Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workerss 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	IllinoisState	1.36	$105,750	$108,573	15%
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.35	$129,700	$107,903	29%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.33	$121,130	$105,976	22%
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.31	$112,480	$104,341	19%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.30	$103,290	$103,809	17%
6	WashingtonState	1.28	$109,570	$102,116	21%
7	MinnesotaState	1.25	$97,610	$99,602	16%
8	OregonState	1.25	$103,070	$100,068	19%
9	MissouriState	1.24	$87,520	$98,781	14%
10	AlaskaState	1.23	$102,140	$97,929	16%
11	Rhode IslandState	1.23	$98,590	$98,100	18%
12	New JerseyState	1.21	$105,510	$96,976	20%
13	West VirginiaState	1.19	$80,060	$95,083	13%
14	HawaiiState	1.17	$102,630	$93,300	28%
15	WisconsinState	1.16	$85,350	$92,470	15%
16	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.16	$95,840	$92,599	20%
17	IndianaState	1.14	$82,530	$91,193	15%
18	MassachusettsState	1.13	$97,850	$90,184	28%
19	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.13	$84,100	$90,625	18%
20	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.12	$83,030	$89,762	17%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.11	$80,610	$88,388	18%
22	CaliforniaState	1.10	$97,680	$88,238	28%
23	IowaState	1.10	$78,510	$88,016	15%
24	North DakotaState	1.10	$81,370	$87,873	14%
25	OhioState	1.10	$79,580	$88,031	16%
26	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.10	$99,890	$88,009	31%
27	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$82,360	$88,086	19%
28	ConnecticutState	1.07	$92,260	$85,743	20%
29	KansasState	1.07	$76,780	$85,311	16%
30	South DakotaState	1.07	$77,690	$85,562	15%
31	MichiganState	1.06	$78,180	$84,702	17%
32	New YorkState	1.06	$95,700	$85,067	23%
33	GeorgiaState	1.05	$78,430	$83,972	22%
34	LouisianaState	1.05	$75,360	$83,640	17%
35	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$81,540	$84,062	19%
36	WyomingState	1.05	$78,250	$84,140	15%
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.05	$97,600	$83,777	28%
38	KentuckyState	1.04	$73,490	$83,040	16%
39	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$80,500	$83,161	24%
40	NebraskaState	1.03	$75,570	$82,590	17%
41	OklahomaState	1.03	$73,040	$82,531	16%
42	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.03	$78,830	$81,944	24%
43	NevadaState	1.02	$81,990	$81,826	21%
44	New MexicoState	1.02	$75,130	$81,663	17%
45	South CarolinaState	1.02	$75,350	$81,902	20%
46	TennesseeState	1.02	$74,470	$81,388	20%
47	VermontState	1.01	$82,490	$80,478	21%
48	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.01	$77,300	$80,689	23%
49	DelawareState	1.00	$81,100	$80,297	20%
50	MontanaState	1.00	$76,910	$79,782	18%
51	North CarolinaState	1.00	$75,270	$79,735	21%
52	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.00	$73,520	$79,913	21%
53	MississippiState	0.99	$66,910	$78,903	16%
54	IdahoState	0.98	$75,550	$78,290	19%
55	TexasState	0.98	$74,520	$77,950	22%
56	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.98	$76,230	$78,426	25%
57	ArizonaState	0.97	$78,550	$77,849	23%
58	MaineState	0.97	$77,290	$77,445	20%
59	UtahState	0.97	$77,280	$77,126	23%
60	ColoradoState	0.96	$81,230	$77,068	27%
61	New HampshireState	0.96	$81,220	$76,623	23%
62	District of ColumbiaState	0.95	$86,520	$75,696	29%
63	VirginiaState	0.95	$78,640	$75,981	24%
64	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$74,980	$76,122	28%
65	FloridaState	0.93	$75,790	$74,670	27%
66	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.93	$83,540	$74,060	29%
67	AlabamaState	0.92	$64,120	$73,617	18%
68	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.92	$77,690	$73,431	26%
69	MarylandState	0.90	$78,760	$72,125	26%
70	ArkansasState	0.89	$61,230	$70,950	17%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.89	$77,530	$71,456	32%

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