Best Cities for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenderss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where adhesive bonding machine operators and tenderss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.90	$100,830	$88,215	26%
2	OklahomaState	1.46	$59,980	$67,774	19%
3	UtahState	1.41	$65,500	$65,369	27%
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.30	$60,290	$60,593	29%
5	IdahoState	1.29	$57,670	$59,762	25%
6	KentuckyState	1.27	$52,140	$58,915	22%
7	ArkansasState	1.24	$49,770	$57,671	21%
8	MinnesotaState	1.24	$56,540	$57,694	27%
9	IowaState	1.19	$49,220	$55,179	23%
10	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.19	$57,400	$55,459	33%
11	OhioState	1.18	$49,390	$54,635	25%
12	PennsylvaniaState	1.18	$53,320	$54,969	29%
13	New JerseyState	1.17	$59,170	$54,384	36%
14	WisconsinState	1.17	$50,290	$54,485	26%
15	KansasState	1.14	$47,490	$52,767	26%
16	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.14	$51,540	$53,025	37%
17	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.14	$50,850	$52,859	37%
18	WashingtonState	1.13	$56,580	$52,731	40%
19	South CarolinaState	1.10	$47,000	$51,087	32%
20	TexasState	1.09	$48,450	$50,680	34%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$46,090	$50,537	32%
22	GeorgiaState	1.07	$46,350	$49,625	37%
23	MichiganState	1.06	$45,470	$49,263	30%
24	OregonState	1.05	$50,050	$48,592	38%
25	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$45,090	$48,225	34%
26	ColoradoState	1.02	$49,920	$47,362	44%
27	NebraskaState	1.02	$43,230	$47,246	29%
28	TennesseeState	1.01	$42,830	$46,809	35%
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.00	$49,930	$46,317	43%
30	ConnecticutState	0.99	$49,280	$45,799	38%
31	VirginiaState	0.98	$47,250	$45,652	40%
32	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.98	$51,560	$45,709	46%
33	NevadaState	0.97	$45,320	$45,230	38%
34	IndianaState	0.96	$40,380	$44,619	31%
35	MaineState	0.95	$43,960	$44,048	35%
36	AlabamaState	0.93	$37,790	$43,387	30%
37	MissouriState	0.93	$38,340	$43,273	32%
38	ArizonaState	0.89	$41,600	$41,229	43%
39	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.85	$44,570	$39,269	69%
40	New YorkState	0.81	$42,130	$37,449	53%
41	CaliforniaState	0.79	$40,440	$36,531	67%
42	MississippiState	0.79	$31,250	$36,851	34%
43	North CarolinaState	0.79	$34,830	$36,896	45%
44	MassachusettsState	0.78	$39,250	$36,175	69%
45	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.78	$34,550	$36,065	52%
46	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.76	$34,650	$35,178	60%
47	FloridaState	0.73	$34,650	$34,138	60%
48	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.73	$39,780	$34,146	68%
49	MarylandState	0.66	$33,540	$30,714	60%
50	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.60	$30,400	$28,018	80%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).