Best Cities for Sales Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where sales managerss 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	New YorkState	1.30	$217,640	$193,458	10%
2	VirginiaState	1.25	$191,130	$184,667	10%
3	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.23	$206,610	$182,035	15%
4	KansasState	1.20	$159,990	$177,767	8%
5	MassachusettsState	1.19	$191,200	$176,221	14%
6	ColoradoState	1.16	$180,850	$171,584	12%
7	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.16	$166,920	$172,438	12%
8	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.16	$159,990	$172,403	10%
9	GeorgiaState	1.15	$159,890	$171,188	11%
10	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.15	$155,560	$170,570	9%
11	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.14	$162,000	$169,102	11%
12	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.13	$201,780	$167,870	19%
13	WashingtonState	1.09	$174,000	$162,162	13%
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.09	$184,320	$161,260	14%
15	IllinoisState	1.08	$155,280	$159,425	10%
16	North CarolinaState	1.08	$150,470	$159,396	10%
17	MaineState	1.07	$158,660	$158,978	10%
18	New JerseyState	1.07	$173,020	$159,026	12%
19	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$158,100	$158,894	11%
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.05	$175,820	$155,869	14%
21	MinnesotaState	1.04	$151,670	$154,765	10%
22	Rhode IslandState	1.04	$154,970	$154,199	12%
23	ConnecticutState	1.02	$162,110	$150,660	12%
24	OregonState	1.02	$155,810	$151,272	12%
25	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.02	$156,500	$151,208	12%
26	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.02	$162,640	$150,872	13%
27	IowaState	1.01	$134,010	$150,235	9%
28	OhioState	1.01	$135,510	$149,900	9%
29	South DakotaState	1.01	$136,360	$150,176	8%
30	MichiganState	1.00	$136,870	$148,288	10%
31	Columbus, OHMetro	1.00	$138,580	$148,214	11%
32	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.00	$144,290	$148,447	13%
33	WisconsinState	0.99	$134,870	$146,121	10%
34	IndianaState	0.98	$131,470	$145,271	10%
35	KentuckyState	0.98	$128,650	$145,367	9%
36	OklahomaState	0.98	$128,920	$145,672	9%
37	ArizonaState	0.97	$145,690	$144,390	12%
38	AlabamaState	0.96	$124,040	$142,411	9%
39	South CarolinaState	0.96	$131,080	$142,478	11%
40	TexasState	0.96	$136,020	$142,280	12%
41	IdahoState	0.95	$135,350	$140,259	11%
42	NebraskaState	0.94	$126,990	$138,787	10%
43	TennesseeState	0.94	$128,040	$139,934	12%
44	WyomingState	0.94	$129,840	$139,613	9%
45	UtahState	0.92	$136,520	$136,248	13%
46	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.92	$131,600	$136,798	14%
47	PennsylvaniaState	0.91	$130,610	$134,649	12%
48	VermontState	0.91	$138,650	$135,268	12%
49	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.91	$125,060	$135,200	11%
50	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.91	$124,750	$135,598	13%
51	New HampshireState	0.90	$141,900	$133,868	13%
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.90	$132,010	$134,020	16%
53	FloridaState	0.88	$131,900	$129,951	16%
54	MissouriState	0.88	$115,370	$130,214	11%
55	North DakotaState	0.87	$119,990	$129,579	10%
56	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.87	$135,910	$128,459	15%
57	MississippiState	0.86	$108,750	$128,243	10%
58	ArkansasState	0.85	$108,330	$125,527	10%
59	MarylandState	0.85	$137,150	$125,595	15%
60	District of ColumbiaState	0.84	$141,800	$124,059	18%
61	New MexicoState	0.84	$114,080	$124,000	11%
62	LouisianaState	0.83	$110,700	$122,863	11%
63	CaliforniaState	0.82	$134,910	$121,870	20%
64	MontanaState	0.82	$117,390	$121,774	12%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.81	$130,180	$119,982	19%
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.77	$132,330	$113,588	21%
67	West VirginiaState	0.76	$94,830	$112,625	11%
68	NevadaState	0.74	$109,790	$109,571	16%
69	HawaiiState	0.71	$116,340	$105,764	25%
70	AlaskaState	0.64	$98,860	$94,784	17%

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