Best Cities for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiless

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiless 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	AlaskaState	1.58	$92,860	$89,032	18%
2	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.55	$80,970	$87,535	17%
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.55	$105,280	$87,587	36%
4	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.53	$98,290	$86,599	31%
5	MassachusettsState	1.29	$79,280	$73,069	34%
6	IllinoisState	1.27	$69,880	$71,745	23%
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.25	$73,280	$70,802	26%
8	HawaiiState	1.24	$77,280	$70,255	37%
9	Columbus, OHMetro	1.24	$65,560	$70,118	24%
10	OhioState	1.17	$59,470	$65,785	21%
11	South DakotaState	1.15	$58,930	$64,901	20%
12	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.12	$63,170	$63,487	28%
13	PennsylvaniaState	1.10	$60,050	$61,907	26%
14	IowaState	1.09	$54,960	$61,614	21%
15	MissouriState	1.09	$54,710	$61,749	23%
16	MinnesotaState	1.07	$59,380	$60,592	26%
17	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$56,040	$58,497	32%
18	MississippiState	1.03	$49,240	$58,066	22%
19	NevadaState	1.03	$58,540	$58,423	30%
20	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.03	$55,720	$57,921	34%
21	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.03	$57,020	$57,888	36%
22	KentuckyState	1.01	$50,380	$56,927	23%
23	WisconsinState	1.01	$52,860	$57,270	25%
24	FloridaState	0.99	$57,020	$56,177	36%
25	IndianaState	0.99	$50,720	$56,044	25%
26	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.99	$50,730	$55,625	29%
27	CaliforniaState	0.98	$61,210	$55,294	44%
28	New JerseyState	0.97	$59,840	$55,000	36%
29	New YorkState	0.97	$61,360	$54,542	36%
30	North CarolinaState	0.97	$51,700	$54,767	30%
31	OregonState	0.97	$56,460	$54,816	34%
32	TennesseeState	0.97	$49,900	$54,536	30%
33	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.97	$59,220	$54,935	36%
34	New MexicoState	0.96	$49,790	$54,120	25%
35	South CarolinaState	0.96	$49,860	$54,196	30%
36	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.96	$50,140	$54,030	31%
37	MaineState	0.95	$53,390	$53,497	29%
38	West VirginiaState	0.95	$45,390	$53,907	22%
39	WashingtonState	0.94	$56,800	$52,936	40%
40	North DakotaState	0.92	$48,050	$51,890	24%
41	KansasState	0.90	$45,970	$51,078	27%
42	MichiganState	0.90	$46,800	$50,704	29%
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$59,090	$50,721	46%
44	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.89	$57,590	$50,385	46%
45	VermontState	0.88	$51,200	$49,951	33%
46	GeorgiaState	0.87	$46,030	$49,283	37%
47	VirginiaState	0.86	$50,440	$48,734	37%
48	UtahState	0.85	$47,900	$47,804	37%
49	ArkansasState	0.84	$40,750	$47,219	26%
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.84	$46,030	$47,552	42%
51	LouisianaState	0.83	$42,260	$46,903	30%
52	TexasState	0.80	$43,070	$45,052	39%
53	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.80	$47,810	$45,189	42%
54	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.80	$43,950	$45,216	43%
55	AlabamaState	0.79	$38,730	$44,466	30%
56	ArizonaState	0.79	$44,740	$44,341	40%
57	ConnecticutState	0.78	$47,210	$43,875	40%
58	MarylandState	0.78	$47,880	$43,846	42%
59	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.78	$49,970	$44,300	48%
60	ColoradoState	0.77	$46,020	$43,662	48%
61	OklahomaState	0.76	$38,030	$42,972	31%
62	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.75	$38,870	$42,250	40%
63	MontanaState	0.69	$37,710	$39,118	36%

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