Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of non-retail sales 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	South DakotaState	1.33	$105,680	$116,388	11%
2	New YorkState	1.24	$121,780	$108,249	18%
3	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.24	$122,870	$108,256	25%
4	MassachusettsState	1.21	$115,150	$106,129	23%
5	ColoradoState	1.20	$110,450	$104,791	20%
6	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.16	$97,860	$101,726	19%
7	IowaState	1.15	$89,640	$100,493	13%
8	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.15	$96,030	$100,240	19%
9	WisconsinState	1.14	$91,980	$99,653	14%
10	North CarolinaState	1.10	$91,200	$96,610	17%
11	VirginiaState	1.08	$98,170	$94,850	19%
12	IndianaState	1.07	$84,650	$93,536	15%
13	TennesseeState	1.07	$85,980	$93,967	18%
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$85,410	$93,651	17%
15	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$93,440	$93,910	19%
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.06	$90,140	$93,120	21%
17	New HampshireState	1.05	$97,470	$91,953	20%
18	IllinoisState	1.04	$88,820	$91,191	18%
19	NebraskaState	1.04	$82,980	$90,689	15%
20	New JerseyState	1.04	$99,030	$91,020	22%
21	MinnesotaState	1.03	$88,510	$90,316	17%
22	OhioState	1.03	$81,720	$90,398	15%
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.03	$101,410	$89,902	24%
24	MissouriState	1.02	$79,440	$89,661	16%
25	Columbus, OHMetro	1.02	$83,590	$89,401	19%
26	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.02	$92,510	$89,382	21%
27	AlabamaState	1.01	$77,070	$88,485	15%
28	GeorgiaState	1.01	$82,400	$88,223	21%
29	WashingtonState	1.01	$95,150	$88,677	24%
30	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.00	$100,060	$87,542	26%
31	MichiganState	0.99	$80,170	$86,858	17%
32	WyomingState	0.99	$80,230	$86,269	15%
33	DelawareState	0.98	$86,260	$85,406	19%
34	North DakotaState	0.98	$79,060	$85,378	15%
35	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$82,870	$85,433	19%
36	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.98	$79,590	$85,765	19%
37	OklahomaState	0.97	$74,840	$84,565	16%
38	Rhode IslandState	0.97	$85,420	$84,995	21%
39	South CarolinaState	0.96	$77,130	$83,837	20%
40	KentuckyState	0.95	$73,320	$82,847	16%
41	MaineState	0.95	$82,910	$83,076	19%
42	KansasState	0.94	$74,220	$82,467	17%
43	New MexicoState	0.94	$75,540	$82,109	17%
44	ArizonaState	0.93	$82,350	$81,615	22%
45	IdahoState	0.93	$78,200	$81,036	18%
46	LouisianaState	0.93	$73,700	$81,798	17%
47	UtahState	0.93	$81,600	$81,437	22%
48	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.93	$80,250	$81,472	26%
49	AlaskaState	0.92	$83,900	$80,441	20%
50	FloridaState	0.92	$81,650	$80,443	25%
51	MississippiState	0.92	$68,180	$80,401	16%
52	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.92	$77,870	$80,113	24%
53	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$74,610	$80,659	19%
54	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.92	$86,890	$80,603	25%
55	MontanaState	0.91	$77,030	$79,907	18%
56	VermontState	0.91	$81,850	$79,854	21%
57	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.90	$83,510	$78,932	24%
58	OregonState	0.89	$80,460	$78,117	24%
59	TexasState	0.89	$74,590	$78,023	22%
60	District of ColumbiaState	0.88	$88,420	$77,358	29%
61	NevadaState	0.88	$76,750	$76,597	23%
62	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.88	$70,740	$76,891	22%
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.87	$82,870	$76,378	30%
64	ArkansasState	0.86	$64,980	$75,295	16%
65	MarylandState	0.86	$82,620	$75,659	24%
66	West VirginiaState	0.85	$62,970	$74,786	16%
67	CaliforniaState	0.84	$81,140	$73,297	33%
68	ConnecticutState	0.84	$78,950	$73,374	24%
69	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.81	$84,800	$70,549	44%
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.79	$80,800	$69,356	34%
71	HawaiiState	0.66	$63,490	$57,718	45%

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