Best Cities for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agentss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where securities, commodities, and financial services sales agentss 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	1.90	$168,340	$149,636	13%
2	IllinoisState	1.30	$99,840	$102,505	16%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.25	$97,670	$98,161	18%
4	South DakotaState	1.22	$86,780	$95,573	13%
5	MassachusettsState	1.18	$100,310	$92,452	27%
6	ConnecticutState	1.16	$98,560	$91,599	19%
7	NebraskaState	1.15	$82,560	$90,230	15%
8	MissouriState	1.13	$78,500	$88,600	16%
9	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.13	$101,200	$89,163	30%
10	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.13	$86,740	$89,239	22%
11	OklahomaState	1.09	$76,080	$85,966	15%
12	VermontState	1.09	$88,280	$86,127	19%
13	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.09	$79,410	$85,571	19%
14	MinnesotaState	1.08	$83,350	$85,051	18%
15	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.08	$81,370	$84,937	22%
16	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$77,540	$85,022	19%
17	KansasState	1.07	$75,810	$84,233	16%
18	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.06	$100,030	$83,220	38%
19	DelawareState	1.05	$83,750	$82,921	19%
20	Columbus, OHMetro	1.05	$77,030	$82,385	20%
21	TexasState	1.04	$78,470	$82,082	21%
22	OhioState	1.03	$73,300	$81,084	17%
23	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.03	$74,420	$80,891	21%
24	WisconsinState	1.02	$74,010	$80,184	18%
25	MichiganState	1.01	$73,480	$79,610	18%
26	North CarolinaState	1.00	$74,040	$78,432	21%
27	IndianaState	0.96	$68,290	$75,459	19%
28	New JerseyState	0.96	$82,420	$75,754	26%
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.96	$77,760	$75,130	25%
30	New HampshireState	0.95	$78,930	$74,462	24%
31	OregonState	0.95	$76,710	$74,476	25%
32	ArizonaState	0.94	$74,840	$74,172	24%
33	PennsylvaniaState	0.94	$71,840	$74,062	22%
34	AlaskaState	0.93	$76,360	$73,212	21%
35	CaliforniaState	0.92	$79,730	$72,023	34%
36	IowaState	0.92	$64,290	$72,074	18%
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.91	$77,410	$71,809	28%
38	WashingtonState	0.89	$75,510	$70,373	30%
39	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.89	$69,160	$70,213	30%
40	North DakotaState	0.87	$63,670	$68,758	18%
41	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.87	$77,860	$68,119	34%
42	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.86	$62,710	$67,795	23%
43	IdahoState	0.85	$64,620	$66,964	22%
44	KentuckyState	0.85	$59,110	$66,791	19%
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.85	$78,160	$67,090	35%
46	New MexicoState	0.84	$60,850	$66,141	21%
47	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.84	$63,610	$65,713	30%
48	GeorgiaState	0.82	$59,990	$64,229	28%
49	UtahState	0.82	$64,660	$64,531	28%
50	ArkansasState	0.81	$54,660	$63,337	19%
51	ColoradoState	0.81	$67,010	$63,577	33%
52	TennesseeState	0.81	$58,050	$63,443	26%
53	District of ColumbiaState	0.80	$72,010	$63,001	35%
54	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.80	$60,590	$62,983	31%
55	FloridaState	0.79	$62,770	$61,842	33%
56	NevadaState	0.78	$61,490	$61,367	28%
57	South CarolinaState	0.77	$55,390	$60,207	27%
58	VirginiaState	0.77	$62,910	$60,783	30%
59	MaineState	0.76	$59,970	$60,090	26%
60	West VirginiaState	0.76	$50,050	$59,442	20%
61	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.75	$62,080	$58,677	32%
62	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.75	$63,790	$58,793	38%
63	AlabamaState	0.72	$49,230	$56,521	23%
64	MarylandState	0.72	$61,660	$56,465	33%
65	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.72	$64,300	$57,004	37%
66	MississippiState	0.70	$46,680	$55,047	23%
67	LouisianaState	0.68	$48,040	$53,319	26%
68	HawaiiState	0.67	$57,590	$52,355	50%

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