Best Cities for Glazierss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where glazierss 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	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.66	$107,610	$94,811	28%
2	MassachusettsState	1.63	$100,810	$92,912	27%
3	HawaiiState	1.29	$80,800	$73,455	35%
4	OregonState	1.21	$70,890	$68,825	27%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.21	$68,620	$68,965	26%
6	District of ColumbiaState	1.20	$78,390	$68,583	32%
7	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.20	$73,860	$68,516	29%
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.20	$82,420	$68,569	46%
9	MinnesotaState	1.18	$66,130	$67,480	23%
10	WisconsinState	1.18	$62,400	$67,606	21%
11	IndianaState	1.17	$60,210	$66,530	21%
12	North DakotaState	1.17	$61,800	$66,739	19%
13	OhioState	1.17	$60,200	$66,593	21%
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.16	$75,610	$66,150	35%
15	New JerseyState	1.14	$70,890	$65,156	30%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.14	$61,010	$65,251	25%
17	IowaState	1.13	$57,330	$64,271	20%
18	IllinoisState	1.11	$61,840	$63,491	25%
19	IdahoState	1.09	$59,850	$62,021	24%
20	WashingtonState	1.09	$66,860	$62,311	34%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$56,980	$62,478	26%
22	Rhode IslandState	1.07	$61,650	$61,343	29%
23	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$56,850	$61,261	27%
24	AlaskaState	1.06	$63,000	$60,403	26%
25	PennsylvaniaState	1.06	$58,810	$60,629	26%
26	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.05	$62,200	$60,097	31%
27	ColoradoState	1.04	$62,340	$59,146	36%
28	ConnecticutState	1.04	$63,840	$59,331	29%
29	West VirginiaState	1.04	$49,810	$59,157	20%
30	WyomingState	1.04	$55,030	$59,172	21%
31	VermontState	1.03	$60,390	$58,917	28%
32	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.03	$56,580	$58,815	33%
33	MissouriState	1.02	$51,430	$58,047	24%
34	CaliforniaState	1.01	$64,040	$57,850	42%
35	MichiganState	1.00	$52,770	$57,172	25%
36	VirginiaState	1.00	$59,260	$57,256	32%
37	ArizonaState	0.98	$56,560	$56,056	32%
38	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.98	$58,980	$55,747	34%
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.98	$63,310	$56,126	38%
40	KentuckyState	0.97	$49,110	$55,492	23%
41	New HampshireState	0.97	$58,850	$55,519	32%
42	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.97	$51,140	$55,286	28%
43	MarylandState	0.96	$59,890	$54,844	34%
44	NebraskaState	0.96	$50,190	$54,852	25%
45	New YorkState	0.96	$61,760	$54,898	36%
46	South CarolinaState	0.96	$50,650	$55,054	30%
47	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.96	$64,160	$55,073	42%
48	TennesseeState	0.93	$48,610	$53,126	31%
49	AlabamaState	0.92	$45,520	$52,262	25%
50	KansasState	0.92	$47,090	$52,322	26%
51	LouisianaState	0.92	$47,150	$52,331	27%
52	ArkansasState	0.91	$44,700	$51,796	24%
53	South DakotaState	0.91	$47,140	$51,916	24%
54	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.91	$47,730	$51,880	33%
55	MontanaState	0.90	$49,360	$51,203	27%
56	OklahomaState	0.90	$45,380	$51,277	26%
57	UtahState	0.90	$51,470	$51,367	35%
58	New MexicoState	0.89	$46,940	$51,022	27%
59	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.89	$49,450	$50,874	38%
60	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.88	$48,250	$50,365	37%
61	NevadaState	0.87	$49,490	$49,391	35%
62	TexasState	0.87	$47,730	$49,927	35%
63	North CarolinaState	0.86	$46,170	$48,909	34%
64	MaineState	0.84	$47,770	$47,866	33%
65	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.84	$47,500	$48,223	43%
66	FloridaState	0.81	$47,030	$46,335	44%
67	GeorgiaState	0.81	$43,340	$46,403	39%
68	MississippiState	0.76	$36,750	$43,337	29%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.72	$44,430	$40,949	55%

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