Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of office and administrative support 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	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.14	$95,010	$79,043	40%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.13	$78,410	$78,804	23%
3	MinnesotaState	1.12	$76,440	$78,000	20%
4	IndianaState	1.10	$69,490	$76,785	18%
5	WisconsinState	1.10	$70,560	$76,446	18%
6	Rhode IslandState	1.09	$76,030	$75,652	24%
7	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.09	$73,060	$75,946	26%
8	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.08	$73,070	$75,175	26%
9	DelawareState	1.07	$75,220	$74,475	22%
10	North DakotaState	1.07	$68,720	$74,212	17%
11	WashingtonState	1.07	$79,480	$74,073	29%
12	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.06	$67,060	$73,531	22%
13	ColoradoState	1.05	$76,600	$72,676	29%
14	ConnecticutState	1.05	$78,200	$72,677	24%
15	IowaState	1.04	$64,400	$72,197	18%
16	OregonState	1.04	$74,300	$72,136	26%
17	TennesseeState	1.04	$66,390	$72,557	23%
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$69,990	$72,304	28%
19	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.04	$66,780	$71,961	23%
20	KentuckyState	1.03	$63,180	$71,390	18%
21	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.03	$75,590	$71,446	27%
22	Columbus, OHMetro	1.03	$66,970	$71,626	23%
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.03	$81,640	$71,426	32%
24	IllinoisState	1.02	$69,010	$70,852	23%
25	KansasState	1.02	$64,000	$71,111	19%
26	MassachusettsState	1.02	$76,770	$70,756	35%
27	MissouriState	1.02	$63,050	$71,163	20%
28	OhioState	1.02	$64,220	$71,040	20%
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.02	$76,380	$70,853	28%
30	CaliforniaState	1.01	$77,590	$70,090	35%
31	MichiganState	1.01	$64,720	$70,119	21%
32	New JerseyState	1.01	$76,640	$70,441	28%
33	New YorkState	1.01	$79,170	$70,373	28%
34	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.01	$72,700	$70,242	26%
35	AlabamaState	1.00	$60,360	$69,300	19%
36	District of ColumbiaState	1.00	$79,200	$69,291	32%
37	GeorgiaState	1.00	$64,620	$69,186	26%
38	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.00	$63,850	$69,402	25%
39	MississippiState	0.99	$58,380	$68,844	18%
40	New HampshireState	0.99	$73,250	$69,104	26%
41	OklahomaState	0.99	$60,870	$68,780	19%
42	South DakotaState	0.99	$62,530	$68,866	18%
43	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.99	$77,990	$68,714	39%
44	MarylandState	0.98	$74,140	$67,894	27%
45	New MexicoState	0.98	$62,640	$68,087	20%
46	South CarolinaState	0.98	$62,920	$68,391	24%
47	TexasState	0.98	$64,940	$67,929	26%
48	WyomingState	0.98	$63,050	$67,796	19%
49	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$65,170	$68,027	28%
50	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.98	$63,260	$68,389	22%
51	ArkansasState	0.97	$58,100	$67,323	18%
52	MaineState	0.97	$67,530	$67,665	23%
53	NebraskaState	0.97	$61,980	$67,738	20%
54	PennsylvaniaState	0.97	$65,270	$67,289	24%
55	VermontState	0.97	$68,790	$67,112	25%
56	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.97	$76,400	$67,730	31%
57	AlaskaState	0.96	$69,840	$66,961	23%
58	UtahState	0.96	$66,900	$66,766	27%
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.96	$77,530	$66,549	35%
60	North CarolinaState	0.95	$62,340	$66,038	25%
61	MontanaState	0.93	$62,550	$64,886	22%
62	VirginiaState	0.93	$67,170	$64,899	28%
63	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.93	$63,650	$64,619	32%
64	ArizonaState	0.92	$64,250	$63,677	28%
65	IdahoState	0.92	$61,390	$63,617	23%
66	West VirginiaState	0.92	$53,660	$63,729	19%
67	FloridaState	0.91	$64,360	$63,409	32%
68	LouisianaState	0.91	$57,180	$63,463	22%
69	NevadaState	0.91	$63,090	$62,964	28%
70	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$67,550	$62,258	36%
71	HawaiiState	0.83	$63,080	$57,345	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).