Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of 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	1.29	$56,680	$62,423	20%
2	Rhode IslandState	1.20	$58,570	$58,279	31%
3	WashingtonState	1.17	$60,750	$56,617	37%
4	ColoradoState	1.14	$58,200	$55,218	38%
5	DelawareState	1.14	$55,710	$55,158	29%
6	AlaskaState	1.13	$57,080	$54,727	29%
7	VermontState	1.12	$55,760	$54,400	31%
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.12	$62,170	$54,392	42%
9	MaineState	1.11	$53,580	$53,687	29%
10	MississippiState	1.11	$45,760	$53,962	23%
11	WisconsinState	1.11	$49,550	$53,684	26%
12	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.11	$51,990	$54,044	36%
13	North DakotaState	1.10	$49,350	$53,294	24%
14	IndianaState	1.09	$47,790	$52,807	26%
15	MassachusettsState	1.09	$57,490	$52,986	47%
16	MissouriState	1.09	$46,860	$52,889	27%
17	New JerseyState	1.09	$57,320	$52,684	38%
18	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$48,280	$52,939	30%
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.09	$57,150	$53,015	38%
20	ConnecticutState	1.08	$56,510	$52,519	33%
21	IowaState	1.08	$46,610	$52,253	25%
22	KansasState	1.08	$46,950	$52,167	26%
23	TennesseeState	1.08	$47,880	$52,328	31%
24	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.08	$48,620	$52,392	32%
25	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.08	$48,380	$52,587	32%
26	New YorkState	1.07	$58,300	$51,822	38%
27	South CarolinaState	1.07	$47,770	$51,924	32%
28	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.07	$58,850	$51,850	52%
29	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$49,740	$51,921	36%
30	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$51,760	$52,020	34%
31	AlabamaState	1.06	$44,860	$51,504	26%
32	OklahomaState	1.06	$45,430	$51,333	26%
33	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.06	$61,710	$51,339	61%
34	District of ColumbiaState	1.05	$58,470	$51,155	43%
35	HawaiiState	1.05	$55,850	$50,773	51%
36	MontanaState	1.05	$49,300	$51,141	27%
37	MichiganState	1.04	$46,430	$50,303	29%
38	New MexicoState	1.04	$46,550	$50,598	27%
39	North CarolinaState	1.04	$47,760	$50,593	33%
40	OhioState	1.04	$45,680	$50,531	27%
41	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$47,150	$50,428	33%
42	MinnesotaState	1.03	$48,770	$49,765	31%
43	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.03	$48,300	$49,897	40%
44	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.03	$46,250	$50,000	31%
45	CaliforniaState	1.02	$54,870	$49,566	50%
46	GeorgiaState	1.02	$46,150	$49,411	37%
47	IllinoisState	1.02	$47,990	$49,271	33%
48	NebraskaState	1.02	$45,280	$49,486	28%
49	WyomingState	1.02	$45,980	$49,441	26%
50	OregonState	1.01	$50,660	$49,184	38%
51	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.01	$48,290	$49,025	43%
52	LouisianaState	1.00	$43,860	$48,679	29%
53	New HampshireState	1.00	$51,650	$48,726	37%
54	TexasState	1.00	$46,280	$48,410	36%
55	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.00	$47,320	$48,683	40%
56	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$50,130	$48,435	38%
57	IdahoState	0.99	$46,140	$47,813	31%
58	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$46,690	$48,134	33%
59	ArizonaState	0.98	$48,010	$47,582	37%
60	FloridaState	0.98	$48,410	$47,695	43%
61	UtahState	0.98	$47,470	$47,375	38%
62	West VirginiaState	0.97	$39,740	$47,197	25%
63	NevadaState	0.96	$46,900	$46,806	37%
64	VirginiaState	0.96	$47,990	$46,367	39%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.95	$50,250	$46,313	49%
66	KentuckyState	0.93	$40,080	$45,288	29%
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$50,530	$44,796	47%
68	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.91	$46,760	$44,197	43%
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.91	$51,390	$44,112	53%
70	MarylandState	0.89	$47,000	$43,040	43%
71	ArkansasState	0.88	$36,950	$42,816	29%

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