Best Cities for Rehabilitation Counselorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where rehabilitation counselorss 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	WyomingState	1.55	$67,640	$72,731	17%
2	North DakotaState	1.45	$63,050	$68,089	19%
3	KentuckyState	1.41	$58,540	$66,147	20%
4	AlabamaState	1.32	$54,040	$62,044	21%
5	AlaskaState	1.26	$61,590	$59,051	27%
6	GeorgiaState	1.26	$55,000	$58,887	31%
7	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.25	$54,090	$58,793	29%
8	West VirginiaState	1.22	$48,050	$57,067	21%
9	IdahoState	1.21	$54,550	$56,528	26%
10	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.21	$55,000	$56,818	35%
11	South DakotaState	1.16	$49,350	$54,350	23%
12	WashingtonState	1.15	$58,050	$54,101	39%
13	LouisianaState	1.14	$47,990	$53,263	26%
14	OregonState	1.14	$54,970	$53,369	35%
15	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.14	$49,440	$53,449	29%
16	ConnecticutState	1.12	$56,340	$52,361	33%
17	New MexicoState	1.12	$48,240	$52,435	26%
18	TexasState	1.12	$49,990	$52,291	33%
19	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.11	$50,600	$52,058	38%
20	NebraskaState	1.10	$47,050	$51,421	27%
21	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.10	$55,570	$51,549	39%
22	MaineState	1.09	$51,150	$51,253	30%
23	MissouriState	1.09	$45,180	$50,993	27%
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.09	$58,580	$51,251	45%
25	IllinoisState	1.08	$49,350	$50,667	32%
26	WisconsinState	1.08	$46,530	$50,412	28%
27	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.08	$48,290	$50,407	37%
28	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.08	$46,800	$50,431	33%
29	PennsylvaniaState	1.07	$48,650	$50,155	32%
30	TennesseeState	1.07	$46,060	$50,339	33%
31	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$49,890	$50,141	36%
32	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.07	$60,450	$50,291	62%
33	IndianaState	1.05	$44,390	$49,050	28%
34	MinnesotaState	1.05	$48,010	$48,990	32%
35	MississippiState	1.04	$41,500	$48,939	26%
36	North CarolinaState	1.04	$45,890	$48,612	34%
37	VermontState	1.04	$50,030	$48,810	34%
38	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$45,500	$48,663	34%
39	DelawareState	1.03	$48,840	$48,356	33%
40	MichiganState	1.03	$44,580	$48,299	30%
41	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.03	$46,490	$48,326	40%
42	ArizonaState	1.02	$48,330	$47,899	37%
43	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.02	$47,060	$47,777	44%
44	OhioState	1.01	$42,620	$47,146	29%
45	KansasState	1.00	$41,980	$46,644	30%
46	MontanaState	1.00	$45,240	$46,929	30%
47	Rhode IslandState	1.00	$47,020	$46,786	38%
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$48,660	$47,014	39%
49	New JerseyState	0.98	$49,730	$45,708	43%
50	VirginiaState	0.98	$47,530	$45,923	40%
51	ColoradoState	0.97	$47,840	$45,389	46%
52	FloridaState	0.97	$45,990	$45,310	45%
53	HawaiiState	0.95	$48,720	$44,291	59%
54	IowaState	0.95	$39,630	$44,428	29%
55	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.95	$40,730	$44,660	36%
56	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.95	$48,430	$44,636	51%
57	UtahState	0.94	$43,900	$43,812	41%
58	District of ColumbiaState	0.93	$49,680	$43,465	51%
59	MassachusettsState	0.93	$47,320	$43,613	57%
60	OklahomaState	0.92	$38,260	$43,232	30%
61	New YorkState	0.91	$47,960	$42,631	46%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$48,290	$42,810	50%
63	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.89	$47,440	$41,797	65%
64	ArkansasState	0.87	$35,210	$40,800	30%
65	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.87	$43,310	$40,936	47%
66	CaliforniaState	0.86	$44,480	$40,181	61%
67	New HampshireState	0.86	$42,600	$40,189	45%
68	NevadaState	0.85	$40,120	$40,040	43%
69	South CarolinaState	0.83	$35,990	$39,120	42%
70	MarylandState	0.80	$40,860	$37,418	49%
71	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.80	$43,480	$37,322	63%

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