Best Cities for Web and Digital Interface Designerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where web and digital interface designerss 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	1.61	$201,260	$167,438	19%
2	CaliforniaState	1.18	$136,110	$122,954	20%
3	WashingtonState	1.17	$130,480	$121,603	17%
4	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.17	$118,190	$122,097	16%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$133,760	$117,025	20%
6	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.08	$120,640	$111,911	18%
7	GeorgiaState	1.07	$103,810	$111,146	16%
8	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$100,960	$109,739	16%
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.05	$99,450	$109,046	15%
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.04	$122,270	$107,727	25%
11	New YorkState	1.03	$120,990	$107,547	18%
12	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$104,160	$107,381	15%
13	TexasState	1.03	$102,650	$107,374	16%
14	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$104,150	$107,150	18%
15	MassachusettsState	1.01	$113,540	$104,645	24%
16	New HampshireState	1.01	$111,150	$104,858	17%
17	Rhode IslandState	1.01	$105,990	$105,463	17%
18	North CarolinaState	1.00	$97,990	$103,803	16%
19	WisconsinState	0.99	$95,340	$103,294	14%
20	Columbus, OHMetro	0.99	$96,010	$102,684	16%
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$104,840	$101,295	18%
22	UtahState	0.96	$99,990	$99,790	18%
23	OregonState	0.95	$102,220	$99,243	19%
24	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.95	$94,290	$98,424	19%
25	ArizonaState	0.93	$98,070	$97,195	18%
26	District of ColumbiaState	0.91	$107,650	$94,182	23%
27	DelawareState	0.89	$93,880	$92,950	17%
28	OhioState	0.89	$83,360	$92,212	15%
29	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.89	$85,900	$92,865	16%
30	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.88	$96,760	$91,456	21%
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$106,550	$91,459	26%
32	ColoradoState	0.87	$95,880	$90,968	23%
33	ConnecticutState	0.85	$94,660	$87,974	20%
34	IllinoisState	0.85	$85,710	$87,998	18%
35	MarylandState	0.85	$96,760	$88,608	21%
36	South CarolinaState	0.85	$80,930	$87,967	19%
37	KentuckyState	0.84	$77,000	$87,006	15%
38	MichiganState	0.84	$81,010	$87,768	17%
39	New JerseyState	0.84	$95,310	$87,601	23%
40	OklahomaState	0.83	$76,440	$86,373	15%
41	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.83	$97,000	$85,993	25%
42	West VirginiaState	0.82	$71,880	$85,368	14%
43	MinnesotaState	0.81	$82,650	$84,337	19%
44	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.81	$82,480	$83,736	25%
45	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.79	$81,730	$82,141	22%
46	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.78	$75,690	$81,563	20%
47	MissouriState	0.77	$70,970	$80,102	18%
48	MontanaState	0.77	$77,030	$79,907	18%
49	NevadaState	0.77	$80,120	$79,960	22%
50	KansasState	0.75	$70,620	$78,467	18%
51	FloridaState	0.74	$77,730	$76,581	27%
52	IowaState	0.74	$69,060	$77,422	17%
53	LouisianaState	0.73	$68,790	$76,349	18%
54	VirginiaState	0.72	$77,140	$74,531	25%
55	NebraskaState	0.69	$65,520	$71,607	19%
56	WyomingState	0.69	$67,020	$72,065	18%
57	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.69	$77,730	$71,641	31%
58	IndianaState	0.67	$63,430	$70,088	20%
59	North DakotaState	0.67	$64,260	$69,395	18%
60	TennesseeState	0.67	$63,510	$69,410	24%
61	AlaskaState	0.66	$71,300	$68,360	23%
62	IdahoState	0.64	$64,250	$66,580	22%
63	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.63	$63,510	$66,019	29%
64	AlabamaState	0.57	$51,860	$59,541	22%
65	New MexicoState	0.56	$53,300	$57,935	24%
66	MississippiState	0.55	$48,550	$57,252	22%

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