Best Cities for Procurement Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where procurement clerkss 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	1.21	$60,800	$61,106	29%
2	AlabamaState	1.20	$52,940	$60,781	22%
3	MinnesotaState	1.17	$58,100	$59,286	26%
4	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.14	$55,070	$57,484	33%
5	KentuckyState	1.13	$50,610	$57,186	23%
6	West VirginiaState	1.13	$48,050	$57,067	21%
7	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.13	$52,370	$56,924	30%
8	OklahomaState	1.12	$49,940	$56,429	23%
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.11	$51,340	$56,294	28%
10	MassachusettsState	1.10	$60,110	$55,401	45%
11	New HampshireState	1.10	$58,830	$55,500	32%
12	New MexicoState	1.10	$51,080	$55,522	25%
13	North DakotaState	1.10	$51,630	$55,756	23%
14	PennsylvaniaState	1.10	$53,800	$55,464	29%
15	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$52,120	$55,743	30%
16	ArkansasState	1.09	$47,760	$55,342	22%
17	District of ColumbiaState	1.09	$62,880	$55,013	40%
18	LouisianaState	1.09	$49,680	$55,139	25%
19	MissouriState	1.09	$48,820	$55,102	25%
20	OhioState	1.09	$49,880	$55,177	25%
21	IndianaState	1.08	$49,210	$54,376	26%
22	IowaState	1.08	$48,870	$54,787	23%
23	MississippiState	1.08	$46,270	$54,564	23%
24	UtahState	1.08	$54,950	$54,840	33%
25	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.08	$50,770	$54,709	30%
26	GeorgiaState	1.07	$50,730	$54,315	33%
27	MichiganState	1.07	$49,980	$54,150	27%
28	South CarolinaState	1.07	$49,810	$54,141	30%
29	WyomingState	1.07	$50,380	$54,172	23%
30	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.07	$61,700	$54,361	50%
31	North CarolinaState	1.06	$50,390	$53,379	31%
32	Rhode IslandState	1.06	$53,980	$53,711	33%
33	WisconsinState	1.06	$49,410	$53,532	26%
34	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.06	$60,650	$53,768	39%
35	KansasState	1.05	$47,730	$53,033	26%
36	MaineState	1.05	$53,070	$53,176	29%
37	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.05	$49,260	$53,254	29%
38	ColoradoState	1.04	$55,210	$52,381	40%
39	NebraskaState	1.04	$47,950	$52,404	26%
40	New JerseyState	1.04	$57,460	$52,813	38%
41	VirginiaState	1.04	$54,660	$52,812	35%
42	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$50,890	$52,572	38%
43	AlaskaState	1.03	$54,100	$51,870	30%
44	IdahoState	1.03	$50,310	$52,135	29%
45	MontanaState	1.02	$49,560	$51,411	27%
46	NevadaState	1.02	$51,530	$51,427	34%
47	South DakotaState	1.02	$46,690	$51,421	25%
48	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.02	$62,310	$51,839	61%
49	OregonState	1.01	$52,700	$51,165	36%
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.01	$52,700	$50,918	36%
51	CaliforniaState	1.00	$56,160	$50,732	48%
52	TexasState	0.99	$47,660	$49,854	35%
53	MarylandState	0.98	$53,960	$49,414	37%
54	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.98	$48,360	$49,753	39%
55	HawaiiState	0.97	$53,890	$48,991	53%
56	IllinoisState	0.97	$47,770	$49,045	33%
57	WashingtonState	0.97	$52,910	$49,310	43%
58	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$47,940	$48,670	43%
59	FloridaState	0.95	$48,710	$47,990	42%
60	New YorkState	0.95	$54,080	$48,071	41%
61	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.95	$50,750	$47,968	40%
62	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.95	$51,870	$48,117	41%
63	ArizonaState	0.94	$47,970	$47,542	37%
64	ConnecticutState	0.93	$50,510	$46,942	37%
65	DelawareState	0.93	$47,470	$47,000	34%
66	VermontState	0.93	$47,960	$46,790	36%
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.93	$54,510	$46,790	50%
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.93	$51,070	$47,069	48%
69	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.93	$45,140	$46,923	41%
70	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.93	$53,610	$46,903	49%
71	TennesseeState	0.84	$38,710	$42,306	39%

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