Best Cities for Training and Development Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where training and development managerss 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	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.44	$230,020	$191,364	16%
2	DelawareState	1.28	$172,340	$170,634	9%
3	New YorkState	1.15	$171,400	$152,356	13%
4	WashingtonState	1.14	$163,360	$152,246	14%
5	AlabamaState	1.11	$128,750	$147,819	9%
6	New JerseyState	1.11	$160,540	$147,555	13%
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$168,240	$147,192	16%
8	KansasState	1.09	$130,330	$144,811	10%
9	OhioState	1.07	$128,440	$142,080	10%
10	CaliforniaState	1.06	$156,260	$141,156	17%
11	GeorgiaState	1.06	$132,120	$141,456	13%
12	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$130,310	$140,420	12%
13	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.05	$134,750	$139,205	14%
14	South DakotaState	1.03	$124,150	$136,729	9%
15	New MexicoState	1.02	$124,290	$135,098	10%
16	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.02	$123,280	$135,175	12%
17	ConnecticutState	1.01	$145,070	$134,823	13%
18	IllinoisState	1.01	$130,610	$134,097	12%
19	MinnesotaState	1.01	$131,680	$134,367	12%
20	North CarolinaState	1.01	$126,200	$133,686	12%
21	WisconsinState	1.01	$123,640	$133,954	11%
22	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.01	$133,520	$134,191	13%
23	ColoradoState	1.00	$139,980	$132,808	16%
24	IdahoState	1.00	$128,120	$132,767	11%
25	New HampshireState	1.00	$141,360	$133,358	13%
26	VirginiaState	1.00	$137,520	$132,870	14%
27	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.00	$127,110	$132,683	14%
28	TennesseeState	0.99	$121,030	$132,273	12%
29	Columbus, OHMetro	0.99	$123,690	$132,289	13%
30	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.99	$128,110	$131,800	15%
31	South CarolinaState	0.98	$119,460	$129,848	13%
32	TexasState	0.98	$124,280	$130,000	13%
33	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$135,450	$130,870	14%
34	MichiganState	0.97	$118,630	$128,527	11%
35	KentuckyState	0.96	$112,750	$127,401	10%
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$143,640	$127,340	17%
37	PennsylvaniaState	0.95	$122,150	$125,928	13%
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.95	$136,120	$126,271	16%
39	ArizonaState	0.94	$125,770	$124,648	14%
40	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.94	$115,050	$125,054	14%
41	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$123,710	$125,594	17%
42	District of ColumbiaState	0.93	$141,710	$123,981	18%
43	MissouriState	0.93	$109,250	$123,307	11%
44	North DakotaState	0.93	$114,020	$123,132	10%
45	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.93	$119,120	$123,825	16%
46	OregonState	0.92	$126,570	$122,883	15%
47	UtahState	0.92	$122,630	$122,385	15%
48	VermontState	0.92	$124,990	$121,941	14%
49	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$142,180	$122,043	19%
50	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$113,020	$122,184	13%
51	IowaState	0.91	$108,330	$121,446	11%
52	LouisianaState	0.90	$107,670	$119,501	12%
53	ArkansasState	0.89	$101,830	$117,995	10%
54	FloridaState	0.88	$118,290	$116,542	17%
55	MaineState	0.88	$117,170	$117,405	13%
56	OklahomaState	0.88	$104,020	$117,537	11%
57	IndianaState	0.87	$105,130	$116,166	12%
58	NebraskaState	0.87	$105,710	$115,530	12%
59	Rhode IslandState	0.87	$116,590	$116,010	15%
60	MarylandState	0.84	$121,920	$111,648	17%
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.83	$119,660	$110,286	20%
62	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.82	$114,770	$108,478	18%
63	HawaiiState	0.78	$113,400	$103,091	25%
64	MississippiState	0.78	$88,030	$103,809	12%
65	MontanaState	0.77	$98,950	$102,645	14%
66	AlaskaState	0.76	$105,430	$101,083	16%
67	NevadaState	0.74	$99,110	$98,912	18%

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