Best Cities for Tellerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where tellerss 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	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.15	$45,110	$49,463	32%
2	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.11	$45,910	$47,923	39%
3	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.11	$46,940	$47,655	44%
4	North CarolinaState	1.10	$44,830	$47,489	35%
5	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.09	$45,360	$46,860	43%
6	South CarolinaState	1.07	$42,280	$45,957	36%
7	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.06	$45,500	$45,729	39%
8	MinnesotaState	1.05	$44,190	$45,092	35%
9	Rhode IslandState	1.05	$45,300	$45,075	40%
10	AlaskaState	1.04	$46,770	$44,842	35%
11	ArizonaState	1.04	$45,250	$44,846	40%
12	DelawareState	1.04	$45,340	$44,891	36%
13	FloridaState	1.04	$45,580	$44,906	45%
14	GeorgiaState	1.04	$41,690	$44,636	41%
15	NevadaState	1.04	$44,980	$44,890	39%
16	WashingtonState	1.03	$47,670	$44,427	48%
17	ColoradoState	1.02	$46,060	$43,700	48%
18	IdahoState	1.02	$42,380	$43,917	34%
19	OhioState	1.02	$39,810	$44,038	31%
20	MississippiState	1.01	$36,810	$43,408	29%
21	New JerseyState	1.01	$47,210	$43,392	46%
22	VirginiaState	1.01	$45,120	$43,594	42%
23	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.01	$46,050	$43,526	44%
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.01	$45,130	$43,604	42%
25	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$40,200	$43,459	35%
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.01	$49,880	$43,640	53%
27	AlabamaState	1.00	$37,350	$42,882	31%
28	ConnecticutState	1.00	$46,320	$43,048	41%
29	IowaState	1.00	$38,450	$43,105	30%
30	MaineState	1.00	$42,890	$42,976	36%
31	MassachusettsState	1.00	$46,900	$43,226	58%
32	OregonState	1.00	$44,440	$43,146	43%
33	VermontState	1.00	$44,030	$42,956	39%
34	WisconsinState	1.00	$39,640	$42,947	33%
35	IndianaState	0.99	$38,730	$42,796	33%
36	MichiganState	0.99	$39,240	$42,514	34%
37	North DakotaState	0.99	$39,300	$42,441	30%
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$46,110	$42,774	47%
39	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.99	$39,260	$42,674	40%
40	CaliforniaState	0.98	$46,900	$42,367	58%
41	KentuckyState	0.98	$37,210	$42,045	31%
42	MarylandState	0.98	$46,010	$42,134	44%
43	South DakotaState	0.98	$38,460	$42,357	30%
44	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.98	$45,540	$41,972	54%
45	NebraskaState	0.97	$38,140	$41,683	33%
46	New HampshireState	0.97	$44,460	$41,943	43%
47	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$47,520	$41,868	65%
48	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.97	$50,090	$41,672	75%
49	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.97	$46,880	$41,560	51%
50	ArkansasState	0.96	$35,710	$41,379	30%
51	MissouriState	0.96	$36,650	$41,366	34%
52	PennsylvaniaState	0.96	$40,200	$41,443	39%
53	WyomingState	0.96	$38,290	$41,172	31%
54	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.96	$38,470	$41,455	40%
55	KansasState	0.95	$36,840	$40,933	34%
56	New MexicoState	0.95	$37,680	$40,957	33%
57	West VirginiaState	0.95	$34,560	$41,045	29%
58	OklahomaState	0.94	$35,840	$40,497	32%
59	Columbus, OHMetro	0.94	$37,840	$40,471	41%
60	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.94	$39,270	$40,401	48%
61	District of ColumbiaState	0.93	$45,590	$39,886	55%
62	HawaiiState	0.93	$43,910	$39,918	65%
63	TennesseeState	0.93	$36,750	$40,164	41%
64	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.93	$38,510	$40,031	48%
65	IllinoisState	0.92	$38,670	$39,702	41%
66	LouisianaState	0.92	$35,680	$39,600	35%
67	MontanaState	0.92	$38,080	$39,502	36%
68	New YorkState	0.92	$44,400	$39,467	50%
69	TexasState	0.92	$38,050	$39,801	44%
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$46,350	$39,785	59%
71	UtahState	0.89	$38,370	$38,293	47%

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