Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of personal service 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	1.24	$60,680	$60,378	30%
2	VermontState	1.17	$58,490	$57,063	29%
3	OregonState	1.16	$58,240	$56,544	33%
4	WashingtonState	1.15	$59,980	$55,899	38%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.14	$63,560	$55,608	41%
6	South DakotaState	1.13	$49,860	$54,912	23%
7	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.13	$59,350	$55,056	36%
8	North DakotaState	1.12	$50,390	$54,417	23%
9	IndianaState	1.10	$48,590	$53,691	26%
10	New MexicoState	1.10	$49,100	$53,370	26%
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.10	$64,490	$53,652	58%
12	MaineState	1.09	$52,780	$52,886	29%
13	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.09	$52,580	$52,844	34%
14	KansasState	1.08	$47,370	$52,633	26%
15	New YorkState	1.08	$58,900	$52,356	38%
16	MinnesotaState	1.07	$51,160	$52,204	30%
17	ColoradoState	1.06	$54,530	$51,736	41%
18	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$47,570	$51,427	30%
19	TennesseeState	1.05	$46,510	$50,831	32%
20	CaliforniaState	1.04	$56,110	$50,687	48%
21	IllinoisState	1.04	$49,150	$50,462	32%
22	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$48,510	$50,426	38%
23	HawaiiState	1.03	$54,950	$49,955	52%
24	MontanaState	1.03	$48,320	$50,124	28%
25	NebraskaState	1.03	$46,010	$50,284	27%
26	New JerseyState	1.03	$54,330	$49,936	40%
27	WisconsinState	1.03	$46,350	$50,217	28%
28	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$51,560	$49,816	37%
29	District of ColumbiaState	1.02	$56,670	$49,580	45%
30	GeorgiaState	1.02	$46,080	$49,336	37%
31	MassachusettsState	1.02	$53,740	$49,530	50%
32	MissouriState	1.02	$43,720	$49,345	28%
33	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$47,990	$49,474	32%
34	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.02	$46,090	$49,666	33%
35	ConnecticutState	1.01	$52,720	$48,996	36%
36	WyomingState	1.01	$45,610	$49,043	26%
37	DelawareState	1.00	$48,940	$48,455	33%
38	IdahoState	1.00	$46,860	$48,560	31%
39	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.00	$47,060	$48,616	41%
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.00	$47,160	$48,519	40%
41	North CarolinaState	0.99	$45,400	$48,093	34%
42	South CarolinaState	0.99	$44,100	$47,935	34%
43	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$50,640	$47,864	40%
44	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.99	$56,280	$48,309	48%
45	New HampshireState	0.98	$50,580	$47,717	38%
46	TexasState	0.98	$45,560	$47,657	36%
47	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$45,420	$47,411	40%
48	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.98	$51,590	$47,548	47%
49	AlaskaState	0.97	$49,380	$47,344	33%
50	ArizonaState	0.97	$47,690	$47,265	38%
51	MarylandState	0.97	$51,510	$47,170	39%
52	VirginiaState	0.97	$48,990	$47,333	39%
53	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$53,740	$47,348	57%
54	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$46,250	$46,954	45%
55	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.97	$53,310	$47,261	45%
56	AlabamaState	0.96	$40,810	$46,854	28%
57	FloridaState	0.96	$47,330	$46,631	44%
58	KentuckyState	0.96	$41,490	$46,881	28%
59	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.96	$42,870	$46,598	37%
60	MichiganState	0.95	$42,740	$46,306	31%
61	ArkansasState	0.94	$39,420	$45,678	27%
62	West VirginiaState	0.93	$38,120	$45,273	26%
63	Columbus, OHMetro	0.93	$42,050	$44,973	37%
64	MississippiState	0.92	$37,910	$44,705	28%
65	NevadaState	0.91	$44,290	$44,202	39%
66	OhioState	0.90	$39,660	$43,872	32%
67	UtahState	0.90	$44,010	$43,922	41%
68	IowaState	0.89	$38,780	$43,475	29%
69	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.89	$39,520	$43,333	37%
70	LouisianaState	0.88	$38,670	$42,919	33%
71	OklahomaState	0.87	$37,390	$42,249	31%

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