,310	$35,665	54%
51	New HampshireState	0.94	$37,350	$35,236	51%
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.94	$40,160	$35,603	60%
53	VirginiaState	0.93	$36,390	$35,159	52%
54	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.93	$34,510	$35,036	60%
55	FloridaState	0.92	$35,160	$34,640	59%
56	NebraskaState	0.92	$31,610	$34,546	40%
57	MassachusettsState	0.91	$37,390	$34,461	72%
58	OklahomaState	0.91	$30,360	$34,305	38%
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.91	$39,770	$34,137	68%
60	ConnecticutState	0.90	$36,350	$33,783	52%
61	New YorkState	0.90	$38,040	$33,813	58%
62	MississippiState	0.89	$28,380	$33,467	38%
63	New JerseyState	0.89	$36,590	$33,631	59%
64	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.89	$38,140	$33,604	80%
65	TennesseeState	0.88	$30,170	$32,973	50%
66	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.87	$34,750	$32,845	58%
67	MarylandState	0.85	$35,170	$32,207	57%
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$34,640	$31,926	71%

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