Midland, MI and Des Moines, IA are the Best Cities for Customer Service Representatives

NEW YORK - May 6, 2019 - PRLog -- Today, AdvisorSmith, a leading information resource for small businesses, released a study ranking 396 U.S. cities based on their attractiveness for customer service representatives.

The study considered the following data:
• Average pay for customer service representatives
• Density of customer service representative jobs
• Cost of living index for each city

Key Findings

• Cities in the Midwest dominated the rankings, taking 7 of the top 10 spots. These cities generally offered good salaries, high concentrations of customer service jobs, and low costs of living.
• The top large cities for customer service representatives were Des Moines, IA, Syracuse, NY, and Memphis, TN. The top midsize cities were Green Bay, WI, Janesville, WI, and Charleston, WV. The top small cities were Midland, MI, Danville, IL, and Muncie, IN.

Top 50 Best Cities for Customer Service Representatives

Midland, MI
Rank: 1
Hourly Pay: $21.43
Cost of Living: 91
Location Quotient: 1.84

Des Moines, IA
Rank: 2
Hourly Pay: $19.01
Cost of Living: 90
Location Quotient: 1.72

Danville, IL
Rank: 3
Hourly Pay: $18.07
Cost of Living: 79
Location Quotient: 0.99

Green Bay, WI
Rank: 4
Hourly Pay: $17.77
Cost of Living: 92
Location Quotient: 1.72

Syracuse, NY
Rank: 5
Hourly Pay: $18.93
Cost of Living: 90
Location Quotient: 1.19

Janesville, WI
Rank: 6
Hourly Pay: $17.62
Cost of Living: 90
Location Quotient: 1.55

Charleston, WV
Rank: 7
Hourly Pay: $16.47
Cost of Living: 81
Location Quotient: 1.34

Muncie, IN
Rank: 8
Hourly Pay: $14.36
Cost of Living: 77
Location Quotient: 1.77

Niles, MI
Rank: 9
Hourly Pay: $17.07
Cost of Living: 87
Location Quotient: 1.43

Sherman, TX
Rank: 10
Hourly Pay: $16.28
Cost of Living: 83
Location Quotient: 1.38

Memphis, TN
Rank: 11
Hourly Pay: $17.21
Cost of Living: 81
Location Quotient: 0.95

Wichita Falls, TX
Rank: 12
Hourly Pay: $15.57
Cost of Living: 77
Location Quotient: 1.21

Macon, GA
Rank: 13
Hourly Pay: $16.53
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 1.33

South Bend, IN
Rank: 14
Hourly Pay: $17.74
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 0.93

Buffalo, NY
Rank: 15
Hourly Pay: $17.58
Cost of Living: 86
Location Quotient: 1.1

Appleton, WI
Rank: 16
Hourly Pay: $16.74
Cost of Living: 95
Location Quotient: 1.79

Indianapolis, IN
Rank: 17
Hourly Pay: $17.87
Cost of Living: 90
Location Quotient: 1.19

Oshkosh, WI
Rank: 18
Hourly Pay: $16.55
Cost of Living: 92
Location Quotient: 1.66

Rochester, NY
Rank: 19
Hourly Pay: $18.06
Cost of Living: 93
Location Quotient: 1.29

Omaha, NE
Rank: 20
Hourly Pay: $16.75
Cost of Living: 89
Location Quotient: 1.44

Florence, SC
Rank: 21
Hourly Pay: $15.81
Cost of Living: 83
Location Quotient: 1.36

Mobile, AL
Rank: 22
Hourly Pay: $16.49
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 1.21

Saginaw, MI
Rank: 23
Hourly Pay: $15.6
Cost of Living: 79
Location Quotient: 1.15

Salt Lake City, UT
Rank: 24
Hourly Pay: $16.79
Cost of Living: 107
Location Quotient: 2.17

Birmingham, AL
Rank: 25
Hourly Pay: $16.68
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 1.08

Louisville, KY
Rank: 26
Hourly Pay: $16.79
Cost of Living: 88
Location Quotient: 1.28

Detroit, MI
Rank: 27
Hourly Pay: $17.21
Cost of Living: 89
Location Quotient: 1.19

Tampa, FL
Rank: 28
Hourly Pay: $15.39
Cost of Living: 96
Location Quotient: 2.02

Milwaukee, WI
Rank: 29
Hourly Pay: $19.09
Cost of Living: 102
Location Quotient: 1.31

Charlotte, NC
Rank: 30
Hourly Pay: $17.65
Cost of Living: 96
Location Quotient: 1.38

Topeka, KS
Rank: 31
Hourly Pay: $16.25
Cost of Living: 82
Location Quotient: 1.01

Cedar Rapids, IA
Rank: 32
Hourly Pay: $16.67
Cost of Living: 93
Location Quotient: 1.49

San Antonio, TX
Rank: 33
Hourly Pay: $15.63
Cost of Living: 89
Location Quotient: 1.57

Columbus, GA
Rank: 34
Hourly Pay: $14.31
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 1.69

Greensboro, NC
Rank: 35
Hourly Pay: $16.3
Cost of Living: 89
Location Quotient: 1.36

Atlanta, GA
Rank: 36
Hourly Pay: $17.46
Cost of Living: 98
Location Quotient: 1.48

Winchester, VA
Rank: 37
Hourly Pay: $18.02
Cost of Living: 106
Location Quotient: 1.68

Kansas City, MO
Rank: 38
Hourly Pay: $17.27
Cost of Living: 94
Location Quotient: 1.31

Columbia, SC
Rank: 39
Hourly Pay: $15.63
Cost of Living: 89
Location Quotient: 1.5

Columbus, OH
Rank: 40
Hourly Pay: $16.67
Cost of Living: 91
Location Quotient: 1.3

Fort Wayne, IN
Rank: 41
Hourly Pay: $16.44
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 0.97

Phoenix, AZ
Rank: 42
Hourly Pay: $16.69
Cost of Living: 105
Location Quotient: 1.91

Dallas, TX
Rank: 43
Hourly Pay: $18.19
Cost of Living: 101
Location Quotient: 1.36

Dalton, GA
Rank: 44
Hourly Pay: $15.99
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 1.09

Waco, TX
Rank: 45
Hourly Pay: $13.88
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 1.71

Lansing, MI
Rank: 46
Hourly Pay: $16.86
Cost of Living: 90
Location Quotient: 1.14

Boise City, ID
Rank: 47
Hourly Pay: $15.56
Cost of Living: 98
Location Quotient: 1.86

Jacksonville, FL
Rank: 48
Hourly Pay: $16.01
Cost of Living: 98
Location Quotient: 1.74

Sheboygan, WI
Rank: 49
Hourly Pay: $16.96
Cost of Living: 90
Location Quotient: 1.09

Scranton, PA
Rank: 50
Hourly Pay: $15.64
Cost of Living: 86
Location Quotient: 1.25

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