Best Cities for Podiatristss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where podiatristss 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	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.80	$287,400	$288,844	6%
2	OklahomaState	1.79	$253,380	$286,305	5%
3	MinnesotaState	1.66	$261,180	$266,510	6%
4	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.66	$254,570	$265,731	7%
5	West VirginiaState	1.53	$207,000	$245,843	5%
6	New HampshireState	1.47	$250,070	$235,915	8%
7	District of ColumbiaState	1.45	$265,740	$232,493	9%
8	TennesseeState	1.45	$212,470	$232,208	7%
9	KentuckyState	1.42	$201,260	$227,412	6%
10	North CarolinaState	1.42	$215,420	$228,199	7%
11	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.38	$202,930	$220,576	8%
12	LouisianaState	1.37	$197,480	$219,179	6%
13	New MexicoState	1.37	$202,690	$220,315	6%
14	WashingtonState	1.35	$232,970	$217,120	10%
15	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.34	$227,140	$214,688	9%
16	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.32	$239,990	$211,445	13%
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.32	$228,380	$211,855	9%
18	NevadaState	1.28	$204,990	$204,581	8%
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.27	$232,970	$203,823	11%
20	MaineState	1.26	$200,850	$201,253	8%
21	OregonState	1.26	$207,430	$201,388	9%
22	MassachusettsState	1.25	$217,700	$200,645	12%
23	WisconsinState	1.25	$185,100	$200,542	7%
24	ConnecticutState	1.23	$212,760	$197,732	9%
25	MississippiState	1.21	$164,410	$193,880	7%
26	AlabamaState	1.16	$161,820	$185,786	7%
27	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.16	$168,940	$185,241	9%
28	MarylandState	1.15	$201,940	$184,927	10%
29	TexasState	1.15	$175,520	$183,598	9%
30	CaliforniaState	1.13	$201,300	$181,843	14%
31	South CarolinaState	1.13	$167,110	$181,641	9%
32	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.13	$168,110	$181,741	8%
33	MichiganState	1.10	$162,140	$175,666	8%
34	IllinoisState	1.07	$167,400	$171,869	9%
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.07	$199,990	$171,665	14%
36	DelawareState	1.05	$170,560	$168,871	10%
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.05	$201,360	$167,521	19%
38	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.05	$165,280	$167,797	12%
39	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.03	$153,510	$165,420	10%
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$158,060	$162,613	12%
41	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$155,050	$159,845	10%
42	Rhode IslandState	0.99	$159,760	$158,965	11%
43	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$158,070	$152,725	12%
44	IowaState	0.94	$134,830	$151,155	8%
45	IndianaState	0.92	$132,930	$146,884	10%
46	New JerseyState	0.92	$160,300	$147,335	13%
47	MissouriState	0.91	$129,950	$146,670	10%
48	GeorgiaState	0.89	$132,630	$142,002	13%
49	OhioState	0.89	$129,380	$143,119	10%
50	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.87	$157,500	$139,628	15%
51	Columbus, OHMetro	0.86	$128,600	$137,540	12%
52	FloridaState	0.85	$138,340	$136,296	15%
53	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.85	$132,630	$137,014	15%
54	ColoradoState	0.84	$142,620	$135,313	16%
55	ArizonaState	0.82	$133,190	$132,002	13%
56	IdahoState	0.81	$124,610	$129,130	12%
57	VirginiaState	0.81	$133,640	$129,121	14%
58	New YorkState	0.60	$108,460	$96,409	20%
59	UtahState	0.58	$93,270	$93,084	19%
60	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.57	$98,550	$90,829	25%

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