Best Cities for Power Distributors and Dispatcherss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where power distributors and dispatcherss 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	1.35	$155,690	$144,425	14%
2	IndianaState	1.34	$129,080	$142,630	10%
3	South DakotaState	1.34	$130,270	$143,469	9%
4	IdahoState	1.33	$136,550	$141,503	11%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.32	$160,570	$140,481	16%
6	NevadaState	1.29	$138,300	$138,024	13%
7	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.28	$124,140	$136,118	12%
8	ArkansasState	1.27	$117,370	$136,002	9%
9	WashingtonState	1.26	$144,710	$134,865	16%
10	OregonState	1.25	$137,490	$133,485	14%
11	AlabamaState	1.23	$114,570	$131,538	10%
12	KansasState	1.22	$116,810	$129,789	11%
13	WyomingState	1.21	$120,210	$129,258	10%
14	MichiganState	1.19	$116,780	$126,522	11%
15	CaliforniaState	1.16	$137,570	$124,273	20%
16	New YorkState	1.16	$139,390	$123,902	16%
17	MaineState	1.14	$121,520	$121,764	13%
18	West VirginiaState	1.13	$101,960	$121,093	10%
19	KentuckyState	1.12	$105,600	$119,322	11%
20	MissouriState	1.12	$105,450	$119,018	12%
21	OklahomaState	1.12	$105,530	$119,243	11%
22	New JerseyState	1.10	$128,220	$117,849	17%
23	MississippiState	1.09	$98,960	$116,698	11%
24	IowaState	1.08	$102,980	$115,448	11%
25	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$105,450	$113,631	15%
26	MassachusettsState	1.04	$121,010	$111,530	22%
27	OhioState	1.04	$100,320	$110,973	13%
28	Columbus, OHMetro	1.03	$102,760	$109,904	15%
29	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.03	$102,170	$110,454	14%
30	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$105,620	$108,663	18%
31	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.02	$100,320	$109,043	16%
32	MinnesotaState	1.01	$105,630	$107,786	15%
33	NebraskaState	1.01	$98,570	$107,727	13%
34	TexasState	1.01	$102,890	$107,626	16%
35	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.01	$111,450	$107,681	17%
36	IllinoisState	0.98	$101,470	$104,179	16%
37	MarylandState	0.98	$113,660	$104,084	18%
38	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.98	$103,670	$104,191	17%
39	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.97	$98,800	$103,132	18%
40	PennsylvaniaState	0.96	$98,930	$101,990	16%
41	FloridaState	0.93	$101,060	$99,567	20%
42	South CarolinaState	0.93	$91,570	$99,533	16%
43	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.92	$110,970	$97,771	28%
44	ArizonaState	0.91	$98,510	$97,631	18%
45	North CarolinaState	0.90	$90,420	$95,784	17%
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.86	$106,730	$91,614	25%
47	WisconsinState	0.84	$83,140	$90,076	16%
48	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.83	$99,610	$88,307	24%
49	TennesseeState	0.82	$79,910	$87,333	19%
50	GeorgiaState	0.81	$80,560	$86,253	21%
51	New MexicoState	0.81	$79,580	$86,500	16%
52	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.81	$93,620	$86,286	26%
53	VirginiaState	0.73	$81,080	$78,338	23%
54	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.72	$75,660	$76,812	27%

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