Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial 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	Rhode IslandState	1.29	$63,520	$63,204	28%
2	WashingtonState	1.21	$63,550	$59,226	36%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.21	$67,910	$59,414	39%
4	North DakotaState	1.19	$54,210	$58,542	22%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.19	$58,190	$58,482	31%
6	VermontState	1.18	$59,340	$57,893	29%
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.17	$69,080	$57,471	55%
8	IndianaState	1.14	$50,570	$55,878	25%
9	MaineState	1.14	$55,810	$55,922	28%
10	CaliforniaState	1.13	$61,470	$55,528	44%
11	KansasState	1.13	$49,780	$55,311	25%
12	MassachusettsState	1.12	$59,760	$55,078	45%
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.12	$59,300	$55,009	36%
14	AlaskaState	1.11	$56,690	$54,353	29%
15	MinnesotaState	1.11	$53,510	$54,602	29%
16	OregonState	1.11	$56,210	$54,573	34%
17	New YorkState	1.10	$60,580	$53,849	37%
18	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.10	$61,390	$54,088	50%
19	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.10	$50,090	$53,976	31%
20	HawaiiState	1.09	$59,060	$53,691	48%
21	NebraskaState	1.09	$48,870	$53,410	26%
22	ConnecticutState	1.08	$57,200	$53,160	33%
23	IowaState	1.08	$47,200	$52,915	24%
24	WisconsinState	1.08	$49,070	$53,164	27%
25	UtahState	1.07	$52,420	$52,315	34%
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.07	$61,270	$52,592	44%
27	ColoradoState	1.06	$55,100	$52,277	40%
28	KentuckyState	1.06	$45,860	$51,819	25%
29	New HampshireState	1.06	$55,200	$52,075	34%
30	MissouriState	1.05	$45,660	$51,535	27%
31	South DakotaState	1.05	$46,860	$51,608	25%
32	WyomingState	1.05	$47,840	$51,441	25%
33	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.05	$47,240	$51,798	31%
34	AlabamaState	1.04	$44,370	$50,941	26%
35	OhioState	1.04	$46,110	$51,007	27%
36	TennesseeState	1.04	$46,800	$51,148	32%
37	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$47,670	$50,984	33%
38	IllinoisState	1.03	$49,410	$50,729	32%
39	MichiganState	1.03	$46,770	$50,672	29%
40	New JerseyState	1.03	$55,170	$50,708	39%
41	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.03	$48,320	$50,438	37%
42	DelawareState	1.02	$50,750	$50,248	32%
43	IdahoState	1.02	$48,390	$50,145	30%
44	MontanaState	1.02	$48,240	$50,041	28%
45	NevadaState	1.02	$50,080	$49,980	35%
46	North CarolinaState	1.02	$47,490	$50,307	33%
47	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.02	$46,430	$50,195	30%
48	MississippiState	1.01	$42,230	$49,800	25%
49	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$48,200	$49,793	40%
50	GeorgiaState	1.00	$46,070	$49,325	37%
51	South CarolinaState	1.00	$45,320	$49,261	33%
52	West VirginiaState	1.00	$41,450	$49,228	24%
53	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.00	$47,210	$49,075	40%
54	New MexicoState	0.99	$44,840	$48,739	28%
55	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$46,920	$48,371	33%
56	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$51,650	$48,819	39%
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.99	$50,340	$48,638	38%
58	ArizonaState	0.98	$48,610	$48,176	37%
59	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$46,710	$47,421	44%
60	VirginiaState	0.96	$48,660	$47,014	39%
61	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.95	$45,290	$46,595	42%
62	OklahomaState	0.93	$40,460	$45,718	29%
63	FloridaState	0.92	$45,770	$45,094	45%
64	MarylandState	0.92	$49,550	$45,375	41%
65	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$50,840	$45,071	47%
66	TexasState	0.89	$41,660	$43,577	40%
67	ArkansasState	0.88	$37,500	$43,453	28%
68	LouisianaState	0.87	$38,640	$42,886	33%
69	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.87	$39,260	$42,674	40%
70	District of ColumbiaState	0.85	$47,950	$41,951	53%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$45,440	$41,880	54%

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