Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of security 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	VermontState	1.36	$78,110	$76,205	22%
2	District of ColumbiaState	1.31	$83,710	$73,237	30%
3	AlaskaState	1.26	$73,500	$70,470	22%
4	IndianaState	1.22	$61,520	$67,978	21%
5	New MexicoState	1.21	$62,330	$67,750	20%
6	MissouriState	1.17	$58,200	$65,688	21%
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.16	$73,490	$65,151	33%
8	KansasState	1.15	$57,960	$64,400	21%
9	South DakotaState	1.14	$57,880	$63,744	20%
10	New HampshireState	1.13	$66,780	$63,000	28%
11	ArkansasState	1.12	$54,000	$62,572	20%
12	DelawareState	1.11	$62,840	$62,218	26%
13	North DakotaState	1.11	$57,720	$62,333	20%
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.11	$56,570	$62,029	26%
15	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$57,800	$62,284	27%
16	IllinoisState	1.09	$59,540	$61,129	26%
17	North CarolinaState	1.09	$57,390	$60,794	27%
18	MinnesotaState	1.07	$58,540	$59,735	26%
19	WisconsinState	1.07	$55,270	$59,881	24%
20	ArizonaState	1.06	$59,650	$59,118	30%
21	MichiganState	1.06	$54,500	$59,047	25%
22	OregonState	1.06	$60,940	$59,165	31%
23	OhioState	1.05	$53,020	$58,650	24%
24	VirginiaState	1.05	$60,790	$58,734	31%
25	MarylandState	1.04	$63,690	$58,324	32%
26	OklahomaState	1.04	$51,400	$58,079	23%
27	WashingtonState	1.04	$62,510	$58,257	36%
28	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.04	$58,100	$58,392	31%
29	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.03	$60,770	$57,439	33%
30	KentuckyState	1.02	$50,260	$56,791	23%
31	MaineState	1.02	$57,200	$57,315	27%
32	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.02	$61,560	$57,106	35%
33	New JerseyState	1.01	$61,590	$56,608	35%
34	LouisianaState	1.00	$50,580	$56,138	25%
35	UtahState	1.00	$56,290	$56,178	32%
36	TennesseeState	0.99	$50,830	$55,552	30%
37	WyomingState	0.99	$51,740	$55,634	23%
38	Columbus, OHMetro	0.98	$51,470	$55,048	30%
39	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.98	$62,640	$54,803	42%
40	AlabamaState	0.97	$47,440	$54,466	24%
41	West VirginiaState	0.97	$45,850	$54,454	22%
42	HawaiiState	0.96	$59,080	$53,709	48%
43	GeorgiaState	0.95	$49,400	$52,891	34%
44	MassachusettsState	0.95	$57,890	$53,355	47%
45	NevadaState	0.95	$53,210	$53,104	33%
46	New YorkState	0.95	$59,890	$53,236	37%
47	ColoradoState	0.93	$54,680	$51,879	41%
48	ConnecticutState	0.93	$55,990	$52,035	34%
49	IowaState	0.93	$46,560	$52,197	25%
50	MississippiState	0.92	$43,410	$51,191	25%
51	South CarolinaState	0.92	$47,100	$51,196	32%
52	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.92	$49,550	$51,722	36%
53	IdahoState	0.91	$49,300	$51,088	29%
54	Rhode IslandState	0.91	$51,090	$50,836	35%
55	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.91	$49,230	$50,857	39%
56	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.91	$57,890	$51,004	53%
57	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.91	$47,340	$51,178	30%
58	NebraskaState	0.89	$45,700	$49,945	27%
59	PennsylvaniaState	0.88	$47,510	$48,979	33%
60	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.88	$47,600	$49,480	39%
61	CaliforniaState	0.87	$53,960	$48,744	50%
62	TexasState	0.87	$46,740	$48,891	36%
63	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.87	$44,540	$48,413	35%
64	MontanaState	0.86	$46,370	$48,102	29%
65	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.86	$46,910	$48,261	41%
66	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.86	$57,910	$48,178	65%
67	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.84	$48,650	$47,005	39%
68	FloridaState	0.83	$47,140	$46,443	44%
69	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.83	$45,950	$46,650	45%
70	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.79	$47,720	$43,982	51%
71	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.77	$49,900	$42,833	54%

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