Best Cities for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipments

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where cleaners of vehicles and equipments 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	KansasState	1.16	$37,370	$41,522	33%
2	ArkansasState	1.13	$34,970	$40,521	30%
3	NebraskaState	1.13	$37,160	$40,612	34%
4	IowaState	1.12	$35,920	$40,269	32%
5	North DakotaState	1.12	$37,290	$40,270	31%
6	KentuckyState	1.09	$34,470	$38,949	33%
7	MissouriState	1.09	$34,670	$39,131	36%
8	OhioState	1.09	$35,230	$38,971	36%
9	AlaskaState	1.08	$40,210	$38,552	41%
10	IndianaState	1.08	$34,940	$38,608	36%
11	South DakotaState	1.08	$35,050	$38,601	33%
12	VermontState	1.08	$39,530	$38,566	43%
13	MinnesotaState	1.07	$37,580	$38,347	41%
14	TennesseeState	1.07	$34,950	$38,197	43%
15	WisconsinState	1.07	$35,280	$38,223	37%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$35,750	$38,235	43%
17	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$35,480	$38,233	43%
18	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$38,130	$38,322	47%
19	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.07	$36,760	$38,212	51%
20	MontanaState	1.06	$36,510	$37,873	37%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.06	$34,780	$38,136	42%
22	ColoradoState	1.05	$39,610	$37,581	56%
23	MaineState	1.05	$37,440	$37,515	42%
24	District of ColumbiaState	1.04	$42,710	$37,367	59%
25	Rhode IslandState	1.04	$37,340	$37,154	48%
26	South CarolinaState	1.04	$34,230	$37,207	44%
27	WashingtonState	1.04	$40,070	$37,344	57%
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.04	$42,750	$37,402	62%
29	DelawareState	1.03	$37,440	$37,069	43%
30	IdahoState	1.03	$35,640	$36,933	40%
31	IllinoisState	1.03	$35,930	$36,889	44%
32	OregonState	1.03	$38,070	$36,961	50%
33	MichiganState	1.02	$33,890	$36,717	40%
34	WyomingState	1.02	$33,890	$36,441	35%
35	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.02	$39,220	$36,382	55%
36	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.01	$43,680	$36,339	86%
37	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$34,650	$35,722	45%
38	MassachusettsState	0.99	$38,630	$35,604	70%
39	New HampshireState	0.99	$37,420	$35,302	51%
40	North CarolinaState	0.99	$33,470	$35,456	47%
41	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.99	$32,690	$35,341	43%
42	ArizonaState	0.98	$35,410	$35,094	51%
43	New YorkState	0.98	$39,390	$35,013	56%
44	OklahomaState	0.97	$30,880	$34,893	38%
45	UtahState	0.97	$34,900	$34,830	51%
46	West VirginiaState	0.97	$29,390	$34,905	34%
47	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$34,090	$34,609	61%
48	CaliforniaState	0.96	$37,920	$34,255	72%
49	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.96	$38,950	$34,317	79%
50	HawaiiState	0.95	$37,560	$34,145	76%
51	NevadaState	0.95	$34,230	$34,162	51%
52	New JerseyState	0.95	$37,090	$34,090	58%
53	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$35,160	$33,971	54%
54	AlabamaState	0.94	$29,360	$33,708	39%
55	MississippiState	0.94	$28,640	$33,774	38%
56	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.94	$35,780	$33,819	56%
57	ConnecticutState	0.93	$35,870	$33,336	52%
58	MarylandState	0.93	$36,390	$33,324	55%
59	VirginiaState	0.93	$34,450	$33,285	55%
60	FloridaState	0.92	$33,380	$32,887	62%
61	New MexicoState	0.92	$30,310	$32,946	41%
62	GeorgiaState	0.91	$30,610	$32,773	55%
63	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.91	$31,690	$32,738	61%
64	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.91	$31,260	$32,630	58%
65	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$36,730	$32,562	65%
66	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.90	$31,350	$32,253	61%
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$37,540	$32,223	72%
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$34,310	$31,622	71%
69	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.88	$28,880	$31,391	54%
70	TexasState	0.86	$29,450	$30,805	56%
71	LouisianaState	0.85	$27,600	$30,633	46%

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