Best Cities for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where probation officers and correctional treatment specialistss 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	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.81	$144,410	$120,141	26%
2	CaliforniaState	1.41	$103,640	$93,622	26%
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.40	$108,150	$92,833	25%
4	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.38	$83,180	$91,206	18%
5	ConnecticutState	1.37	$97,350	$90,474	19%
6	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.34	$82,220	$88,886	17%
7	MassachusettsState	1.32	$94,590	$87,180	29%
8	IowaState	1.31	$77,390	$86,760	15%
9	MichiganState	1.30	$79,760	$86,414	17%
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.30	$98,100	$86,432	31%
11	MinnesotaState	1.26	$81,580	$83,245	19%
12	OregonState	1.24	$84,920	$82,447	23%
13	VermontState	1.23	$83,820	$81,776	20%
14	DelawareState	1.22	$81,880	$81,069	20%
15	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.22	$80,430	$80,834	22%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.19	$73,690	$78,813	21%
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.17	$83,510	$77,468	26%
18	WashingtonState	1.16	$82,750	$77,120	28%
19	IllinoisState	1.15	$74,390	$76,376	21%
20	NevadaState	1.14	$75,840	$75,689	23%
21	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$85,430	$74,742	31%
22	AlaskaState	1.11	$77,000	$73,826	21%
23	New JerseyState	1.11	$80,280	$73,787	27%
24	South DakotaState	1.11	$66,870	$73,645	17%
25	MaineState	1.08	$71,140	$71,283	22%
26	New MexicoState	1.08	$66,000	$71,739	19%
27	New YorkState	1.08	$80,350	$71,422	28%
28	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.08	$74,310	$71,797	26%
29	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.07	$74,960	$70,851	27%
30	AlabamaState	1.06	$61,050	$70,092	19%
31	MarylandState	1.06	$76,390	$69,954	26%
32	North DakotaState	1.06	$65,140	$70,346	18%
33	LouisianaState	1.05	$62,910	$69,822	20%
34	NebraskaState	1.05	$63,460	$69,355	20%
35	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$67,370	$69,454	23%
36	KansasState	1.04	$61,890	$68,767	20%
37	ColoradoState	1.03	$71,680	$68,008	31%
38	KentuckyState	1.02	$59,610	$67,356	19%
39	OhioState	1.02	$61,120	$67,611	21%
40	HawaiiState	1.01	$73,830	$67,118	39%
41	IndianaState	1.00	$60,170	$66,486	21%
42	North CarolinaState	0.99	$62,220	$65,911	25%
43	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$62,220	$64,948	29%
44	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.98	$73,610	$65,257	33%
45	GeorgiaState	0.97	$60,270	$64,529	28%
46	TennesseeState	0.96	$58,010	$63,399	26%
47	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.96	$61,270	$63,295	32%
48	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.96	$58,490	$63,576	27%
49	West VirginiaState	0.95	$53,120	$63,088	19%
50	MontanaState	0.94	$59,750	$61,981	23%
51	IdahoState	0.93	$59,780	$61,948	24%
52	South CarolinaState	0.93	$56,780	$61,717	27%
53	WyomingState	0.92	$56,580	$60,839	21%
54	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.92	$59,170	$60,874	32%
55	ArizonaState	0.91	$60,910	$60,367	30%
56	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.91	$58,010	$60,301	32%
57	ArkansasState	0.89	$51,180	$59,305	21%
58	OklahomaState	0.86	$50,380	$56,927	23%
59	VirginiaState	0.86	$58,820	$56,831	32%
60	TexasState	0.83	$52,880	$55,314	31%
61	MissouriState	0.80	$46,840	$52,867	27%
62	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.80	$49,380	$53,211	31%
63	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.78	$50,670	$51,442	41%
64	FloridaState	0.76	$50,960	$50,207	41%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.76	$54,540	$50,267	45%
66	MississippiState	0.61	$34,110	$40,224	31%

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