Best Cities for Telemarketerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where telemarketerss 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	1.50	$48,010	$53,344	26%
2	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.45	$49,240	$51,399	37%
3	ColoradoState	1.28	$47,670	$45,228	46%
4	ConnecticutState	1.18	$45,200	$42,007	42%
5	CaliforniaState	1.17	$46,000	$41,554	59%
6	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.17	$40,040	$41,364	48%
7	MassachusettsState	1.16	$44,650	$41,152	61%
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.16	$44,160	$40,965	49%
9	IdahoState	1.15	$39,400	$40,829	36%
10	MinnesotaState	1.15	$39,850	$40,663	39%
11	OregonState	1.15	$42,060	$40,835	45%
12	South CarolinaState	1.14	$37,090	$40,315	41%
13	AlabamaState	1.13	$34,840	$40,000	33%
14	Columbus, OHMetro	1.13	$37,460	$40,064	41%
15	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.13	$39,850	$40,050	45%
16	West VirginiaState	1.12	$33,370	$39,632	30%
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$44,650	$39,339	69%
18	KentuckyState	1.10	$34,450	$38,927	33%
19	OhioState	1.10	$35,290	$39,038	36%
20	GeorgiaState	1.09	$36,020	$38,565	47%
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.08	$37,320	$38,395	51%
22	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.08	$35,450	$38,200	43%
23	ArizonaState	1.06	$37,750	$37,413	48%
24	IowaState	1.06	$33,640	$37,713	34%
25	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.05	$34,030	$37,314	43%
26	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.05	$34,290	$37,272	46%
27	New YorkState	1.04	$41,400	$36,800	54%
28	WashingtonState	1.04	$39,670	$36,971	57%
29	North CarolinaState	1.03	$34,380	$36,419	45%
30	UtahState	1.03	$36,610	$36,537	49%
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.03	$42,450	$36,438	64%
32	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.03	$43,740	$36,389	86%
33	New JerseyState	1.02	$39,370	$36,186	55%
34	VirginiaState	1.02	$37,440	$36,174	50%
35	WisconsinState	1.02	$33,260	$36,035	39%
36	MichiganState	1.01	$33,040	$35,796	41%
37	TexasState	1.01	$34,290	$35,868	48%
38	FloridaState	0.99	$35,570	$35,044	58%
39	IndianaState	0.98	$31,550	$34,862	40%
40	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.98	$39,670	$34,707	66%
41	NevadaState	0.97	$34,290	$34,222	51%
42	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$33,900	$34,416	61%
43	NebraskaState	0.96	$31,200	$34,098	40%
44	ArkansasState	0.95	$29,060	$33,673	36%
45	MissouriState	0.95	$29,840	$33,679	42%
46	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.94	$32,170	$33,441	58%
47	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.93	$35,870	$33,060	68%
48	MaineState	0.92	$32,610	$32,675	48%
49	MarylandState	0.92	$35,590	$32,592	57%
50	LouisianaState	0.91	$28,910	$32,087	44%
51	TennesseeState	0.91	$29,470	$32,208	51%
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$36,200	$32,092	66%
53	IllinoisState	0.90	$31,200	$32,033	50%
54	OklahomaState	0.86	$26,880	$30,373	43%
55	PennsylvaniaState	0.83	$28,430	$29,309	55%
56	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.82	$26,990	$29,178	52%
57	New HampshireState	0.81	$30,530	$28,802	62%
58	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.77	$28,430	$27,469	67%
59	MississippiState	0.72	$21,540	$25,401	50%
60	North DakotaState	0.71	$23,440	$25,313	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).