Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisorss 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	WyomingState	1.21	$70,590	$75,903	17%
2	Rhode IslandState	1.15	$72,750	$72,388	25%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.15	$72,140	$72,503	25%
4	IndianaState	1.14	$64,700	$71,492	20%
5	South DakotaState	1.13	$64,780	$71,344	18%
6	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.13	$75,460	$71,323	27%
7	North DakotaState	1.12	$65,070	$70,270	18%
8	KansasState	1.11	$62,940	$69,933	20%
9	MinnesotaState	1.11	$68,430	$69,827	22%
10	MississippiState	1.11	$59,290	$69,917	18%
11	WisconsinState	1.11	$64,560	$69,946	20%
12	OklahomaState	1.10	$61,270	$69,232	19%
13	South CarolinaState	1.10	$63,470	$68,989	24%
14	WashingtonState	1.10	$74,250	$69,199	31%
15	AlabamaState	1.09	$59,780	$68,634	19%
16	OhioState	1.09	$61,760	$68,319	20%
17	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.09	$63,610	$68,545	24%
18	GeorgiaState	1.08	$63,540	$68,030	27%
19	IowaState	1.08	$60,490	$67,814	19%
20	KentuckyState	1.08	$60,090	$67,898	19%
21	MarylandState	1.08	$74,070	$67,830	27%
22	MissouriState	1.08	$60,370	$68,138	21%
23	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$61,670	$67,621	24%
24	IllinoisState	1.07	$65,420	$67,166	24%
25	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.07	$65,290	$67,448	30%
26	LouisianaState	1.06	$60,260	$66,881	21%
27	TennesseeState	1.06	$61,160	$66,842	25%
28	Columbus, OHMetro	1.06	$62,260	$66,588	25%
29	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.06	$76,390	$66,833	35%
30	ArkansasState	1.05	$56,810	$65,829	19%
31	NebraskaState	1.05	$60,630	$66,262	21%
32	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$63,470	$66,253	28%
33	MichiganState	1.04	$60,280	$65,309	22%
34	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$62,900	$65,385	30%
35	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.04	$60,390	$65,641	26%
36	North CarolinaState	1.01	$60,070	$63,633	26%
37	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$61,460	$63,361	25%
38	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$58,540	$63,286	24%
39	ArizonaState	1.00	$63,360	$62,795	28%
40	MontanaState	1.00	$60,670	$62,936	22%
41	TexasState	1.00	$60,000	$62,762	28%
42	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.00	$61,640	$62,579	33%
43	ColoradoState	0.99	$65,380	$62,030	34%
44	New JerseyState	0.99	$67,980	$62,482	32%
45	UtahState	0.99	$62,600	$62,475	29%
46	West VirginiaState	0.99	$52,420	$62,257	19%
47	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.99	$60,260	$61,996	32%
48	AlaskaState	0.98	$64,420	$61,764	25%
49	DelawareState	0.98	$62,510	$61,891	26%
50	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.98	$74,240	$61,764	51%
51	ConnecticutState	0.97	$65,440	$60,818	29%
52	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$62,820	$60,696	30%
53	FloridaState	0.96	$61,000	$60,099	34%
54	MaineState	0.96	$60,090	$60,210	26%
55	MassachusettsState	0.96	$65,570	$60,433	41%
56	NevadaState	0.96	$60,340	$60,220	29%
57	New HampshireState	0.96	$63,950	$60,330	30%
58	New MexicoState	0.96	$55,790	$60,641	23%
59	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.96	$64,830	$60,139	33%
60	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$67,960	$60,248	35%
61	New YorkState	0.95	$67,300	$59,822	33%
62	OregonState	0.95	$61,540	$59,748	31%
63	VirginiaState	0.95	$62,130	$60,029	30%
64	CaliforniaState	0.94	$65,550	$59,214	41%
65	HawaiiState	0.94	$65,000	$59,091	44%
66	VermontState	0.94	$60,410	$58,937	28%
67	IdahoState	0.93	$56,290	$58,332	26%
68	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.92	$65,730	$57,912	47%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$61,780	$56,940	40%
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.85	$62,190	$53,382	44%
71	District of ColumbiaState	0.84	$60,310	$52,765	42%

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