Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Others

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all others 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	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.25	$86,990	$95,384	17%
2	AlabamaState	1.18	$78,850	$90,528	15%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.17	$88,650	$89,095	20%
4	IllinoisState	1.16	$86,260	$88,563	18%
5	Rhode IslandState	1.16	$89,320	$88,876	20%
6	South CarolinaState	1.16	$81,330	$88,402	19%
7	TennesseeState	1.16	$81,330	$88,885	19%
8	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.15	$84,770	$87,572	23%
9	MichiganState	1.14	$80,430	$87,140	17%
10	West VirginiaState	1.14	$73,280	$87,031	14%
11	AlaskaState	1.12	$89,170	$85,494	18%
12	District of ColumbiaState	1.12	$97,640	$85,424	26%
13	KansasState	1.12	$76,920	$85,467	16%
14	MissouriState	1.12	$75,800	$85,553	16%
15	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.12	$83,050	$85,442	23%
16	LouisianaState	1.11	$76,400	$84,795	16%
17	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.11	$81,330	$84,543	23%
18	CaliforniaState	1.10	$92,690	$83,731	29%
19	NebraskaState	1.10	$77,150	$84,317	16%
20	South DakotaState	1.10	$76,400	$84,141	15%
21	GeorgiaState	1.09	$77,540	$83,019	22%
22	KentuckyState	1.09	$73,920	$83,525	16%
23	MontanaState	1.09	$80,200	$83,195	17%
24	MinnesotaState	1.08	$80,600	$82,245	19%
25	New YorkState	1.08	$92,930	$82,604	24%
26	North DakotaState	1.08	$76,400	$82,505	15%
27	MaineState	1.07	$81,330	$81,493	19%
28	OhioState	1.07	$74,130	$82,002	17%
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.07	$94,810	$81,382	29%
30	TexasState	1.05	$76,400	$79,916	22%
31	WisconsinState	1.04	$73,500	$79,632	18%
32	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$74,130	$79,283	21%
33	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.04	$73,460	$79,416	19%
34	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.04	$73,300	$79,674	21%
35	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.03	$75,570	$78,883	24%
36	FloridaState	1.02	$78,730	$77,567	26%
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.01	$92,410	$76,880	41%
38	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.01	$87,930	$76,929	30%
39	ArizonaState	1.00	$77,330	$76,640	23%
40	ArkansasState	1.00	$66,010	$76,489	16%
41	NevadaState	0.99	$76,160	$76,008	23%
42	IndianaState	0.98	$67,980	$75,116	19%
43	OregonState	0.98	$77,220	$74,971	25%
44	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.98	$81,370	$74,995	30%
45	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$73,920	$75,046	28%
46	UtahState	0.97	$73,920	$73,772	24%
47	WashingtonState	0.97	$79,270	$73,877	29%
48	HawaiiState	0.95	$79,750	$72,500	36%
49	MassachusettsState	0.92	$76,280	$70,304	35%
50	North CarolinaState	0.92	$66,400	$70,339	24%
51	OklahomaState	0.92	$62,530	$70,655	19%
52	WyomingState	0.92	$65,270	$70,183	18%
53	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.92	$75,630	$70,158	28%
54	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.88	$76,300	$67,225	40%
55	IdahoState	0.87	$64,160	$66,487	22%
56	PennsylvaniaState	0.85	$63,150	$65,103	25%
57	IowaState	0.83	$56,410	$63,240	20%
58	VermontState	0.83	$65,000	$63,415	26%
59	New MexicoState	0.82	$57,970	$63,011	22%
60	ColoradoState	0.81	$65,490	$62,135	34%
61	New HampshireState	0.81	$65,220	$61,528	29%
62	MississippiState	0.76	$49,330	$58,172	22%
63	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.75	$59,580	$57,565	32%
64	MarylandState	0.69	$57,950	$53,068	35%
65	ConnecticutState	0.68	$56,190	$52,221	33%
66	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.67	$54,040	$51,078	37%
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.67	$57,950	$51,374	41%
68	New JerseyState	0.66	$54,720	$50,294	39%
69	DelawareState	0.62	$47,640	$47,168	34%

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