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Best Purchasing Power for Surgeons
Where Surgeons salaries stretch furthest relative to local prices — the highest purchasing power score cities.
25 cities rankedUpdated 2026
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Edinburg, TX
$215k
Purchasing Power Score
$1k/mo disposable
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Pasadena, TX
$215k
Purchasing Power Score
$1k/mo disposable
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Baytown, TX
$215k
Purchasing Power Score
$1k/mo disposable
| # | City | Salary | Mo. Disposable | Cost Index | Purchasing Power Score | |
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| 🥇 | Edinburg, TX | $215,010 | $913 | 82 | 6.16× | Details → |
| 🥈 | Pasadena, TX | $215,010 | $910 | 81 | 6.05× | Details → |
| 🥉 | Baytown, TX | $215,010 | $900 | 88 | 5.74× | Details → |
| 4 | Mcallen, TX | $169,607 | $708 | 68 | 5.64× | Details → |
| 5 | Mesquite, TX | $215,010 | $896 | 87 | 5.63× | Details → |
| 6 | Arlington, TX | $215,010 | $893 | 88 | 5.53× | Details → |
| 7 | Fort Worth, TX | $215,010 | $892 | 89 | 5.50× | Details → |
| 8 | Waxahachie, TX | $215,010 | $891 | 92 | 5.48× | Details → |
| 9 | Garland, TX | $215,010 | $890 | 90 | 5.44× | Details → |
| 10 | New Braunfels, TX | $215,010 | $889 | 90 | 5.43× | Details → |
| 11 | Conroe, TX | $215,010 | $889 | 90 | 5.42× | Details → |
| 12 | Gulfport, MS | $156,275 | $645 | 68 | 5.40× | Details → |
| 13 | Grand Prairie, TX | $215,010 | $887 | 91 | 5.36× | Details → |
| 14 | League City, TX | $215,010 | $886 | 91 | 5.35× | Details → |
| 15 | High Point, NC | $172,939 | $713 | 73 | 5.34× | Details → |
| 16 | Camden, NJ | $198,492 | $816 | 88 | 5.30× | Details → |
| 17 | Mansfield, TX | $215,010 | $883 | 96 | 5.26× | Details → |
| 18 | Portland, ME | $167,385 | $687 | 75 | 5.24× | Details → |
| 19 | Pearland, TX | $215,010 | $881 | 93 | 5.23× | Details → |
| 20 | Pflugerville, TX | $215,010 | $881 | 97 | 5.21× | Details → |
| 21 | Schenectady, NY | $199,602 | $818 | 90 | 5.21× | Details → |
| 22 | Denton, TX | $215,010 | $878 | 95 | 5.15× | Details → |
| 23 | Birmingham, AL | $151,831 | $619 | 70 | 5.09× | Details → |
| 24 | Youngstown, OH | $151,831 | $619 | 70 | 5.09× | Details → |
| 25 | Irving, TX | $215,010 | $875 | 96 | 5.08× | Details → |
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