Best Cities for Skincare Specialistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where skincare specialistss 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	1.63	$79,320	$73,924	29%
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.55	$80,510	$70,437	33%
3	District of ColumbiaState	1.50	$77,480	$67,787	33%
4	WyomingState	1.48	$62,400	$67,097	19%
5	NebraskaState	1.41	$58,420	$63,847	21%
6	North DakotaState	1.39	$58,160	$62,808	20%
7	MontanaState	1.34	$58,500	$60,685	23%
8	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.30	$54,400	$59,130	29%
9	MaineState	1.23	$55,850	$55,962	28%
10	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.23	$58,930	$55,699	34%
11	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.23	$54,290	$55,854	35%
12	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.19	$57,930	$53,738	37%
13	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.17	$51,320	$53,017	38%
14	GeorgiaState	1.15	$48,660	$52,099	35%
15	ColoradoState	1.14	$54,500	$51,708	41%
16	TexasState	1.14	$49,250	$51,517	34%
17	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.14	$47,000	$51,535	31%
18	MissouriState	1.13	$45,200	$51,016	27%
19	New MexicoState	1.13	$47,230	$51,337	27%
20	KansasState	1.12	$45,760	$50,844	27%
21	OregonState	1.12	$52,110	$50,592	37%
22	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.12	$46,920	$50,560	33%
23	DelawareState	1.11	$50,820	$50,317	32%
24	ArizonaState	1.10	$50,470	$50,020	36%
25	WisconsinState	1.10	$46,220	$50,076	28%
26	IndianaState	1.08	$44,450	$49,116	28%
27	MichiganState	1.08	$45,240	$49,014	30%
28	MississippiState	1.07	$41,160	$48,538	26%
29	IllinoisState	1.03	$45,330	$46,540	35%
30	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.02	$42,620	$46,076	33%
31	MinnesotaState	1.00	$44,430	$45,337	35%
32	UtahState	1.00	$45,490	$45,399	39%
33	West VirginiaState	1.00	$38,030	$45,166	26%
34	AlabamaState	0.99	$39,260	$45,075	29%
35	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$43,620	$44,969	36%
36	New HampshireState	0.98	$46,890	$44,236	41%
37	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$43,920	$44,589	47%
38	KentuckyState	0.96	$38,580	$43,593	30%
39	MassachusettsState	0.96	$47,310	$43,604	57%
40	OhioState	0.96	$39,150	$43,308	32%
41	Rhode IslandState	0.96	$43,880	$43,662	41%
42	FloridaState	0.95	$43,880	$43,232	47%
43	South CarolinaState	0.95	$39,670	$43,120	38%
44	MarylandState	0.94	$46,590	$42,665	43%
45	ArkansasState	0.93	$36,520	$42,317	29%
46	New JerseyState	0.93	$45,870	$42,160	47%
47	OklahomaState	0.93	$37,340	$42,192	31%
48	South DakotaState	0.93	$38,230	$42,104	30%
49	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.93	$43,570	$42,097	44%
50	IowaState	0.92	$37,080	$41,570	31%
51	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.92	$47,480	$41,833	65%
52	Columbus, OHMetro	0.92	$39,150	$41,872	40%
53	North CarolinaState	0.91	$39,120	$41,441	40%
54	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$46,620	$41,330	51%
55	ConnecticutState	0.90	$43,680	$40,595	43%
56	LouisianaState	0.90	$36,890	$40,943	34%
57	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.90	$39,120	$40,835	46%
58	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$44,220	$40,756	55%
59	TennesseeState	0.88	$36,590	$39,989	41%
60	AlaskaState	0.87	$41,240	$39,540	40%
61	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.87	$38,110	$39,615	49%
62	NevadaState	0.85	$38,660	$38,583	45%
63	New YorkState	0.84	$42,910	$38,142	52%
64	VirginiaState	0.84	$39,350	$38,019	48%
65	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.81	$36,610	$36,794	49%
66	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.80	$43,420	$36,123	87%
67	IdahoState	0.78	$34,130	$35,368	42%
68	CaliforniaState	0.77	$38,770	$35,023	70%
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.71	$37,560	$32,240	72%

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