NALP, Buying Power Index Class of 2011:
| City | Median Salary | Salary Required to Yield NYC Buying Power | Buying Power Index |
| Dallas, TX | $135,000 | $70,350 | 1.919 |
| Wilmington, DE | 145,000 | 79,710 | 1.819 |
| Houston, TX | 115,000 | 65,670 | 1.751 |
| Charlotte, NC | 115,000 | 68,230 | 1.686 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 160,000 | 97,110 | 1.648 |
| Boston, MA | 160,000 | 100,400 | 1.594 |
| Costa Mesa, CA | 160,000 | 104,350 | 1.533 |
| Washington, DC | 160,000 | 104,790 | 1.527 |
| Nashville, TN | 100,000 | 65,960 | 1.516 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 97,500 | 65,375 | 1.484 |
| Detroit, MI | 100,000 | 68,520 | 1.459 |
| Menlo Park, CA | 160,000 | 109,910 | 1.456 |
| Mountain View, CA | 160,000 | 109,910 | 1.456 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 160,000 | 109,910 | 1.456 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 100,000 | 69,320 | 1.443 |
| Austin, TX | 97,500 | 67,790 | 1.438 |
| Newark, NJ | 135,000 | 95,940 | 1.407 |
| Cleveland, OH | 104,000 | 74,150 | 1.403 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 97,000 | 69,180 | 1.402 |
| Birmingham, AL | 90,000 | 64,790 | 1.389 |
| Irvine, CA | 140,000 | 104,350 | 1.342 |
| New Orleans | 93,000 | 69,910 | 1.330 |
| Denver, CO | 100,000 | 76,780 | 1.302 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 91,250 | 70,570 | 1.293 |
| Seattle, WA | 110,000 | 85,630 | 1.285 |
| Atlanta, GA | 90,000 | 71,150 | 1.265 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 102,000 | 80,880 | 1.261 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 115,000 | 91,410 | 1.258 |
| Ft. Worth, TX | 85,000 | 68,080 | 1.249 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 89,000 | 72,610 | 1.226 |
| San Francisco, CA | 145,000 | 118,980 | 1.219 |
| Chicago, IL | 100,000 | 83,880 | 1.192 |
| Kansas City, MO | 85,000 | 72,690 | 1.169 |
| Tampa, FL | 76,500 | 67,130 | 1.140 |
| St. Louis, MO | 75,000 | 66,620 | 1.126 |
| Louisville, KY | 75,000 | 67,060 | 1.119 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 75,000 | 68,230 | 1.099 |
| Hartford, CT | 98,500 | 90,530 | 1.088 |
| Des Moines, IA | 72,000 | 66,690 | 1.080 |
| Charleston, WV | 73,500 | 68,885 | 1.060 |
| Richmond, VA | 77,500 | 73,200 | 1.059 |
| Alexandria, VA | 110,000 | 104,790 | 1.050 |
| San Antonio, TX | 71,000 | 68,080 | 1.043 |
| Memphis, TN | 65,000 | 62,815 | 1.035 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 75,000 | 73,200 | 1.025 |
| Raleigh, NC | 70,000 | 68,590 | 1.021 |
| New York, NY | 160,000 | 160,000 | 1.000 |
| Wichita, KS | 63,000 | 67,420 | 0.934 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 64,000 | 68,665 | 0.932 |
| Omaha, NE | 60,000 | 65,375 | 0.918 |
| Miami, FL | 70,000 | 78,320 | 0.894 |
| San Diego, CA | 85,000 | 95,500 | 0.890 |
| Madison, WI | 69,000 | 79,050 | 0.873 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 60,000 | 69,180 | 0.867 |
| W. Palm Beach, FL | 70,500 | 81,170 | 0.862 |
| Columbia, SC | 60,000 | 69,835 | 0.859 |
| Baltimore, MD | 74,000 | 87,090 | 0.850 |
| Okla. City, OK | 56,250 | 66,180 | 0.850 |
| Oakland, CA | 84,000 | 99,450 | 0.845 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 57,500 | 68,450 | 0.840 |
| Tulsa, OK | 55,000 | 65,810 | 0.836 |
| Knoxville, TN | 54,250 | 65,300 | 0.831 |
| Southfield, MI | 56,000 | 68,520 | 0.817 |
| Lexington, KY | 52,500 | 67,200 | 0.781 |
| Newport, CA | 80,000 | 104,350 | 0.767 |
| Boca Raton, FL | 60,000 | 81,170 | 0.739 |
| Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 60,000 | 81,170 | 0.739 |
| Orlando, FL | 52,000 | 71,520 | 0.727 |
| Little Rock, AR | 50,000 | 69,980 | 0.714 |
| Montgomery, AL | 47,500 | 71,150 | 0.668 |
| Albany, NY | 54,000 | 81,390 | 0.660 |
| Long Beach, CA | 63,700 | 97,110 | 0.649 |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 60,000 | 97,110 | 0.618 |
| Charleston, SC | 45,000 | 72,910 | 0.617 |
| Fairfax, VA | 62,500 | 104,790 | 0.592 |
| Honolulu, HI | 70,000 | 122,710 | 0.571 |
