Best Cities for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where aircraft cargo handling supervisorss 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	LouisianaState	1.52	$79,460	$88,191	16%
2	OhioState	1.51	$79,650	$88,108	16%
3	GeorgiaState	1.50	$81,380	$87,131	21%
4	MissouriState	1.48	$76,450	$86,287	16%
5	ArkansasState	1.46	$73,520	$85,191	14%
6	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.45	$81,380	$84,070	24%
7	IndianaState	1.44	$75,880	$83,845	17%
8	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.38	$73,020	$80,066	20%
9	New MexicoState	1.36	$72,760	$79,087	17%
10	PennsylvaniaState	1.34	$75,620	$77,959	21%
11	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.34	$80,820	$78,087	24%
12	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.33	$75,970	$77,127	27%
13	VirginiaState	1.30	$78,420	$75,768	24%
14	ColoradoState	1.29	$79,260	$75,199	28%
15	ArizonaState	1.27	$74,780	$74,113	24%
16	ConnecticutState	1.26	$78,770	$73,206	24%
17	NevadaState	1.21	$70,740	$70,599	25%
18	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.20	$67,000	$69,647	28%
19	AlabamaState	1.17	$59,460	$68,266	19%
20	South CarolinaState	1.15	$61,470	$66,815	24%
21	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.10	$59,380	$64,195	24%
22	North CarolinaState	1.08	$59,130	$62,638	26%
23	IowaState	1.06	$55,030	$61,693	21%
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$56,850	$61,793	28%
25	FloridaState	1.05	$62,240	$61,320	33%
26	New JerseyState	1.04	$65,590	$60,285	33%
27	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.04	$65,540	$60,406	37%
28	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.04	$73,020	$60,749	52%
29	IllinoisState	1.03	$58,600	$60,164	27%
30	KentuckyState	1.02	$52,530	$59,356	22%
31	OregonState	1.02	$61,340	$59,553	31%
32	IdahoState	1.01	$56,530	$58,580	25%
33	TennesseeState	1.01	$53,560	$58,536	28%
34	TexasState	1.01	$56,290	$58,881	30%
35	UtahState	0.99	$57,570	$57,455	31%
36	WashingtonState	0.98	$61,090	$56,934	37%
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.98	$61,340	$56,902	35%
38	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.97	$55,920	$56,201	32%
39	AlaskaState	0.96	$58,230	$55,829	28%
40	CaliforniaState	0.94	$60,530	$54,679	45%
41	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.94	$53,220	$54,753	36%
42	MinnesotaState	0.93	$53,100	$54,184	29%
43	HawaiiState	0.92	$59,120	$53,745	48%
44	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.92	$61,100	$53,456	43%
45	MichiganState	0.89	$47,850	$51,842	28%
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.89	$60,530	$51,957	45%
47	New YorkState	0.88	$57,290	$50,924	39%
48	New HampshireState	0.85	$52,360	$49,396	36%
49	MassachusettsState	0.83	$52,470	$48,359	52%
50	OklahomaState	0.81	$41,600	$47,006	28%
51	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.79	$52,470	$46,229	58%

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