Best Cities for Floor Sanders and Finisherss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where floor sanders and finisherss 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	UtahState	1.47	$74,240	$74,092	24%
2	MinnesotaState	1.27	$62,940	$64,224	24%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.25	$62,940	$63,256	28%
4	KentuckyState	1.22	$54,580	$61,672	21%
5	OregonState	1.19	$62,020	$60,214	31%
6	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$63,290	$55,762	48%
7	MichiganState	1.10	$51,400	$55,688	26%
8	MissouriState	1.09	$48,540	$54,786	26%
9	New YorkState	1.07	$60,470	$53,751	37%
10	MassachusettsState	1.06	$58,230	$53,668	46%
11	OhioState	1.05	$48,000	$53,097	26%
12	ColoradoState	1.04	$55,180	$52,353	40%
13	IowaState	1.04	$46,810	$52,478	24%
14	WashingtonState	1.03	$55,620	$51,836	41%
15	FloridaState	1.02	$52,060	$51,291	40%
16	IndianaState	1.02	$46,520	$51,403	27%
17	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$54,580	$48,387	44%
18	NebraskaState	0.95	$43,880	$47,956	29%
19	South CarolinaState	0.95	$44,310	$48,163	34%
20	MarylandState	0.93	$51,100	$46,795	39%
21	PennsylvaniaState	0.93	$45,450	$46,856	34%
22	VirginiaState	0.90	$46,860	$45,275	40%
23	New HampshireState	0.88	$47,310	$44,632	40%
24	GeorgiaState	0.86	$40,530	$43,394	42%
25	TexasState	0.83	$40,120	$41,967	41%
26	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.83	$40,530	$41,870	48%
27	North CarolinaState	0.82	$39,170	$41,494	40%

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