Best Cities for Facilities Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where facilities managerss 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	AlabamaState	1.30	$121,010	$138,932	10%
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.23	$149,490	$130,787	18%
3	KansasState	1.22	$117,270	$130,300	11%
4	WashingtonState	1.22	$139,990	$130,466	16%
5	DelawareState	1.20	$129,260	$127,980	13%
6	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.17	$120,410	$124,390	16%
7	GeorgiaState	1.15	$114,360	$122,441	15%
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.13	$145,000	$120,632	26%
9	New MexicoState	1.10	$108,110	$117,511	12%
10	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.10	$109,200	$117,672	14%
11	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.10	$116,930	$117,518	15%
12	ColoradoState	1.09	$122,510	$116,233	18%
13	New YorkState	1.09	$131,350	$116,756	17%
14	TennesseeState	1.09	$106,730	$116,645	14%
15	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.09	$111,030	$115,898	16%
16	IndianaState	1.08	$104,560	$115,536	12%
17	KentuckyState	1.07	$100,720	$113,808	11%
18	MassachusettsState	1.07	$124,100	$114,378	22%
19	New JerseyState	1.07	$124,110	$114,072	17%
20	North CarolinaState	1.07	$108,130	$114,544	14%
21	WyomingState	1.07	$106,330	$114,333	11%
22	MissouriState	1.06	$100,380	$113,296	12%
23	South CarolinaState	1.06	$103,940	$112,978	14%
24	VirginiaState	1.06	$116,540	$112,599	16%
25	West VirginiaState	1.06	$95,050	$112,886	11%
26	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.06	$103,080	$113,026	14%
27	MinnesotaState	1.05	$109,720	$111,959	14%
28	NebraskaState	1.05	$102,150	$111,639	12%
29	South DakotaState	1.05	$101,280	$111,542	11%
30	WisconsinState	1.05	$103,620	$112,264	13%
31	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.05	$127,400	$112,247	24%
32	IowaState	1.04	$99,010	$110,998	12%
33	MississippiState	1.04	$93,640	$110,425	11%
34	IllinoisState	1.03	$106,980	$109,836	15%
35	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.03	$105,820	$110,000	18%
36	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.03	$118,190	$109,638	18%
37	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.03	$101,450	$110,272	15%
38	AlaskaState	1.02	$113,510	$108,830	14%
39	LouisianaState	1.01	$97,120	$107,791	13%
40	OhioState	1.01	$97,740	$108,119	13%
41	OregonState	1.01	$110,710	$107,485	17%
42	CaliforniaState	1.00	$118,620	$107,154	23%
43	MichiganState	1.00	$98,150	$106,338	14%
44	Rhode IslandState	0.99	$106,510	$105,980	17%
45	Columbus, OHMetro	0.99	$98,290	$105,123	16%
46	ArkansasState	0.98	$89,810	$104,067	12%
47	TexasState	0.98	$99,430	$104,006	17%
48	ConnecticutState	0.97	$110,990	$103,151	17%
49	IdahoState	0.97	$99,870	$103,492	14%
50	OklahomaState	0.96	$90,390	$102,136	13%
51	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.96	$94,950	$102,649	15%
52	District of ColumbiaState	0.95	$115,770	$101,286	22%
53	NevadaState	0.95	$101,850	$101,647	17%
54	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.95	$98,170	$100,998	19%
55	New HampshireState	0.94	$106,690	$100,651	18%
56	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.94	$103,570	$100,068	18%
57	ArizonaState	0.93	$99,880	$98,989	18%
58	HawaiiState	0.93	$108,750	$98,864	26%
59	MontanaState	0.93	$96,100	$99,689	14%
60	North DakotaState	0.93	$92,040	$99,395	13%
61	UtahState	0.93	$99,320	$99,122	18%
62	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.93	$114,970	$98,687	24%
63	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.93	$97,260	$98,741	21%
64	MaineState	0.92	$98,310	$98,507	16%
65	PennsylvaniaState	0.92	$95,290	$98,237	16%
66	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.92	$103,350	$97,684	19%
67	FloridaState	0.91	$98,780	$97,320	21%
68	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$109,860	$97,394	22%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$99,920	$92,092	24%
70	MarylandState	0.84	$97,700	$89,469	21%
71	VermontState	0.81	$88,710	$86,546	19%

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