2026
Best cities for accountants to move to
387 metros with a published BLS OEWS May 2025 median, ranked by what is left after tax and rent. One adult, one bedroom. Parkersburg leaves $3,506 a month.
| Rank | Metro | Pay | Left over | Employment | LQ | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkersburg, WVAll jobs | $100,420 | $3,506/mo | 550 | 1.64 | — |
| 2 | Midland, TXAll jobs | $100,890 | $3,475/mo | 1,240 | 1.08 | — |
| 3 | Carson City, NVAll jobs | $93,560 | $2,925/mo | 240 | 0.82 | — |
| 4 | Boulder, COAll jobs | $99,990 | $2,848/mo | 2,380 | 1.33 | — |
| 5 | Longview, WAAll jobs | $93,130 | $2,835/mo | 250 | 0.66 | — |
| 6 | Midland, MIAll jobs | $91,790 | $2,825/mo | 450 | 1.30 | — |
| 7 | Walla Walla, WAAll jobs | $89,630 | $2,688/mo | 170 | 0.72 | — |
| 8 | Denver, COAll jobs | $100,020 | $2,687/mo | 22,720 | 1.51 | — |
| 9 | Ames, IAAll jobs | $79,320 | $2,668/mo | 530 | 1.02 | — |
| 10 | Spokane, WAAll jobs | $86,350 | $2,659/mo | 2,340 | 0.98 | — |
| 11 | Kennewick, WAAll jobs | $93,280 | $2,642/mo | 1,020 | 0.84 | — |
| 12 | Seattle, WAAll jobs | $99,370 | $2,635/mo | 22,100 | 1.14 | — |
| 13 | Springfield, ILAll jobs | $86,440 | $2,609/mo | 1,600 | 1.70 | — |
| 14 | Sioux Falls, SDAll jobs | $80,920 | $2,603/mo | 2,370 | 1.42 | — |
| 15 | Olympia, WAAll jobs | $94,470 | $2,587/mo | 1,330 | 1.09 | — |
| 16 | Charlotte, NCAll jobs | $92,910 | $2,580/mo | 16,820 | 1.33 | — |
| 17 | Houston, TXAll jobs | $85,090 | $2,549/mo | 28,400 | 0.93 | — |
| 18 | Casper, WYAll jobs | $83,890 | $2,516/mo | 390 | 1.03 | — |
| 19 | Davenport, IAAll jobs | $77,600 | $2,503/mo | 1,560 | 0.93 | — |
| 20 | Fargo, NDAll jobs | $76,420 | $2,501/mo | 1,580 | 1.14 | — |
| 21 | Wichita Falls, TXAll jobs | $76,050 | $2,453/mo | 310 | 0.59 | — |
| 22 | Amarillo, TXAll jobs | $76,200 | $2,429/mo | 1,070 | 0.93 | — |
| 23 | Rapid City, SDAll jobs | $79,270 | $2,422/mo | 840 | 1.22 | — |
| 24 | Tulsa, OKAll jobs | $81,320 | $2,391/mo | 5,110 | 1.20 | Tulsa Remote |
| 25 | Longview, TXAll jobs | $75,060 | $2,382/mo | 690 | 0.63 | — |
| 26 | Cedar Rapids, IAAll jobs | $77,180 | $2,377/mo | 1,190 | 0.91 | — |
| 27 | Lubbock, TXAll jobs | $74,390 | $2,366/mo | 960 | 0.61 | — |
| 28 | Waterbury, CTAll jobs | $93,010 | $2,365/mo | 1,230 | 0.82 | — |
| 29 | Beaumont, TXAll jobs | $76,680 | $2,360/mo | 840 | 0.55 | — |
| 30 | Grand Forks, NDAll jobs | $74,740 | $2,347/mo | 440 | 0.90 | — |
| 31 | Wausau, WIAll jobs | $77,680 | $2,342/mo | 530 | 0.81 | Basecamp Greater Wausau |
| 32 | Odessa, TXAll jobs | $80,260 | $2,341/mo | 550 | 0.73 | — |
| 33 | Austin, TXAll jobs | $83,120 | $2,335/mo | 12,480 | 1.03 | — |
| 34 | Sherman, TXAll jobs | $75,650 | $2,334/mo | 260 | 0.53 | — |
| 35 | Greeley, COAll jobs | $87,240 | $2,333/mo | 1,160 | 1.04 | — |
| 36 | San Antonio, TXAll jobs | $78,650 | $2,332/mo | 8,360 | 0.80 | — |
| 37 | Iowa City, IAAll jobs | $75,100 | $2,329/mo | 790 | 0.90 | — |
| 38 | Durham, NCAll jobs | $85,090 | $2,322/mo | 3,060 | 0.96 | — |
| 39 | Wichita, KSAll jobs | $79,270 | $2,322/mo | 3,120 | 1.08 | — |
| 40 | Fort Collins, COAll jobs | $89,340 | $2,320/mo | 1,860 | 1.18 | — |
| 41 | Trenton, NJAll jobs | $99,550 | $2,320/mo | 2,890 | 1.29 | — |
| 42 | Mount Vernon, WAAll jobs | $92,920 | $2,315/mo | 400 | 0.82 | — |
| 43 | Des Moines, IAAll jobs | $79,290 | $2,313/mo | 4,850 | 1.29 | — |
| 44 | Appleton, WIAll jobs | $80,360 | $2,310/mo | 1,020 | 0.88 | — |
| 45 | Hartford, CTAll jobs | $95,940 | $2,309/mo | 6,780 | 1.21 | — |
| 46 | Jackson, MIAll jobs | $81,470 | $2,308/mo | 500 | 0.95 | — |
| 47 | Kingsport, TNAll jobs | $75,940 | $2,305/mo | 780 | 0.70 | — |
| 48 | Yakima, WAAll jobs | $82,380 | $2,305/mo | 600 | 0.66 | — |
| 49 | Bismarck, NDAll jobs | $76,910 | $2,304/mo | 780 | 1.17 | — |
| 50 | Wenatchee, WAAll jobs | $87,770 | $2,299/mo | 410 | 0.85 | — |
| 51 | Memphis, TNAll jobs | $76,960 | $2,298/mo | 4,390 | 0.77 | West Memphis (MakeMyMove) |
| 52 | Dubuque, IAAll jobs | $74,140 | $2,296/mo | 450 | 0.83 | — |
| 53 | Rocky Mount, NCAll jobs | $76,960 | $2,290/mo | 360 | 0.71 | — |
| 54 | Dallas, TXAll jobs | $82,620 | $2,283/mo | 37,450 | 0.99 | — |
| 55 | Lawrence, KSAll jobs | $79,050 | $2,283/mo | 400 | 0.82 | — |
| 56 | Sheboygan, WIAll jobs | $80,330 | $2,283/mo | 390 | 0.68 | — |
| 57 | Waterloo, IAAll jobs | $73,530 | $2,266/mo | 540 | 0.69 | — |
| 58 | Akron, OHAll jobs | $78,540 | $2,263/mo | 2,840 | 0.95 | — |
| 59 | Providence, RIAll jobs | $95,020 | $2,263/mo | 8,250 | 1.24 | — |
| 60 | Decatur, ILAll jobs | $76,720 | $2,247/mo | 260 | 0.60 | — |
| 61 | New Haven, CTAll jobs | $94,960 | $2,234/mo | 2,000 | 0.76 | — |
| 62 | Kokomo, INAll jobs | $77,520 | $2,223/mo | 170 | 0.52 | — |
| 63 | Bremerton, WAAll jobs | $88,250 | $2,214/mo | 580 | 0.66 | — |
| 64 | Killeen, TXAll jobs | $73,270 | $2,211/mo | 730 | 0.52 | — |
| 65 | Green Bay, WIAll jobs | $77,720 | $2,210/mo | 1,490 | 0.91 | — |
| 66 | Sioux City, IAAll jobs | $78,650 | $2,208/mo | 520 | 0.74 | — |
| 67 | Peoria, ILAll jobs | $79,540 | $2,204/mo | 1,350 | 0.87 | — |
| 68 | Sierra Vista, AZAll jobs | $75,780 | $2,204/mo | 190 | 0.58 | — |
| 69 | Rochester, MNAll jobs | $83,960 | $2,200/mo | 760 | 0.66 | — |
| 70 | Cleveland, OHAll jobs | $80,000 | $2,199/mo | 10,740 | 1.12 | — |
| 71 | Victoria, TXAll jobs | $74,270 | $2,199/mo | 230 | 0.64 | — |
| 72 | Jacksonville, FLAll jobs | $79,960 | $2,191/mo | 6,890 | 0.97 | — |
| 73 | Waco, TXAll jobs | $76,140 | $2,191/mo | 860 | 0.71 | — |
| 74 | Burlington, NCAll jobs | $80,320 | $2,186/mo | 430 | 0.68 | — |
| 75 | Mankato, MNAll jobs | $76,660 | $2,182/mo | 400 | 0.77 | — |
| 76 | Washington, DCAll jobs | $102,140 | $2,182/mo | 41,470 | 1.42 | — |
| 77 | Lansing, MIAll jobs | $79,210 | $2,181/mo | 2,270 | 1.12 | — |
| 78 | Wildwood, FLAll jobs | $77,300 | $2,176/mo | 180 | 0.47 | — |
| 79 | St. Cloud, MNAll jobs | $77,720 | $2,175/mo | 800 | 0.82 | — |
| 80 | Corpus Christi, TXAll jobs | $75,580 | $2,174/mo | 1,070 | 0.60 | — |
| 81 | Minot, NDAll jobs | $73,510 | $2,174/mo | 310 | 1.01 | — |
| 82 | Morristown, TNAll jobs | $72,810 | $2,170/mo | 240 | 0.54 | — |
| 83 | Chattanooga, TNAll jobs | $76,680 | $2,169/mo | 1,940 | 0.77 | — |
| 84 | Springfield, MAAll jobs | $92,010 | $2,169/mo | 1,720 | 0.92 | — |
| 85 | Greensboro, NCAll jobs | $80,170 | $2,166/mo | 3,300 | 0.97 | — |
| 86 | Dayton, OHAll jobs | $79,030 | $2,162/mo | 2,640 | 0.76 | — |
| 87 | La Crosse, WIAll jobs | $76,680 | $2,159/mo | 630 | 0.80 | — |
| 88 | Oklahoma City, OKAll jobs | $77,280 | $2,157/mo | 6,700 | 1.06 | — |
| 89 | Buffalo, NYAll jobs | $82,120 | $2,153/mo | 4,870 | 0.98 | — |
| 90 | Monroe, LAAll jobs | $73,840 | $2,147/mo | 510 | 0.63 | — |
| 91 | Columbus, OHAll jobs | $81,700 | $2,140/mo | 11,410 | 1.11 | — |
| 92 | Fond du Lac, WIAll jobs | $76,860 | $2,137/mo | 330 | 0.81 | Fond du Lac County (MakeMyMove) |
| 93 | Albuquerque, NMAll jobs | $79,880 | $2,131/mo | 3,260 | 0.87 | — |
| 94 | Bellingham, WAAll jobs | $85,450 | $2,130/mo | 870 | 1.02 | — |
| 95 | Binghamton, NYAll jobs | $82,500 | $2,129/mo | 670 | 0.74 | — |
| 96 | Tucson, AZAll jobs | $76,320 | $2,126/mo | 2,570 | 0.71 | — |
| 97 | Bloomington, ILAll jobs | $76,510 | $2,124/mo | 750 | 0.91 | — |
| 98 | Elmira, NYAll jobs | $79,540 | $2,121/mo | 190 | 0.60 | — |
| 99 | Colorado Springs, COAll jobs | $85,000 | $2,120/mo | 2,580 | 0.87 | — |
| 100 | Springfield, MOAll jobs | $73,020 | $2,120/mo | 2,070 | 1.00 | — |
| 101 | Worcester, MAAll jobs | $94,070 | $2,120/mo | 3,090 | 0.95 | — |
| 102 | Cincinnati, OHAll jobs | $80,640 | $2,118/mo | 10,050 | 0.98 | — |
| 103 | Eau Claire, WIAll jobs | $76,380 | $2,116/mo | 670 | 0.84 | — |
| 104 | Las Vegas, NVAll jobs | $80,530 | $2,111/mo | 4,680 | 0.44 | — |
| 105 | Toledo, OHAll jobs | $77,400 | $2,107/mo | 2,130 | 0.78 | — |
| 106 | Evansville, INAll jobs | $77,440 | $2,105/mo | 1,050 | 0.84 | — |
| 107 | Elkhart, INAll jobs | $77,420 | $2,100/mo | 990 | 0.83 | — |
| 108 | Lynchburg, VAAll jobs | $78,990 | $2,100/mo | 680 | 0.75 | — |
| 109 | Duluth, MNAll jobs | $77,400 | $2,098/mo | 940 | 0.81 | — |
| 110 | Lafayette, INAll jobs | $77,740 | $2,096/mo | 570 | 0.60 | — |
| 111 | Oshkosh, WIAll jobs | $77,580 | $2,093/mo | 690 | 0.79 | — |
| 112 | Tyler, TXAll jobs | $72,900 | $2,090/mo | 800 | 0.74 | — |
| 113 | Huntsville, ALAll jobs | $79,220 | $2,086/mo | 3,010 | 1.21 | — |
| 114 | Winston-Salem, NCAll jobs | $78,950 | $2,084/mo | 2,030 | 0.80 | — |
| 115 | Youngstown, OHAll jobs | $73,080 | $2,083/mo | 1,150 | 0.77 | — |
| 116 | Minneapolis, MNAll jobs | $86,500 | $2,082/mo | 21,820 | 1.20 | — |
| 117 | Weirton, WVAll jobs | $71,490 | $2,081/mo | 200 | 0.59 | — |
| 118 | New Orleans, LAAll jobs | $77,940 | $2,078/mo | 3,740 | 0.90 | — |
| 119 | Farmington, NMAll jobs | $76,100 | $2,075/mo | 240 | 0.55 | — |
| 120 | Yuma, AZAll jobs | $76,300 | $2,074/mo | 390 | 0.60 | — |
| 121 | Pueblo, COAll jobs | $78,340 | $2,067/mo | 420 | 0.72 | — |
| 122 | Clarksville, TNAll jobs | $72,760 | $2,064/mo | 510 | 0.53 | — |
| 123 | Ogden, UTAll jobs | $82,010 | $2,064/mo | 1,650 | 0.65 | — |
| 124 | Janesville, WIAll jobs | $77,100 | $2,063/mo | 500 | 0.77 | — |
| 125 | Saginaw, MIAll jobs | $76,310 | $2,061/mo | 790 | 1.06 | — |
| 126 | College Station, TXAll jobs | $71,810 | $2,060/mo | 810 | 0.65 | — |
| 127 | Fayetteville, NCAll jobs | $78,560 | $2,060/mo | 800 | 0.65 | — |
| 128 | South Bend, INAll jobs | $77,940 | $2,059/mo | 1,020 | 0.83 | — |
| 129 | San Angelo, TXAll jobs | $71,950 | $2,048/mo | 360 | 0.78 | — |
| 130 | Sandusky, OHAll jobs | $74,360 | $2,048/mo | 260 | 0.56 | — |
| 131 | Raleigh, NCAll jobs | $81,950 | $2,046/mo | 9,190 | 1.33 | — |
| 132 | Albany, GAAll jobs | $73,980 | $2,044/mo | 390 | 0.72 | — |
| 133 | Rochester, NYAll jobs | $80,890 | $2,038/mo | 4,370 | 0.95 | — |
| 134 | Pittsfield, MAAll jobs | $84,640 | $2,037/mo | 480 | 0.91 | — |
| 135 | Owensboro, KYAll jobs | $77,800 | $2,035/mo | 250 | 0.53 | — |
| 136 | Joplin, MOAll jobs | $72,560 | $2,027/mo | 560 | 0.69 | — |
| 137 | Barnstable Town, MAAll jobs | $96,110 | $2,026/mo | 760 | 0.86 | — |
| 138 | Cape Coral, FLAll jobs | $79,420 | $2,024/mo | 2,440 | 0.86 | — |
| 139 | Bridgeport, CTAll jobs | $102,020 | $2,023/mo | 5,000 | 1.33 | — |
| 140 | Kansas City, MOAll jobs | $80,040 | $2,022/mo | 11,260 | 1.10 | — |
| 141 | Kalamazoo, MIAll jobs | $77,140 | $2,021/mo | 1,060 | 0.93 | — |
| 142 | Columbus, INAll jobs | $78,740 | $2,018/mo | 330 | 0.71 | — |
| 143 | Lawton, OKAll jobs | $71,520 | $2,017/mo | 280 | 0.71 | — |
| 144 | Sumter, SCAll jobs | $78,460 | $2,017/mo | 150 | 0.47 | — |
| 145 | Texarkana, TXAll jobs | $69,440 | $2,016/mo | 320 | 0.60 | — |
| 146 | Topeka, KSAll jobs | $76,280 | $2,015/mo | 1,420 | 1.32 | Choose Topeka |
| 147 | Atlanta, GAAll jobs | $85,820 | $2,011/mo | 30,150 | 1.12 | — |
| 148 | Cheyenne, WYAll jobs | $74,050 | $2,009/mo | 700 | 1.55 | — |
| 149 | St. Louis, MOAll jobs | $78,880 | $2,009/mo | 13,610 | 1.09 | — |
| 150 | Canton, OHAll jobs | $72,170 | $2,007/mo | 1,100 | 0.72 | — |
| 151 | Portland, ORAll jobs | $92,200 | $2,007/mo | 10,100 | 0.90 | — |
| 152 | Bloomington, INAll jobs | $76,640 | $2,003/mo | 480 | 0.70 | — |
| 153 | Albany, NYAll jobs | $84,660 | $2,002/mo | 4,680 | 1.12 | — |
| 154 | Battle Creek, MIAll jobs | $76,030 | $2,000/mo | 340 | 0.66 | — |
| 155 | Phoenix, AZAll jobs | $80,820 | $2,000/mo | 21,360 | 0.96 | — |
| 156 | Fayetteville, ARAll jobs | $77,190 | $1,999/mo | 1,980 | 0.77 | Northwest Arkansas Life Works Here (Closed) |
| 157 | Richmond, VAAll jobs | $84,220 | $1,988/mo | 7,920 | 1.29 | — |
| 158 | Milwaukee, WIAll jobs | $80,290 | $1,987/mo | 7,960 | 1.04 | — |
| 159 | Omaha, NEAll jobs | $77,030 | $1,986/mo | 5,170 | 1.11 | — |
| 160 | Wheeling, WVAll jobs | $72,110 | $1,985/mo | 380 | 0.70 | — |
| 161 | Columbia, MOAll jobs | $73,070 | $1,983/mo | 930 | 0.92 | — |
| 162 | Salt Lake City, UTAll jobs | $82,100 | $1,981/mo | 8,660 | 1.12 | — |
| 163 | Houma, LAAll jobs | $74,620 | $1,979/mo | 480 | 0.62 | — |
| 164 | Syracuse, NYAll jobs | $82,230 | $1,976/mo | 2,710 | 0.97 | — |
| 165 | North Port, FLAll jobs | $81,090 | $1,971/mo | 2,780 | 0.88 | — |
| 166 | Monroe, MIAll jobs | $76,080 | $1,956/mo | 290 | 0.77 | — |
| 167 | Reno, NVAll jobs | $82,370 | $1,956/mo | 1,480 | 0.58 | — |
| 168 | Birmingham, ALAll jobs | $78,660 | $1,955/mo | 7,790 | 1.61 | — |
| 169 | Lewiston, IDAll jobs | $77,790 | $1,955/mo | 150 | 0.56 | — |
| 170 | Amherst Town, MAAll jobs | $84,390 | $1,954/mo | 490 | 0.80 | — |
| 171 | Asheville, NCAll jobs | $80,400 | $1,954/mo | 1,540 | 0.91 | — |
| 172 | Indianapolis, INAll jobs | $79,290 | $1,950/mo | 11,210 | 1.09 | — |
| 173 | Muncie, INAll jobs | $71,820 | $1,950/mo | 270 | 0.64 | Muncie (MakeMyMove) |
| 174 | Utica, NYAll jobs | $79,830 | $1,948/mo | 1,040 | 0.95 | — |
| 175 | Madison, WIAll jobs | $81,130 | $1,943/mo | 4,440 | 1.17 | — |
| 176 | Flint, MIAll jobs | $74,500 | $1,935/mo | 860 | 0.69 | — |
| 177 | Knoxville, TNAll jobs | $75,380 | $1,934/mo | 3,240 | 0.82 | — |
| 178 | Cleveland, TNAll jobs | $71,840 | $1,933/mo | 180 | 0.45 | — |
| 179 | Rockford, ILAll jobs | $75,260 | $1,929/mo | 850 | 0.67 | — |
| 180 | Gainesville, FLAll jobs | $75,820 | $1,923/mo | 1,010 | 0.71 | — |
| 181 | Sebring, FLAll jobs | $71,490 | $1,923/mo | 150 | 0.58 | — |
| 182 | Nashville, TNAll jobs | $78,080 | $1,918/mo | 11,290 | 1.10 | — |
| 183 | Paducah, KYAll jobs | $73,650 | $1,916/mo | 280 | 0.59 | Paducah Remote Workers Incentive |
| 184 | Sacramento, CAAll jobs | $92,110 | $1,916/mo | 13,170 | 1.31 | — |
| 185 | Pensacola, FLAll jobs | $76,410 | $1,914/mo | 1,170 | 0.66 | — |
| 186 | Fort Wayne, INAll jobs | $75,250 | $1,910/mo | 1,640 | 0.78 | — |
| 187 | Ithaca, NYAll jobs | $83,800 | $1,910/mo | 370 | 0.82 | — |
| 188 | Homosassa Springs, FLAll jobs | $72,600 | $1,909/mo | 200 | 0.61 | — |
| 189 | Crestview, FLAll jobs | $79,510 | $1,906/mo | 840 | 0.72 | — |
| 190 | Detroit, MIAll jobs | $80,650 | $1,906/mo | 19,390 | 1.09 | — |
| 191 | Gulfport, MSAll jobs | $76,380 | $1,905/mo | 860 | 0.59 | — |
| 192 | Lakeland, FLAll jobs | $76,820 | $1,904/mo | 1,740 | 0.70 | — |
| 193 | Springfield, OHAll jobs | $71,420 | $1,904/mo | 270 | 0.63 | — |
| 194 | Warner Robins, GAAll jobs | $78,560 | $1,902/mo | 390 | 0.55 | — |
| 195 | Baton Rouge, LAAll jobs | $73,070 | $1,901/mo | 3,410 | 0.89 | — |
| 196 | Bay City, MIAll jobs | $73,320 | $1,901/mo | 260 | 0.82 | — |
| 197 | Racine, WIAll jobs | $77,520 | $1,901/mo | 540 | 0.77 | — |
| 198 | St. Joseph, MOAll jobs | $67,480 | $1,899/mo | 340 | 0.67 | — |
| 199 | Vineland, NJAll jobs | $82,960 | $1,893/mo | 330 | 0.57 | — |
| 200 | Goldsboro, NCAll jobs | $75,000 | $1,892/mo | 230 | 0.61 | — |
| 201 | Glens Falls, NYAll jobs | $80,340 | $1,891/mo | 390 | 0.84 | — |
| 202 | Jackson, TNAll jobs | $71,980 | $1,891/mo | 520 | 0.66 | — |
| 203 | Naples, FLAll jobs | $84,570 | $1,880/mo | 1,430 | 0.88 | — |
| 204 | Niles, MIAll jobs | $75,140 | $1,878/mo | 400 | 0.72 | — |
| 205 | Michigan City, INAll jobs | $72,550 | $1,872/mo | 310 | 0.80 | — |
| 206 | Hickory, NCAll jobs | $77,490 | $1,871/mo | 1,040 | 0.72 | — |
| 207 | Roanoke, VAAll jobs | $77,240 | $1,871/mo | 1,200 | 0.83 | — |
| 208 | Lexington, KYAll jobs | $77,780 | $1,869/mo | 1,830 | 0.68 | — |
| 209 | Punta Gorda, FLAll jobs | $74,800 | $1,868/mo | 400 | 0.75 | — |
| 210 | Louisville, KYAll jobs | $76,320 | $1,864/mo | 4,590 | 0.72 | — |
| 211 | Morgantown, WVAll jobs | $71,740 | $1,864/mo | 490 | 0.78 | Ascend WV |
| 212 | Staunton, VAAll jobs | $77,300 | $1,861/mo | 320 | 0.67 | — |
| 213 | Lexington Park, MDAll jobs | $91,240 | $1,858/mo | 360 | 0.55 | — |
| 214 | Ocala, FLAll jobs | $74,370 | $1,850/mo | 730 | 0.64 | — |
| 215 | Decatur, ALAll jobs | $72,030 | $1,849/mo | 530 | 0.93 | — |
| 216 | Fairbanks, AKAll jobs | $82,500 | $1,845/mo | 170 | 0.51 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend |
| 217 | Muskegon, MIAll jobs | $75,480 | $1,844/mo | 300 | 0.51 | — |
| 218 | Greenville, NCAll jobs | $75,140 | $1,834/mo | 550 | 0.73 | — |
| 219 | Abilene, TXAll jobs | $75,410 | $1,832/mo | 550 | 0.78 | — |
| 220 | Anchorage, AKAll jobs | $82,150 | $1,831/mo | 1,160 | 0.70 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend |
| 221 | Elizabethtown, KYAll jobs | $74,020 | $1,830/mo | 250 | 0.52 | — |
| 222 | Harrisburg, PAAll jobs | $76,510 | $1,829/mo | 3,210 | 1.03 | — |
| 223 | Beckley, WVAll jobs | $72,120 | $1,828/mo | 220 | 0.54 | Ascend WV |
| 224 | Idaho Falls, IDAll jobs | $74,410 | $1,828/mo | 420 | 0.55 | — |
| 225 | Greenville, SCAll jobs | $76,870 | $1,827/mo | 2,890 | 0.71 | — |
| 226 | Dalton, GAAll jobs | $77,410 | $1,826/mo | 450 | 0.74 | — |
| 227 | Pittsburgh, PAAll jobs | $76,940 | $1,826/mo | 10,430 | 1.00 | — |
| 228 | Vallejo, CAAll jobs | $95,800 | $1,826/mo | 690 | 0.51 | — |
| 229 | Lima, OHAll jobs | $72,980 | $1,824/mo | 300 | 0.64 | — |
| 230 | Philadelphia, PAAll jobs | $85,990 | $1,824/mo | 29,370 | 1.09 | — |
| 231 | Macon, GAAll jobs | $74,870 | $1,823/mo | 640 | 0.72 | — |
| 232 | Huntington, WVAll jobs | $70,840 | $1,818/mo | 850 | 0.65 | — |
| 233 | Spartanburg, SCAll jobs | $77,080 | $1,817/mo | 800 | 0.52 | — |
| 234 | Enid, OKAll jobs | $68,710 | $1,815/mo | 160 | 0.72 | — |
| 235 | Augusta, GAAll jobs | $76,710 | $1,813/mo | 1,280 | 0.59 | — |
| 236 | Ann Arbor, MIAll jobs | $80,040 | $1,806/mo | 1,580 | 0.77 | — |
| 237 | Mansfield, OHAll jobs | $67,280 | $1,806/mo | 260 | 0.58 | — |
| 238 | Palm Bay, FLAll jobs | $75,860 | $1,804/mo | 2,110 | 0.92 | — |
| 239 | Rome, GAAll jobs | $74,640 | $1,801/mo | 240 | 0.57 | — |
| 240 | Grand Rapids, MIAll jobs | $76,270 | $1,799/mo | 5,670 | 1.02 | — |
| 241 | Orlando, FLAll jobs | $78,630 | $1,799/mo | 10,410 | 0.79 | — |
| 242 | Salem, ORAll jobs | $87,480 | $1,799/mo | 1,510 | 0.86 | — |
| 243 | Billings, MTAll jobs | $75,780 | $1,794/mo | 790 | 0.90 | — |
| 244 | Grand Junction, COAll jobs | $76,870 | $1,794/mo | 640 | 1.02 | — |
| 245 | Johnstown, PAAll jobs | $69,870 | $1,793/mo | 380 | 0.84 | — |
| 246 | Charlottesville, VAAll jobs | $81,530 | $1,783/mo | 1,100 | 1.03 | — |
| 247 | Napa, CAAll jobs | $99,640 | $1,783/mo | 520 | 0.72 | — |
| 248 | Champaign, ILAll jobs | $69,670 | $1,782/mo | 730 | 0.74 | — |
| 249 | Tampa, FLAll jobs | $78,990 | $1,782/mo | 14,770 | 1.09 | — |
| 250 | Watertown, NYAll jobs | $77,470 | $1,781/mo | 220 | 0.59 | — |
| 251 | Sebastian, FLAll jobs | $78,130 | $1,775/mo | 390 | 0.72 | — |
| 252 | McAllen, TXAll jobs | $64,470 | $1,768/mo | 1,430 | 0.52 | — |
| 253 | Prescott Valley, AZAll jobs | $77,770 | $1,768/mo | 500 | 0.74 | — |
| 254 | Jacksonville, NCAll jobs | $73,740 | $1,762/mo | 360 | 0.73 | — |
| 255 | York, PAAll jobs | $75,160 | $1,762/mo | 1,400 | 0.82 | — |
| 256 | Wilmington, NCAll jobs | $77,920 | $1,760/mo | 1,520 | 0.85 | — |
| 257 | Deltona, FLAll jobs | $73,730 | $1,757/mo | 1,390 | 0.68 | — |
| 258 | Manchester, NHAll jobs | $83,660 | $1,753/mo | 2,110 | 1.13 | — |
| 259 | Brownsville, TXAll jobs | $66,440 | $1,749/mo | 690 | 0.47 | — |
| 260 | Eagle Pass, TXAll jobs | $65,900 | $1,749/mo | 80 | 0.46 | — |
| 261 | Blacksburg, VAAll jobs | $74,800 | $1,747/mo | 490 | 0.71 | — |
| 262 | Cape Girardeau, MOAll jobs | $64,010 | $1,743/mo | 320 | 0.77 | — |
| 263 | Savannah, GAAll jobs | $79,790 | $1,743/mo | 1,360 | 0.74 | — |
| 264 | El Paso, TXAll jobs | $65,990 | $1,742/mo | 2,120 | 0.67 | — |
| 265 | Slidell, LAAll jobs | $72,490 | $1,739/mo | 770 | 0.84 | — |
| 266 | Shreveport, LAAll jobs | $70,420 | $1,738/mo | 1,250 | 0.82 | — |
| 267 | Jefferson City, MOAll jobs | $64,040 | $1,737/mo | 1,120 | 1.50 | — |
| 268 | Helena, MTAll jobs | $76,700 | $1,736/mo | 580 | 1.39 | — |
| 269 | Columbus, GAAll jobs | $73,640 | $1,728/mo | 840 | 0.78 | — |
| 270 | Redding, CAAll jobs | $78,990 | $1,728/mo | 490 | 0.74 | — |
| 271 | Erie, PAAll jobs | $70,000 | $1,723/mo | 970 | 0.87 | — |
| 272 | Pinehurst, NCAll jobs | $75,750 | $1,707/mo | 370 | 0.93 | — |
| 273 | Alexandria, LAAll jobs | $64,530 | $1,705/mo | 400 | 0.72 | — |
| 274 | Reading, PAAll jobs | $75,550 | $1,688/mo | 1,230 | 0.75 | — |
| 275 | Valdosta, GAAll jobs | $73,420 | $1,682/mo | 310 | 0.62 | — |
| 276 | Manhattan, KSAll jobs | $65,900 | $1,681/mo | 470 | 0.94 | — |
| 277 | Jonesboro, ARAll jobs | $66,000 | $1,678/mo | 320 | 0.57 | — |
| 278 | El Centro, CAAll jobs | $76,280 | $1,676/mo | 300 | 0.50 | — |
| 279 | Bowling Green, KYAll jobs | $71,540 | $1,675/mo | 390 | 0.51 | — |
| 280 | Tuscaloosa, ALAll jobs | $71,690 | $1,673/mo | 960 | 0.95 | — |
| 281 | Baltimore, MDAll jobs | $85,160 | $1,672/mo | 13,550 | 1.07 | — |
| 282 | Lancaster, PAAll jobs | $76,110 | $1,671/mo | 1,990 | 0.85 | — |
| 283 | Gettysburg, PAAll jobs | $72,080 | $1,669/mo | 230 | 0.79 | — |
| 284 | Logan, UTAll jobs | $71,990 | $1,669/mo | 520 | 0.83 | — |
| 285 | Great Falls, MTAll jobs | $72,510 | $1,667/mo | 280 | 0.81 | — |
| 286 | Atlantic City, NJAll jobs | $83,040 | $1,665/mo | 910 | 0.58 | — |
| 287 | Montgomery, ALAll jobs | $75,040 | $1,662/mo | 2,530 | 1.64 | — |
| 288 | Las Cruces, NMAll jobs | $67,470 | $1,661/mo | 480 | 0.65 | — |
| 289 | Provo, UTAll jobs | $75,700 | $1,660/mo | 3,020 | 1.06 | — |
| 290 | Lebanon, PAAll jobs | $74,190 | $1,656/mo | 330 | 0.65 | — |
| 291 | Williamsport, PAAll jobs | $69,880 | $1,656/mo | 340 | 0.73 | — |
| 292 | Athens, GAAll jobs | $75,900 | $1,651/mo | 570 | 0.64 | — |
| 293 | Chambersburg, PAAll jobs | $70,490 | $1,650/mo | 370 | 0.66 | — |
| 294 | Port St. Lucie, FLAll jobs | $79,430 | $1,649/mo | 1,170 | 0.73 | — |
| 295 | Mobile, ALAll jobs | $72,130 | $1,647/mo | 2,010 | 1.25 | — |
| 296 | Florence, ALAll jobs | $67,600 | $1,643/mo | 460 | 0.88 | Remote Shoals (Closed) |
| 297 | Chico, CAAll jobs | $77,680 | $1,642/mo | 420 | 0.58 | — |
| 298 | Lake Charles, LAAll jobs | $70,050 | $1,642/mo | 600 | 0.63 | — |
| 299 | Winchester, VAAll jobs | $77,660 | $1,639/mo | 590 | 0.93 | — |
| 300 | Merced, CAAll jobs | $80,420 | $1,638/mo | 360 | 0.49 | — |
| 301 | Hanford, CAAll jobs | $78,300 | $1,637/mo | 210 | 0.45 | — |
| 302 | Brunswick, GAAll jobs | $75,060 | $1,634/mo | 270 | 0.62 | — |
| 303 | Kenosha, WIAll jobs | $78,840 | $1,634/mo | 570 | 0.81 | — |
| 304 | San Jose, CAAll jobs | $121,700 | $1,632/mo | 13,180 | 1.25 | — |
| 305 | Virginia Beach, VAAll jobs | $79,450 | $1,632/mo | 6,160 | 0.87 | — |
| 306 | Laredo, TXAll jobs | $63,410 | $1,630/mo | 510 | 0.50 | — |
| 307 | Johnson City, TNAll jobs | $64,710 | $1,629/mo | 510 | 0.67 | — |
| 308 | Kankakee, ILAll jobs | $71,610 | $1,624/mo | 210 | 0.53 | — |
| 309 | Yuba City, CAAll jobs | $78,530 | $1,623/mo | 280 | 0.60 | — |
| 310 | Kingston, NYAll jobs | $80,560 | $1,621/mo | 470 | 0.85 | — |
| 311 | Anniston, ALAll jobs | $66,260 | $1,620/mo | 340 | 0.83 | — |
| 312 | Lafayette, LAAll jobs | $67,630 | $1,620/mo | 1,100 | 0.65 | — |
| 313 | Little Rock, ARAll jobs | $65,810 | $1,620/mo | 2,620 | 0.78 | — |
| 314 | San Francisco, CAAll jobs | $110,730 | $1,614/mo | 25,170 | 1.14 | — |
| 315 | Bakersfield, CAAll jobs | $79,620 | $1,612/mo | 1,870 | 0.59 | — |
| 316 | Missoula, MTAll jobs | $72,920 | $1,611/mo | 600 | 0.95 | — |
| 317 | Gadsden, ALAll jobs | $63,250 | $1,603/mo | 280 | 0.90 | — |
| 318 | Santa Rosa, CAAll jobs | $94,690 | $1,603/mo | 1,740 | 0.91 | — |
| 319 | Flagstaff, AZAll jobs | $77,980 | $1,595/mo | 380 | 0.61 | — |
| 320 | Panama City, FLAll jobs | $71,820 | $1,592/mo | 560 | 0.66 | — |
| 321 | Boise, IDAll jobs | $76,700 | $1,588/mo | 3,140 | 0.86 | — |
| 322 | Allentown, PAAll jobs | $78,430 | $1,586/mo | 2,500 | 0.71 | — |
| 323 | Visalia, CAAll jobs | $79,400 | $1,580/mo | 870 | 0.55 | — |
| 324 | Modesto, CAAll jobs | $83,560 | $1,577/mo | 1,200 | 0.66 | — |
| 325 | Hammond, LAAll jobs | $66,090 | $1,574/mo | 250 | 0.56 | — |
| 326 | Grand Island, NEAll jobs | $68,090 | $1,573/mo | 300 | 0.81 | — |
| 327 | Fort Smith, ARAll jobs | $62,990 | $1,563/mo | 520 | 0.59 | — |
| 328 | Gainesville, GAAll jobs | $75,200 | $1,559/mo | 750 | 0.78 | — |
| 329 | Charleston, SCAll jobs | $79,350 | $1,558/mo | 2,600 | 0.71 | — |
| 330 | Lincoln, NEAll jobs | $65,170 | $1,551/mo | 2,130 | 1.25 | — |
| 331 | Hilton Head Island, SCAll jobs | $77,610 | $1,549/mo | 470 | 0.62 | — |
| 332 | Chicago, ILAll jobs | $82,360 | $1,546/mo | 41,360 | 0.98 | — |
| 333 | Norwich, CTAll jobs | $82,530 | $1,546/mo | 740 | 0.63 | — |
| 334 | Dothan, ALAll jobs | $67,330 | $1,544/mo | 610 | 1.08 | — |
| 335 | Myrtle Beach, SCAll jobs | $74,520 | $1,539/mo | 850 | 0.62 | — |
| 336 | Bangor, MEAll jobs | $75,640 | $1,530/mo | 400 | 0.59 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 337 | Lake Havasu City, AZAll jobs | $67,780 | $1,523/mo | 280 | 0.54 | — |
| 338 | Medford, ORAll jobs | $81,210 | $1,518/mo | 600 | 0.72 | — |
| 339 | Harrisonburg, VAAll jobs | $76,530 | $1,517/mo | 450 | 0.74 | — |
| 340 | Burlington, VTAll jobs | $82,510 | $1,503/mo | 1,040 | 0.93 | — |
| 341 | Boston, MAAll jobs | $100,150 | $1,495/mo | 37,150 | 1.47 | — |
| 342 | Hagerstown, MDAll jobs | $75,250 | $1,487/mo | 660 | 0.66 | Ascend WV |
| 343 | Florence, SCAll jobs | $72,040 | $1,486/mo | 470 | 0.57 | — |
| 344 | Traverse City, MIAll jobs | $74,820 | $1,486/mo | 610 | 0.95 | — |
| 345 | Kiryas Joel, NYAll jobs | $88,900 | $1,483/mo | 1,860 | 0.74 | — |
| 346 | Scranton, PAAll jobs | $70,480 | $1,481/mo | 1,640 | 0.69 | — |
| 347 | Lewiston, MEAll jobs | $75,980 | $1,479/mo | 320 | 0.72 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 348 | Albany, ORAll jobs | $81,970 | $1,477/mo | 200 | 0.46 | — |
| 349 | State College, PAAll jobs | $73,040 | $1,475/mo | 460 | 0.71 | — |
| 350 | Bend, ORAll jobs | $86,030 | $1,473/mo | 750 | 0.74 | — |
| 351 | Fresno, CAAll jobs | $78,690 | $1,473/mo | 2,810 | 0.63 | — |
| 352 | Pocatello, IDAll jobs | $65,330 | $1,462/mo | 170 | 0.47 | — |
| 353 | Auburn, ALAll jobs | $72,570 | $1,461/mo | 680 | 1.00 | — |
| 354 | Jackson, MSAll jobs | $70,720 | $1,448/mo | 2,590 | 1.03 | — |
| 355 | Terre Haute, INAll jobs | $63,170 | $1,441/mo | 510 | 0.85 | — |
| 356 | Columbia, SCAll jobs | $69,210 | $1,436/mo | 3,260 | 0.89 | — |
| 357 | Grants Pass, ORAll jobs | $78,070 | $1,433/mo | 130 | 0.45 | — |
| 358 | Altoona, PAAll jobs | $65,690 | $1,408/mo | 490 | 0.90 | — |
| 359 | Charleston, WVAll jobs | $66,560 | $1,403/mo | 890 | 0.93 | — |
| 360 | Bozeman, MTAll jobs | $77,400 | $1,398/mo | 800 | 1.19 | — |
| 361 | Stockton, CAAll jobs | $83,570 | $1,392/mo | 1,420 | 0.53 | — |
| 362 | Santa Fe, NMAll jobs | $72,780 | $1,386/mo | 620 | 1.08 | — |
| 363 | San Luis Obispo, CAAll jobs | $88,160 | $1,376/mo | 860 | 0.76 | — |
| 364 | Daphne, ALAll jobs | $71,230 | $1,357/mo | 820 | 1.01 | — |
| 365 | Dover, DEAll jobs | $72,730 | $1,344/mo | 710 | 1.12 | — |
| 366 | Eugene, ORAll jobs | $79,930 | $1,336/mo | 1,120 | 0.76 | — |
| 367 | Hot Springs, ARAll jobs | $59,770 | $1,328/mo | 190 | 0.52 | — |
| 368 | Corvallis, ORAll jobs | $77,200 | $1,325/mo | 210 | 0.59 | — |
| 369 | Coeur d'Alene, IDAll jobs | $71,230 | $1,310/mo | 380 | 0.56 | — |
| 370 | Hattiesburg, MSAll jobs | $65,320 | $1,306/mo | 350 | 0.61 | — |
| 371 | San Diego, CAAll jobs | $96,340 | $1,292/mo | 13,450 | 0.94 | — |
| 372 | Salisbury, MDAll jobs | $76,300 | $1,265/mo | 390 | 0.77 | — |
| 373 | Santa Maria, CAAll jobs | $91,610 | $1,253/mo | 1,510 | 0.80 | — |
| 374 | St. George, UTAll jobs | $70,530 | $1,245/mo | 530 | 0.63 | — |
| 375 | Tallahassee, FLAll jobs | $61,840 | $1,234/mo | 2,450 | 1.41 | — |
| 376 | Oxnard, CAAll jobs | $90,340 | $1,181/mo | 2,530 | 0.84 | — |
| 377 | Riverside, CAAll jobs | $83,920 | $1,178/mo | 9,240 | 0.58 | — |
| 378 | Portland, MEAll jobs | $79,790 | $1,166/mo | 1,780 | 0.66 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 379 | Miami, FLAll jobs | $80,920 | $1,161/mo | 30,950 | 1.18 | — |
| 380 | Los Angeles, CAAll jobs | $94,360 | $1,158/mo | 70,640 | 1.21 | — |
| 381 | Salinas, CAAll jobs | $83,810 | $1,129/mo | 1,050 | 0.60 | — |
| 382 | Hinesville, GAAll jobs | $67,800 | $1,123/mo | 80 | 0.45 | — |
| 383 | Twin Falls, IDAll jobs | $63,460 | $1,034/mo | 180 | 0.39 | — |
| 384 | New York, NYAll jobs | $105,650 | $947/mo | 111,930 | 1.27 | — |
| 385 | Santa Cruz, CAAll jobs | $84,920 | $653/mo | 740 | 0.81 | — |
| 386 | Kahului, HIAll jobs | $78,630 | $316/mo | 440 | 0.64 | — |
| 387 | Honolulu, HIAll jobs | $74,990 | $94/mo | 3,590 | 0.86 | — |
Location quotient compares this job's share of local employment with its share nationwide. Above 1.00 means the job is a larger share of local work. Rank is leftover only.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation
5 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.
- Director of Financial Operations/Comptroller
U.S. Coast Guard · $151,661–$228,000 a year
Washington, DC · Washington, DC · Closes October 27, 2026
- Accountant
Central Intelligence Agency · $76,726–$133,964 a year
Washington, DC · Washington, DC · Closes January 31, 2027
- IG Auditor/Program Analyst
Central Intelligence Agency · $75,972–$185,234 a year
Washington, DC · Washington, DC · Closes January 31, 2027
- Auditor
Office of the Director of National Intelligence · $70,623–$91,815 a year
McLean, VA · Washington, DC · Closes September 9, 2027
- Auditor
Office of the Director of National Intelligence · $57,736–$75,059 a year
McLean, VA · Washington, DC · Closes September 13, 2027
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By money left each month for one adult in a one-bedroom, after tax and rent, at the BLS OEWS May 2025 median wage for that metro. Cities without a published metro median are left off. Employment and location quotient are shown beside the rank. They do not change the order.
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