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Annual spending per resident · USD · 2024
This is spending context, not a rent quote or a cost-of-living price index. Current role counts, employer comparisons and city markers will return when live role data is available. View the BEA source.
Where the data comes from
Roles come from the current employer-source catalog release. Source times are preserved; expired availability is removed. Missing pay, eligibility, dates, or locations remain unknown. Open a role for its source and verification details. How our listings work.
State spending: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024 personal consumption expenditures, released September 26, 2025. Amounts are per resident, per year, and include third-party spending. They are not a living-cost price index or a personal budget.
Map: us-atlas / US Census 2017 cartographic boundaries, Albers USA projection. Reviewed city points: US Census 2025 Gazetteer. Representative points are kept as published; they are not employer office addresses.
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Good to know
Are the city markers employer office addresses?
No. Reviewed listing locations are matched to official Census representative points. City coverage is partial, and some coastal points sit offshore. Roles without a reviewed city point can still appear at state level when their state is known.
Does higher state spending mean my internship will cost more?
Not necessarily. The 2024 BEA figure is annual spending per resident and includes spending paid by third parties. It is broad context, not a local price index or a student budget. Use actual quotes and your own needs for personal cost decisions.