Best Cities for Automotive Glass Installers and Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where automotive glass installers and repairerss 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	Columbus, OHMetro	1.39	$61,900	$66,203	25%
2	North CarolinaState	1.35	$60,710	$64,311	26%
3	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.31	$59,810	$62,432	30%
4	North DakotaState	1.28	$56,280	$60,778	21%
5	ConnecticutState	1.25	$63,880	$59,368	29%
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.22	$60,160	$58,126	32%
7	WashingtonState	1.19	$60,630	$56,505	38%
8	New JerseyState	1.18	$61,040	$56,103	35%
9	MississippiState	1.17	$47,060	$55,495	23%
10	OregonState	1.17	$57,270	$55,602	33%
11	OhioState	1.16	$50,090	$55,409	25%
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.15	$62,490	$54,672	42%
13	MassachusettsState	1.13	$58,490	$53,908	46%
14	AlabamaState	1.12	$46,340	$53,203	25%
15	MissouriState	1.12	$47,060	$53,115	26%
16	WisconsinState	1.11	$48,790	$52,860	27%
17	ArkansasState	1.10	$45,180	$52,352	23%
18	IndianaState	1.09	$46,850	$51,768	27%
19	KentuckyState	1.09	$45,980	$51,955	25%
20	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$47,410	$51,985	31%
21	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.08	$47,860	$51,573	32%
22	IowaState	1.07	$45,520	$51,031	25%
23	MichiganState	1.07	$46,860	$50,769	29%
24	NebraskaState	1.07	$46,630	$50,962	27%
25	IdahoState	1.06	$48,530	$50,290	30%
26	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$46,550	$50,598	34%
27	AlaskaState	1.05	$52,260	$50,105	31%
28	IllinoisState	1.05	$48,860	$50,164	32%
29	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$48,350	$49,845	32%
30	South CarolinaState	1.05	$46,180	$50,196	33%
31	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.05	$49,070	$49,817	42%
32	WyomingState	1.04	$45,970	$49,430	26%
33	MontanaState	1.03	$47,090	$48,849	29%
34	New HampshireState	1.03	$52,000	$49,057	37%
35	UtahState	1.03	$49,310	$49,212	36%
36	MinnesotaState	1.02	$47,800	$48,776	32%
37	TexasState	1.02	$46,550	$48,692	36%
38	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.02	$48,120	$48,362	37%
39	FloridaState	1.01	$48,800	$48,079	42%
40	MaineState	0.99	$47,270	$47,365	33%
41	NevadaState	0.99	$47,210	$47,116	37%
42	OklahomaState	0.98	$41,350	$46,723	28%
43	ColoradoState	0.97	$48,610	$46,120	46%
44	LouisianaState	0.97	$41,620	$46,193	30%
45	VirginiaState	0.97	$47,730	$46,116	40%
46	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.97	$49,910	$46,000	49%
47	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.97	$55,360	$46,057	68%
48	ArizonaState	0.95	$45,670	$45,263	39%
49	HawaiiState	0.94	$49,410	$44,918	58%
50	New YorkState	0.94	$50,240	$44,658	44%
51	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.94	$47,330	$44,735	43%
52	KansasState	0.93	$39,900	$44,333	31%
53	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.93	$50,140	$44,450	48%
54	MarylandState	0.91	$47,350	$43,361	43%
55	CaliforniaState	0.90	$47,710	$43,098	57%
56	TennesseeState	0.88	$38,420	$41,989	39%
57	New MexicoState	0.86	$37,470	$40,728	34%
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.83	$46,200	$39,657	59%
59	GeorgiaState	0.82	$36,430	$39,004	47%

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