Best Cities for Tutorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where tutorss 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	WyomingState	2.04	$82,290	$88,484	14%
2	Rhode IslandState	1.79	$77,850	$77,463	23%
3	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.51	$62,950	$65,437	30%
4	MississippiState	1.35	$49,610	$58,502	22%
5	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.32	$64,710	$57,013	47%
6	MassachusettsState	1.29	$60,900	$56,129	44%
7	TennesseeState	1.27	$50,280	$54,951	30%
8	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.23	$56,200	$53,119	36%
9	VermontState	1.21	$53,920	$52,605	32%
10	West VirginiaState	1.21	$44,070	$52,340	23%
11	GeorgiaState	1.17	$47,380	$50,728	36%
12	New HampshireState	1.17	$53,790	$50,745	35%
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.16	$54,230	$50,306	40%
14	MaineState	1.15	$49,880	$49,980	31%
15	North DakotaState	1.15	$46,190	$49,881	25%
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.15	$48,180	$49,773	40%
17	MarylandState	1.12	$52,810	$48,361	38%
18	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.12	$44,210	$48,476	33%
19	OhioState	1.11	$43,610	$48,241	29%
20	ConnecticutState	1.08	$50,350	$46,794	37%
21	OregonState	1.08	$48,280	$46,874	40%
22	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$44,320	$46,263	41%
23	MinnesotaState	1.05	$44,800	$45,714	34%
24	ColoradoState	1.04	$47,420	$44,991	47%
25	North CarolinaState	1.04	$42,390	$44,905	37%
26	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.04	$44,650	$44,874	40%
27	WisconsinState	1.03	$41,340	$44,789	31%
28	AlaskaState	1.02	$45,990	$44,094	36%
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.00	$48,730	$43,200	49%
30	MontanaState	0.99	$41,380	$42,925	33%
31	South DakotaState	0.98	$38,760	$42,687	30%
32	WashingtonState	0.98	$45,360	$42,274	50%
33	Columbus, OHMetro	0.98	$39,820	$42,588	39%
34	IndianaState	0.97	$38,090	$42,088	33%
35	NebraskaState	0.97	$38,470	$42,044	33%
36	New YorkState	0.97	$47,100	$41,867	47%
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.97	$50,350	$41,889	75%
38	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$41,160	$41,787	50%
39	IowaState	0.95	$36,790	$41,244	31%
40	AlabamaState	0.94	$35,500	$40,758	32%
41	CaliforniaState	0.94	$45,100	$40,741	60%
42	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.94	$37,660	$40,582	41%
43	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.94	$37,640	$40,913	42%
44	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.94	$46,550	$40,726	57%
45	MichiganState	0.93	$37,380	$40,498	36%
46	New MexicoState	0.92	$36,660	$39,848	34%
47	VirginiaState	0.91	$40,750	$39,372	46%
48	New JerseyState	0.90	$42,270	$38,851	51%
49	OklahomaState	0.90	$34,510	$38,994	34%
50	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$45,400	$38,970	60%
51	ArizonaState	0.89	$38,940	$38,593	46%
52	IllinoisState	0.89	$37,400	$38,398	42%
53	KentuckyState	0.89	$34,240	$38,689	34%
54	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.89	$35,710	$38,605	40%
55	KansasState	0.88	$34,170	$37,967	36%
56	LouisianaState	0.86	$33,780	$37,492	37%
57	PennsylvaniaState	0.86	$36,270	$37,392	43%
58	FloridaState	0.85	$37,310	$36,759	55%
59	IdahoState	0.84	$34,990	$36,259	41%
60	MissouriState	0.84	$32,270	$36,422	38%
61	South CarolinaState	0.83	$33,220	$36,109	45%
62	ArkansasState	0.82	$30,830	$35,724	34%
63	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.82	$34,660	$35,658	55%
64	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.82	$38,500	$35,484	64%
65	TexasState	0.81	$33,620	$35,167	49%
66	UtahState	0.81	$35,190	$35,120	51%
67	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.79	$35,660	$34,454	54%
68	HawaiiState	0.77	$36,590	$33,264	78%
69	DelawareState	0.76	$33,240	$32,911	49%
70	NevadaState	0.70	$30,420	$30,359	57%

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