Best Cities for Conveyor Operators and Tenderss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where conveyor 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	West VirginiaState	1.76	$62,830	$74,620	16%
2	AlabamaState	1.51	$55,970	$64,259	21%
3	IowaState	1.50	$56,900	$63,789	20%
4	LouisianaState	1.43	$54,590	$60,588	23%
5	WyomingState	1.33	$52,480	$56,430	23%
6	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.28	$50,410	$54,321	31%
7	North DakotaState	1.22	$47,770	$51,587	25%
8	IndianaState	1.21	$46,300	$51,160	27%
9	MarylandState	1.21	$56,120	$51,392	36%
10	KentuckyState	1.19	$44,800	$50,621	26%
11	MissouriState	1.17	$44,100	$49,774	28%
12	South DakotaState	1.17	$44,890	$49,438	26%
13	UtahState	1.14	$48,620	$48,523	37%
14	NebraskaState	1.12	$43,360	$47,388	29%
15	New JerseyState	1.10	$50,750	$46,645	43%
16	PennsylvaniaState	1.10	$45,130	$46,526	34%
17	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$44,910	$46,204	42%
18	IllinoisState	1.07	$44,290	$45,472	36%
19	MississippiState	1.07	$38,320	$45,189	28%
20	KansasState	1.05	$40,030	$44,478	31%
21	GeorgiaState	1.03	$40,630	$43,501	42%
22	MinnesotaState	1.03	$43,000	$43,878	36%
23	OhioState	1.03	$39,610	$43,816	32%
24	ArkansasState	1.01	$36,940	$42,804	29%
25	WisconsinState	1.01	$39,550	$42,849	33%
26	IdahoState	1.00	$40,750	$42,228	35%
27	MichiganState	1.00	$39,340	$42,622	34%
28	TexasState	1.00	$40,650	$42,521	41%
29	OregonState	0.99	$43,410	$42,146	44%
30	TennesseeState	0.99	$38,260	$41,814	39%
31	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.99	$38,330	$42,029	38%
32	North CarolinaState	0.98	$39,160	$41,483	40%
33	South CarolinaState	0.97	$38,020	$41,326	40%
34	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.97	$39,550	$41,284	46%
35	OklahomaState	0.96	$36,200	$40,904	32%
36	WashingtonState	0.96	$43,480	$40,522	52%
37	Columbus, OHMetro	0.96	$38,210	$40,866	41%
38	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.96	$39,200	$40,748	48%
39	MontanaState	0.95	$38,760	$40,207	35%
40	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.95	$43,390	$40,250	50%
41	MassachusettsState	0.94	$43,150	$39,770	63%
42	VermontState	0.93	$40,390	$39,405	42%
43	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.93	$39,200	$39,397	45%
44	ArizonaState	0.92	$39,260	$38,910	46%
45	CaliforniaState	0.92	$43,150	$38,979	63%
46	HawaiiState	0.92	$42,880	$38,982	67%
47	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.92	$44,800	$39,195	59%
48	ColoradoState	0.91	$40,480	$38,406	55%
49	VirginiaState	0.91	$39,840	$38,493	47%
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.91	$37,500	$38,740	52%
51	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.91	$40,060	$38,705	48%
52	MaineState	0.90	$38,310	$38,387	41%
53	NevadaState	0.90	$38,450	$38,373	45%
54	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$43,120	$38,227	56%
55	FloridaState	0.89	$38,190	$37,626	54%
56	New YorkState	0.89	$42,670	$37,929	52%
57	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.86	$42,420	$36,412	64%
58	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.83	$38,190	$35,198	64%

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