Best Cities for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Productss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific productss 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	KansasState	1.39	$130,850	$145,389	9%
2	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.35	$129,070	$141,524	11%
3	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.34	$130,850	$141,002	12%
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.33	$167,630	$139,459	22%
5	GeorgiaState	1.31	$128,850	$137,955	13%
6	LouisianaState	1.31	$124,200	$137,847	10%
7	MichiganState	1.30	$125,650	$136,132	11%
8	North CarolinaState	1.27	$125,370	$132,807	12%
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.24	$126,330	$130,506	15%
10	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.24	$124,370	$129,823	14%
11	ColoradoState	1.22	$135,000	$128,083	16%
12	VirginiaState	1.18	$128,270	$123,932	15%
13	New JerseyState	1.15	$131,360	$120,735	16%
14	South CarolinaState	1.15	$111,190	$120,859	14%
15	OhioState	1.14	$108,370	$119,878	12%
16	WashingtonState	1.13	$127,390	$118,723	18%
17	Rhode IslandState	1.12	$117,670	$117,085	15%
18	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.12	$121,180	$117,082	16%
19	IowaState	1.10	$103,380	$115,897	11%
20	New YorkState	1.10	$129,410	$115,031	17%
21	West VirginiaState	1.10	$97,230	$115,475	10%
22	HawaiiState	1.09	$126,110	$114,645	23%
23	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.09	$123,810	$114,852	17%
24	IndianaState	1.08	$102,910	$113,713	12%
25	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.08	$129,550	$113,342	20%
26	CaliforniaState	1.07	$124,220	$112,213	22%
27	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$105,260	$112,578	15%
28	North DakotaState	1.06	$102,720	$110,929	11%
29	IllinoisState	1.05	$107,570	$110,441	15%
30	KentuckyState	1.05	$97,640	$110,328	12%
31	MassachusettsState	1.05	$118,980	$109,659	23%
32	OregonState	1.05	$113,830	$110,515	17%
33	WyomingState	1.03	$100,850	$108,441	12%
34	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.03	$122,550	$107,974	25%
35	DelawareState	1.02	$107,830	$106,762	15%
36	MissouriState	1.02	$94,840	$107,043	13%
37	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$103,790	$107,000	15%
38	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.02	$99,210	$107,254	14%
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.02	$120,140	$106,507	20%
40	FloridaState	1.01	$107,700	$106,108	19%
41	IdahoState	1.00	$101,390	$105,067	14%
42	MinnesotaState	1.00	$103,000	$105,102	15%
43	TexasState	0.99	$99,080	$103,640	17%
44	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.99	$99,600	$103,534	19%
45	TennesseeState	0.98	$94,450	$103,224	16%
46	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.98	$101,940	$102,452	17%
47	MaineState	0.97	$101,850	$102,054	15%
48	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$99,270	$102,130	19%
49	AlabamaState	0.95	$87,140	$100,046	13%
50	ArizonaState	0.95	$100,620	$99,722	18%
51	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.95	$91,660	$99,630	17%
52	NevadaState	0.94	$98,500	$98,303	18%
53	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.94	$106,970	$98,590	23%
54	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$96,840	$98,315	21%
55	New MexicoState	0.90	$87,310	$94,902	14%
56	VermontState	0.89	$95,900	$93,561	18%
57	NebraskaState	0.88	$84,400	$92,240	15%
58	New HampshireState	0.88	$97,960	$92,415	19%
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$107,020	$91,863	25%
60	ConnecticutState	0.87	$98,000	$91,078	19%
61	MississippiState	0.84	$74,990	$88,432	14%
62	MarylandState	0.83	$95,040	$87,033	21%
63	MontanaState	0.83	$83,610	$86,732	16%
64	WisconsinState	0.81	$78,480	$85,027	17%
65	ArkansasState	0.79	$71,830	$83,233	15%
66	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.79	$88,220	$83,384	23%
67	OklahomaState	0.78	$72,480	$81,898	16%
68	District of ColumbiaState	0.77	$92,940	$81,312	27%
69	AlaskaState	0.70	$77,080	$73,902	21%

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