Best Cities for Shampooerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where shampooerss 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	IllinoisState	1.08	$34,190	$35,103	46%
2	District of ColumbiaState	1.04	$38,870	$34,007	65%
3	CaliforniaState	1.03	$37,080	$33,496	73%
4	OklahomaState	1.02	$29,420	$33,243	39%
5	New YorkState	1.01	$37,070	$32,951	60%
6	TexasState	1.00	$31,200	$32,636	53%
7	LouisianaState	0.99	$29,160	$32,364	43%
8	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$34,280	$32,401	59%
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.99	$36,410	$32,278	66%
10	DelawareState	0.98	$32,150	$31,832	51%
11	MarylandState	0.98	$34,900	$31,960	58%
12	MassachusettsState	0.98	$34,840	$32,111	78%
13	ConnecticutState	0.97	$34,010	$31,608	55%
14	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$35,830	$31,568	86%
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$32,610	$31,507	59%
16	New JerseyState	0.94	$33,180	$30,496	65%
17	GeorgiaState	0.91	$27,560	$29,507	62%
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.88	$27,890	$28,812	69%
19	FloridaState	0.86	$28,550	$28,128	72%
20	MichiganState	0.86	$25,960	$28,126	52%
21	VirginiaState	0.86	$28,920	$27,942	65%
22	North CarolinaState	0.85	$26,030	$27,574	60%
23	PennsylvaniaState	0.83	$26,130	$26,938	60%
24	TennesseeState	0.81	$24,160	$26,404	62%
25	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.81	$28,540	$26,304	86%
26	AlabamaState	0.77	$21,810	$25,040	53%
27	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.71	$21,510	$23,254	66%

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