Best Cities for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenterss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where cabinetmakers and bench carpenterss 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	DelawareState	1.27	$60,090	$59,495	27%
2	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.25	$54,080	$58,465	26%
3	ArkansasState	1.24	$50,070	$58,019	21%
4	VermontState	1.20	$57,620	$56,215	30%
5	New HampshireState	1.17	$57,980	$54,698	33%
6	ConnecticutState	1.16	$58,100	$53,996	32%
7	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.16	$49,550	$54,331	29%
8	MassachusettsState	1.15	$58,040	$53,493	47%
9	NebraskaState	1.14	$48,600	$53,115	26%
10	IowaState	1.13	$47,110	$52,814	24%
11	MichiganState	1.13	$48,550	$52,600	28%
12	Rhode IslandState	1.13	$52,800	$52,537	34%
13	New YorkState	1.12	$58,680	$52,160	38%
14	OhioState	1.12	$47,430	$52,467	26%
15	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.12	$59,120	$52,088	52%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.12	$49,000	$52,406	32%
17	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.12	$48,350	$52,101	32%
18	MissouriState	1.11	$45,980	$51,896	27%
19	South CarolinaState	1.11	$47,680	$51,826	32%
20	IllinoisState	1.10	$50,160	$51,499	31%
21	New MexicoState	1.10	$47,210	$51,315	27%
22	North DakotaState	1.09	$47,140	$50,907	25%
23	TennesseeState	1.09	$46,440	$50,754	32%
24	WisconsinState	1.09	$46,790	$50,693	28%
25	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.09	$52,430	$50,657	37%
26	IndianaState	1.08	$45,550	$50,331	28%
27	South DakotaState	1.08	$45,950	$50,606	25%
28	West VirginiaState	1.08	$42,400	$50,356	24%
29	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.08	$48,580	$50,499	38%
30	MinnesotaState	1.07	$48,740	$49,735	32%
31	WyomingState	1.07	$46,380	$49,871	25%
32	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$49,650	$49,899	36%
33	MontanaState	1.06	$47,920	$49,710	28%
34	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.06	$56,370	$49,318	47%
35	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$47,610	$49,082	33%
36	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$47,060	$49,123	38%
37	North CarolinaState	1.04	$46,010	$48,739	34%
38	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.04	$58,620	$48,769	64%
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.04	$54,890	$48,661	44%
40	MaineState	1.03	$48,150	$48,246	32%
41	NevadaState	1.02	$47,780	$47,685	36%
42	New JerseyState	1.02	$51,760	$47,574	42%
43	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.02	$50,400	$47,637	40%
44	ColoradoState	1.01	$49,610	$47,068	45%
45	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.01	$46,360	$47,066	45%
46	IdahoState	1.00	$44,870	$46,497	32%
47	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.00	$45,120	$46,612	43%
48	UtahState	0.99	$46,390	$46,297	39%
49	FloridaState	0.98	$46,360	$45,675	45%
50	KansasState	0.98	$41,350	$45,944	30%
51	KentuckyState	0.98	$40,440	$45,695	28%
52	MississippiState	0.98	$38,800	$45,755	28%
53	OregonState	0.98	$46,910	$45,544	41%
54	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.98	$49,530	$45,946	43%
55	ArizonaState	0.97	$45,580	$45,173	39%
56	GeorgiaState	0.97	$42,280	$45,268	40%
57	WashingtonState	0.97	$48,710	$45,396	47%
58	HawaiiState	0.96	$49,050	$44,591	58%
59	MarylandState	0.96	$49,180	$45,037	41%
60	AlabamaState	0.95	$38,550	$44,259	30%
61	CaliforniaState	0.95	$49,030	$44,291	55%
62	VirginiaState	0.95	$45,910	$44,357	41%
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.94	$47,680	$43,945	51%
64	LouisianaState	0.93	$39,280	$43,596	32%
65	OklahomaState	0.89	$36,630	$41,390	32%
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$47,960	$41,167	57%
67	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.87	$37,340	$40,587	42%
68	TexasState	0.86	$38,340	$40,105	43%
69	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.85	$38,760	$39,877	49%

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