Best Cities for Furniture Finisherss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where furniture 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	ConnecticutState	1.25	$59,830	$55,604	31%
2	New HampshireState	1.19	$56,050	$52,877	34%
3	IowaState	1.17	$46,530	$52,164	25%
4	MassachusettsState	1.17	$56,300	$51,889	48%
5	MissouriState	1.17	$46,220	$52,167	27%
6	OhioState	1.15	$46,290	$51,206	27%
7	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.15	$47,370	$51,045	33%
8	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.15	$51,070	$51,327	35%
9	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.14	$46,870	$50,670	30%
10	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.13	$46,010	$50,450	32%
11	NebraskaState	1.12	$45,540	$49,770	28%
12	MinnesotaState	1.11	$48,640	$49,633	32%
13	West VirginiaState	1.11	$41,600	$49,406	24%
14	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$56,300	$49,604	54%
15	IllinoisState	1.10	$47,600	$48,871	33%
16	MichiganState	1.10	$45,260	$49,036	30%
17	PennsylvaniaState	1.10	$47,450	$48,918	33%
18	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.10	$50,760	$49,043	38%
19	KentuckyState	1.09	$42,950	$48,531	27%
20	ColoradoState	1.07	$50,000	$47,438	44%
21	IndianaState	1.07	$43,220	$47,757	29%
22	South CarolinaState	1.06	$43,310	$47,076	35%
23	NevadaState	1.05	$46,980	$46,886	37%
24	WisconsinState	1.05	$43,180	$46,782	30%
25	VermontState	1.04	$47,280	$46,127	36%
26	ArkansasState	1.02	$39,140	$45,353	27%
27	MaineState	1.02	$45,560	$45,651	34%
28	MississippiState	1.02	$38,430	$45,318	28%
29	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.02	$43,310	$45,209	42%
30	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.02	$44,870	$45,553	46%
31	FloridaState	1.01	$45,600	$44,926	45%
32	New MexicoState	1.01	$41,290	$44,880	30%
33	UtahState	1.01	$45,160	$45,070	40%
34	CaliforniaState	1.00	$49,080	$44,336	55%
35	KansasState	0.98	$39,450	$43,833	31%
36	LouisianaState	0.97	$38,920	$43,196	32%
37	South DakotaState	0.97	$39,340	$43,326	29%
38	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.97	$46,710	$43,051	52%
39	New YorkState	0.96	$48,340	$42,969	46%
40	North CarolinaState	0.95	$39,920	$42,288	39%
41	OklahomaState	0.94	$37,190	$42,023	31%
42	GeorgiaState	0.93	$38,880	$41,627	44%
43	OregonState	0.93	$42,760	$41,515	45%
44	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.93	$40,000	$41,322	48%
45	IdahoState	0.92	$39,510	$40,943	36%
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$47,660	$40,910	57%
47	AlabamaState	0.90	$34,950	$40,126	33%
48	MarylandState	0.90	$43,880	$40,183	46%
49	WashingtonState	0.90	$42,990	$40,065	53%
50	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$45,200	$40,071	53%
51	ArizonaState	0.88	$39,660	$39,306	45%
52	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.88	$36,160	$39,304	43%
53	TexasState	0.85	$36,350	$38,023	46%
54	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.85	$43,510	$38,066	61%
55	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.83	$36,080	$37,119	53%
56	VirginiaState	0.82	$38,020	$36,734	50%
57	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.81	$39,080	$36,252	55%
58	TennesseeState	0.79	$32,160	$35,148	47%
59	New JerseyState	0.78	$37,690	$34,642	57%

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