Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry 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	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.57	$92,560	$93,025	19%
2	IndianaState	1.41	$75,460	$83,381	17%
3	MinnesotaState	1.40	$81,480	$83,143	19%
4	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.34	$76,760	$79,298	25%
5	GeorgiaState	1.27	$70,560	$75,546	24%
6	ArkansasState	1.23	$62,790	$72,758	17%
7	IdahoState	1.21	$69,360	$71,876	21%
8	MississippiState	1.21	$60,890	$71,804	18%
9	AlabamaState	1.18	$60,710	$69,701	19%
10	KentuckyState	1.18	$62,030	$70,090	19%
11	New HampshireState	1.18	$74,420	$70,208	26%
12	OklahomaState	1.18	$62,040	$70,102	19%
13	MissouriState	1.16	$60,950	$68,792	20%
14	NebraskaState	1.15	$62,620	$68,437	20%
15	MontanaState	1.14	$64,990	$67,417	21%
16	WisconsinState	1.14	$62,610	$67,833	21%
17	VermontState	1.13	$68,630	$66,956	25%
18	IowaState	1.12	$59,150	$66,312	19%
19	DelawareState	1.11	$66,550	$65,891	24%
20	KansasState	1.10	$58,670	$65,189	21%
21	LouisianaState	1.10	$59,020	$65,505	21%
22	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.10	$60,510	$65,205	25%
23	MaineState	1.09	$64,290	$64,419	24%
24	ArizonaState	1.08	$64,900	$64,321	28%
25	WyomingState	1.08	$59,640	$64,129	20%
26	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.08	$59,140	$64,283	26%
27	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.08	$77,070	$64,118	49%
28	South DakotaState	1.07	$57,880	$63,744	20%
29	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$59,410	$63,540	26%
30	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$57,630	$63,191	25%
31	ColoradoState	1.06	$66,030	$62,647	34%
32	West VirginiaState	1.06	$53,190	$63,171	19%
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.06	$73,480	$63,073	37%
34	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$58,240	$62,962	24%
35	North CarolinaState	1.05	$58,700	$62,182	27%
36	South CarolinaState	1.04	$56,730	$61,663	27%
37	WashingtonState	1.04	$66,200	$61,696	34%
38	NevadaState	1.03	$61,180	$61,058	28%
39	IllinoisState	1.02	$59,030	$60,606	27%
40	OhioState	1.02	$54,940	$60,774	23%
41	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$58,570	$60,381	27%
42	MichiganState	1.01	$55,460	$60,087	24%
43	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.01	$58,770	$59,665	35%
44	New YorkState	1.00	$66,460	$59,076	33%
45	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.00	$56,780	$59,269	32%
46	FloridaState	0.98	$58,780	$57,911	35%
47	TennesseeState	0.98	$52,960	$57,880	28%
48	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.98	$56,280	$57,901	34%
49	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.97	$60,730	$57,401	33%
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$59,400	$57,391	32%
51	MarylandState	0.96	$62,230	$56,987	32%
52	OregonState	0.95	$57,940	$56,252	33%
53	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.95	$61,000	$56,221	40%
54	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.95	$60,900	$56,494	35%
55	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.95	$64,480	$56,413	41%
56	TexasState	0.94	$53,170	$55,617	31%
57	ConnecticutState	0.93	$59,460	$55,260	32%
58	MassachusettsState	0.93	$59,640	$54,968	45%
59	VirginiaState	0.93	$56,990	$55,063	33%
60	HawaiiState	0.92	$60,050	$54,591	48%
61	New MexicoState	0.92	$50,160	$54,522	25%
62	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.92	$52,640	$54,719	35%
63	Rhode IslandState	0.90	$53,770	$53,502	34%
64	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$59,910	$53,112	40%
65	New JerseyState	0.89	$57,240	$52,610	38%
66	UtahState	0.89	$52,760	$52,655	34%
67	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.89	$59,640	$52,546	51%
68	CaliforniaState	0.86	$56,280	$50,840	48%

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