| Area | Mean | Cost of living | COL as % of Salary |
| Ocala, FL MSA |
$33,360
|
$29,684
|
89.0
|
| Pine Bluff, AR MSA |
$31,790
|
$28,409
|
89.4
|
| Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA |
$31,480
|
$28,410
|
90.2
|
| Jonesboro, AR MSA |
$30,120
|
$27,414
|
91.0
|
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA |
$35,560
|
$32,625
|
91.7
|
| Florence, AL MSA |
$29,940
|
$27,508
|
91.9
|
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
$35,090
|
$32,341
|
92.2
|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA |
$34,660
|
$32,067
|
92.5
|
| Pensacola, FL MSA |
$34,640
|
$32,212
|
93.0
|
| Panama City, FL MSA |
$33,840
|
$31,558
|
93.3
|
| Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA |
$31,180
|
$29,096
|
93.3
|
| Dothan, AL MSA |
$33,000
|
$30,811
|
93.4
|
| Huntsville, AL MSA |
$43,260
|
$40,458
|
93.5
|
| Pocatello, ID MSA |
$34,630
|
$32,384
|
93.5
|
| Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
$36,870
|
$34,540
|
93.7
|
| Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA |
$36,760
|
$34,655
|
94.3
|
| Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA |
$43,140
|
$40,765
|
94.5
|
| Anniston, AL MSA |
$32,420
|
$30,659
|
94.6
|
| Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA |
$31,690
|
$29,964
|
94.6
|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
$35,750
|
$33,871
|
94.7
|
| Gadsden, AL MSA |
$30,730
|
$29,256
|
95.2
|
| Dover, DE MSA |
$36,790
|
$35,180
|
95.6
|
| Naples, FL MSA |
$37,610
|
$35,956
|
95.6
|
| Decatur, AL MSA |
$33,340
|
$32,388
|
97.1
|
| Gainesville, FL MSA |
$38,290
|
$37,265
|
97.3
|
| Merced, CA MSA |
$36,210
|
$35,255
|
97.4
|
| Albany, GA MSA |
$32,960
|
$32,197
|
97.7
|
| Athens, GA MSA |
$35,170
|
$34,505
|
98.1
|
| Daytona Beach, FL MSA |
$33,160
|
$32,521
|
98.1
|
| Punta Gorda, FL MSA |
$34,820
|
$34,220
|
98.3
|
| Tallahassee, FL MSA |
$37,790
|
$37,190
|
98.4
|
| Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA |
$35,260
|
$34,741
|
98.5
|
| Yuma, AZ MSA |
$30,280
|
$29,864
|
98.6
|
| Mobile, AL MSA |
$34,380
|
$33,940
|
98.7
|
| Tuscaloosa, AL MSA |
$33,240
|
$32,798
|
98.7
|
| Montgomery, AL MSA |
$34,880
|
$34,513
|
98.9
|
| Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA |
$39,230
|
$38,935
|
99.2
|
| Savannah, GA MSA |
$35,520
|
$35,317
|
99.4
|
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
$37,530
|
$37,367
|
99.6
|
| Orlando, FL MSA |
$36,330
|
$36,242
|
99.8
|
| Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA |
$35,980
|
$35,985
|
100.0
|
| Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA |
$36,810
|
$36,888
|
100.2
|
| Boise City, ID MSA |
$37,420
|
$37,521
|
100.3
|
| Bakersfield, CA MSA |
$38,150
|
$38,252
|
100.3
|
| Macon, GA MSA |
$34,260
|
$34,423
|
100.5
|
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA |
$33,700
|
$34,135
|
101.3
|
| Yuba City, CA MSA |
$40,020
|
$40,537
|
101.3
|
| Birmingham, AL MSA |
$37,700
|
$38,242
|
101.4
|
| Tucson, AZ MSA |
$37,860
|
$38,429
|
101.5
|
| Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA |
$36,870
|
$37,701
|
102.3
|
| Chico-Paradise, CA MSA |
$36,440
|
$37,318
|
102.4
|
| Jacksonville, FL MSA |
$37,690
|
$38,689
|
102.7
|
| Colorado Springs, CO MSA |
$40,960
|
$42,309
|
103.3
|
| Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA |
$35,640
|
$36,822
|
103.3
|
| Miami, FL PMSA |
$39,270
|
$40,556
|
103.3
|
| Pueblo, CO MSA |
$34,240
|
$35,420
|
103.4
|
| Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA |
$38,990
|
$40,481
|
103.8
|
| Fresno, CA MSA |
$38,180
|
$39,706
|
104.0
|
| Modesto, CA MSA |
$38,560
|
$40,359
|
104.7
|
| Atlanta, GA MSA |
$42,170
|
$44,223
|
104.9
|
| Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA |
$39,270
|
$41,233
|
105.0
|
| Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA |
$33,370
|
$35,180
|
105.4
|
| Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA |
$39,250
|
$41,356
|
105.4
|
| Redding, CA MSA |
$38,120
|
$40,267
|
105.6
|
| Columbus, GA-AL MSA |
$33,210
|
$35,369
|
106.5
|
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
$38,360
|
$40,935
|
106.7
|
| Greeley, CO PMSA |
$37,090
|
$39,699
|
107.0
|
| Chicago, IL PMSA |
$45,710
|
$49,199
|
107.6
|
| Denver, CO PMSA |
$45,610
|
$49,100
|
107.7
|
| Grand Junction, CO MSA |
$36,550
|
$39,418
|
107.8
|
| Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA |
$45,730
|
$49,340
|
107.9
|
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA |
$39,960
|
$43,227
|
108.2
|
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
$39,980
|
$43,544
|
108.9
|
| Sacramento, CA PMSA |
$45,010
|
$49,271
|
109.5
|
| Yolo County, CA PMSA |
$45,010
|
$49,271
|
109.5
|
| San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA |
$39,290
|
$43,170
|
109.9
|
| Hartford, CT MSA |
$48,650
|
$54,574
|
112.2
|
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA |
$42,630
|
$48,338
|
113.4
|
| New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA |
$45,930
|
$52,668
|
114.7
|
| Waterbury, CT PMSA |
$41,710
|
$47,914
|
114.9
|
| Worcester, MA-CT PMSA |
$43,440
|
$50,104
|
115.3
|
| New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA |
$41,140
|
$47,447
|
115.3
|
| Ventura, CA PMSA |
$45,010
|
$51,980
|
115.5
|
| Bridgeport, CT PMSA |
$53,050
|
$61,441
|
115.8
|
| Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA |
$53,050
|
$61,441
|
115.8
|
| Santa Rosa, CA PMSA |
$45,370
|
$52,605
|
115.9
|
| Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA |
$54,840
|
$64,170
|
117.0
|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA |
$45,390
|
$53,159
|
117.1
|
| San Diego, CA MSA |
$45,210
|
$53,355
|
118.0
|
| Anchorage, AK MSA |
$46,730
|
$55,340
|
118.4
|
| Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA |
$50,780
|
$60,156
|
118.5
|
| Orange County, CA PMSA |
$45,820
|
$54,403
|
118.7
|
| Oakland, CA PMSA |
$51,220
|
$62,521
|
122.1
|
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA |
$42,160
|
$51,577
|
122.3
|
| Danbury, CT PMSA |
$44,390
|
$55,006
|
123.9
|
| Salinas, CA MSA |
$39,850
|
$49,355
|
123.9
|
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA |
$43,260
|
$54,434
|
125.8
|
| San Jose, CA PMSA |
$61,720
|
$83,070
|
134.6
|
| San Francisco, CA PMSA |
$57,810
|
$80,670
|
139.5
|
| Honolulu, HI MSA |
$41,250
|
$57,665
|
139.8
|
|
Currency: U.S. Dollars | Last Update: May 21, 2008
| Total Enterprises in Survey: 3,685 |
| Source: ERI Economic Research Instititue
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