Best Cities for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricatorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where fiberglass laminators and fabricatorss 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	TennesseeState	1.22	$52,120	$56,962	29%
2	IowaState	1.21	$50,450	$56,558	23%
3	PennsylvaniaState	1.21	$54,800	$56,495	28%
4	IdahoState	1.17	$53,040	$54,964	27%
5	OhioState	1.16	$49,130	$54,347	26%
6	WashingtonState	1.16	$58,410	$54,436	39%
7	South DakotaState	1.14	$48,410	$53,315	24%
8	MissouriState	1.12	$46,640	$52,641	27%
9	NebraskaState	1.11	$47,420	$51,825	26%
10	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.11	$54,080	$52,251	35%
11	MassachusettsState	1.10	$55,980	$51,594	48%
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$59,110	$51,715	45%
13	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$49,820	$51,255	38%
14	IndianaState	1.08	$45,820	$50,630	28%
15	MaineState	1.08	$50,710	$50,812	31%
16	MississippiState	1.06	$42,080	$49,623	26%
17	New JerseyState	1.06	$54,080	$49,706	40%
18	Rhode IslandState	1.05	$49,260	$49,015	37%
19	South CarolinaState	1.05	$45,250	$49,185	33%
20	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.05	$55,990	$49,330	55%
21	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.05	$59,400	$49,418	63%
22	OregonState	1.03	$49,850	$48,398	38%
23	MichiganState	1.02	$43,980	$47,649	31%
24	NevadaState	1.02	$47,700	$47,605	37%
25	WisconsinState	1.02	$44,060	$47,736	30%
26	West VirginiaState	1.00	$39,450	$46,853	25%
27	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.00	$50,520	$46,865	43%
28	FloridaState	0.99	$47,140	$46,443	44%
29	North CarolinaState	0.99	$43,890	$46,494	36%
30	TexasState	0.99	$44,450	$46,496	37%
31	ArkansasState	0.97	$39,320	$45,562	27%
32	KansasState	0.96	$40,460	$44,956	31%
33	LouisianaState	0.95	$40,000	$44,395	31%
34	OklahomaState	0.95	$39,260	$44,362	30%
35	UtahState	0.95	$44,510	$44,421	40%
36	AlabamaState	0.94	$38,360	$44,041	30%
37	CaliforniaState	0.92	$47,750	$43,135	57%
38	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$46,200	$42,581	53%
39	New YorkState	0.90	$47,300	$42,044	47%
40	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.88	$40,750	$41,371	51%
41	ColoradoState	0.87	$42,840	$40,645	52%
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.87	$47,450	$40,730	57%
43	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.86	$38,530	$40,219	47%
44	GeorgiaState	0.81	$35,670	$38,191	48%
45	MinnesotaState	0.81	$37,410	$38,173	41%
46	VirginiaState	0.81	$39,140	$37,816	48%
47	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.80	$37,410	$37,598	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).