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Best Purchasing Power for Animal Scientists
Where Animal Scientists salaries stretch furthest relative to local prices — the highest purchasing power score cities.
25 cities rankedUpdated 2026
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Mcallen, TX
$62k
Purchasing Power Score
$0k/mo disposable
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Gulfport, MS
$58k
Purchasing Power Score
$0k/mo disposable
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High Point, NC
$64k
Purchasing Power Score
$0k/mo disposable
| # | City | Salary | Mo. Disposable | Cost Index | Purchasing Power Score | |
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| 🥇 | Mcallen, TX | $62,499 | $165 | 68 | 2.08× | Details → |
| 🥈 | Gulfport, MS | $57,586 | $145 | 68 | 1.99× | Details → |
| 🥉 | High Point, NC | $63,727 | $159 | 73 | 1.97× | Details → |
| 4 | Camden, NJ | $73,143 | $181 | 88 | 1.95× | Details → |
| 5 | Portland, ME | $61,680 | $151 | 75 | 1.93× | Details → |
| 6 | Schenectady, NY | $73,552 | $179 | 90 | 1.92× | Details → |
| 7 | Birmingham, AL | $55,949 | $133 | 70 | 1.88× | Details → |
| 8 | Youngstown, OH | $55,949 | $133 | 70 | 1.88× | Details → |
| 9 | Pontiac, MI | $62,089 | $146 | 78 | 1.87× | Details → |
| 10 | Council Bluffs, IA | $61,271 | $145 | 77 | 1.87× | Details → |
| 11 | Lorain, OH | $58,814 | $138 | 74 | 1.87× | Details → |
| 12 | Middletown, OH | $58,814 | $138 | 74 | 1.87× | Details → |
| 13 | Warren, MI | $62,089 | $145 | 76 | 1.86× | Details → |
| 14 | Salina, KS | $63,317 | $148 | 80 | 1.86× | Details → |
| 15 | Broken Arrow, OK | $60,861 | $142 | 75 | 1.85× | Details → |
| 16 | Flint, MI | $56,767 | $132 | 72 | 1.85× | Details → |
| 17 | Saginaw, MI | $56,767 | $132 | 72 | 1.85× | Details → |
| 18 | Albany, GA | $56,767 | $132 | 72 | 1.85× | Details → |
| 19 | Charleston, SC | $63,727 | $148 | 81 | 1.85× | Details → |
| 20 | Akron, OH | $58,814 | $136 | 73 | 1.84× | Details → |
| 21 | Toledo, OH | $55,130 | $128 | 68 | 1.84× | Details → |
| 22 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | $62,499 | $144 | 80 | 1.83× | Details → |
| 23 | Aberdeen, SD | $61,680 | $142 | 79 | 1.83× | Details → |
| 24 | Beloit, WI | $61,680 | $142 | 79 | 1.83× | Details → |
| 25 | Santa Fe, NM | $57,586 | $132 | 74 | 1.83× | Details → |
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