Best Cities for Sales and Related Workers, All Others

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where sales and related workers, all others 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	WashingtonState	1.45	$75,100	$69,991	30%
2	New JerseyState	1.42	$74,520	$68,493	29%
3	South DakotaState	1.40	$61,550	$67,786	19%
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.35	$74,520	$65,197	35%
5	HawaiiState	1.33	$70,720	$64,291	40%
6	DelawareState	1.32	$64,590	$63,950	25%
7	ConnecticutState	1.27	$65,740	$61,097	29%
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.26	$73,250	$60,940	51%
9	UtahState	1.22	$59,170	$59,052	30%
10	ColoradoState	1.19	$60,670	$57,562	37%
11	KentuckyState	1.17	$49,990	$56,486	23%
12	GeorgiaState	1.14	$51,570	$55,214	33%
13	New HampshireState	1.14	$58,290	$54,991	33%
14	IndianaState	1.13	$49,320	$54,497	26%
15	AlabamaState	1.11	$46,660	$53,571	25%
16	North DakotaState	1.11	$49,810	$53,790	24%
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.11	$52,080	$53,802	37%
18	TennesseeState	1.09	$48,190	$52,667	31%
19	IllinoisState	1.08	$50,960	$52,320	31%
20	WisconsinState	1.08	$48,140	$52,156	27%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$47,410	$51,985	31%
22	New YorkState	1.02	$55,270	$49,129	40%
23	CaliforniaState	0.99	$52,810	$47,706	51%
24	MassachusettsState	0.99	$51,620	$47,576	52%
25	MichiganState	0.99	$44,160	$47,844	30%
26	MontanaState	0.99	$46,160	$47,884	29%
27	VermontState	0.99	$48,890	$47,698	35%
28	ArizonaState	0.97	$47,440	$47,017	38%
29	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.96	$42,880	$46,357	33%
30	South CarolinaState	0.95	$42,210	$45,880	36%
31	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.95	$43,980	$45,908	41%
32	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.95	$49,380	$45,807	44%
33	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.94	$51,480	$45,357	60%
34	MarylandState	0.93	$48,920	$44,799	41%
35	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.93	$47,330	$44,735	43%
36	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.93	$46,430	$44,860	41%
37	Columbus, OHMetro	0.92	$41,490	$44,374	37%
38	OregonState	0.91	$45,080	$43,767	42%
39	PennsylvaniaState	0.91	$42,450	$43,763	37%
40	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$50,840	$43,639	53%
41	OhioState	0.87	$37,870	$41,892	33%
42	NebraskaState	0.85	$37,760	$41,268	33%
43	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.85	$39,790	$40,936	48%
44	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.85	$37,690	$40,967	42%
45	North CarolinaState	0.84	$38,470	$40,752	41%
46	TexasState	0.83	$38,170	$39,927	44%
47	FloridaState	0.82	$40,180	$39,586	51%
48	IowaState	0.82	$35,250	$39,518	32%
49	MinnesotaState	0.81	$38,350	$39,133	40%
50	MississippiState	0.80	$32,700	$38,561	33%
51	MissouriState	0.80	$34,270	$38,679	36%
52	New MexicoState	0.80	$35,610	$38,707	35%
53	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.80	$38,590	$38,784	46%
54	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.80	$43,500	$38,564	55%
55	MaineState	0.78	$37,560	$37,635	41%
56	West VirginiaState	0.76	$30,790	$36,568	33%
57	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.76	$36,240	$36,792	57%
58	NevadaState	0.75	$36,180	$36,108	48%
59	IdahoState	0.74	$34,400	$35,648	42%
60	LouisianaState	0.74	$31,990	$35,505	39%
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.73	$38,330	$35,327	64%
62	VirginiaState	0.72	$35,730	$34,522	53%
63	WyomingState	0.71	$31,870	$34,269	37%
64	KansasState	0.70	$30,470	$33,856	41%
65	OklahomaState	0.69	$29,630	$33,480	39%
66	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.68	$30,470	$32,834	51%
67	ArkansasState	0.64	$26,490	$30,695	40%

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