Pay vs cost of living

How far does a Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerk's pay go, state by state?

A Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerk's pay leaves the most room in Kentucky — about $4,296/mo take-home against $918/mo typical rent — and the least in Hawaii.

StateEst. take-homeTypical rentRent share
Kentucky$4,296/mo$918/mo21%
North Carolina$3,258/mo$1,147/mo35%
New Mexico$3,130/mo$1,034/mo33%
Indiana$2,885/mo$1,022/mo35%
Illinois$3,069/mo$1,246/mo41%
District of Columbia$3,697/mo$1,900/mo51%
Delaware$3,069/mo$1,321/mo43%
Oklahoma$2,711/mo$970/mo36%
Wyoming$2,638/mo$979/mo37%
North Dakota$2,533/mo$911/mo36%
Idaho$2,772/mo$1,163/mo42%
Texas$2,911/mo$1,328/mo46%
Montana$2,441/mo$1,031/mo42%
Michigan$2,477/mo$1,072/mo43%
Ohio$2,384/mo$986/mo41%
Louisiana$2,421/mo$1,028/mo42%
Colorado$3,045/mo$1,659/mo54%
Washington$2,995/mo$1,641/mo55%
Maine$2,445/mo$1,104/mo45%
Connecticut$2,821/mo$1,483/mo53%
Alabama$2,298/mo$967/mo42%
Tennessee$2,434/mo$1,111/mo46%
Arkansas$2,215/mo$903/mo41%
Minnesota$2,530/mo$1,230/mo49%
Wisconsin$2,332/mo$1,033/mo44%
Iowa$2,210/mo$932/mo42%
New Hampshire$2,698/mo$1,424/mo53%
West Virginia$2,120/mo$848/mo40%
South Dakota$2,174/mo$910/mo42%
Missouri$2,256/mo$997/mo44%
Nebraska$2,267/mo$1,017/mo45%
Georgia$2,565/mo$1,320/mo51%
Vermont$2,429/mo$1,207/mo50%
South Carolina$2,332/mo$1,131/mo48%
Virginia$2,696/mo$1,547/mo57%
Rhode Island$2,425/mo$1,289/mo53%
Pennsylvania$2,299/mo$1,176/mo51%
Alaska$2,434/mo$1,361/mo56%
Utah$2,463/mo$1,396/mo57%
Arizona$2,441/mo$1,419/mo58%
Mississippi$1,927/mo$933/mo48%
Florida$2,532/mo$1,542/mo61%
New York$2,551/mo$1,621/mo64%
Oregon$2,356/mo$1,431/mo61%
Nevada$2,389/mo$1,478/mo62%
New Jersey$2,508/mo$1,656/mo66%
Massachusetts$2,564/mo$1,716/mo67%
Kansas$1,777/mo$1,025/mo58%
Maryland$2,421/mo$1,683/mo70%
California$2,684/mo$1,969/mo73%
Hawaii$2,447/mo$1,927/mo79%

Take-home is that state's BLS OEWS 2023 median wage after a rough ~22% tax estimate — a ballpark, not a real paycheck. Rent is population-weighted Census gross rent (utilities included). Neither includes state taxes, insurance, or the cost of moving.

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