Best Cities for Industrial Production Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where industrial production managerss 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	1.29	$151,490	$162,892	8%
2	DelawareState	1.20	$153,000	$151,485	11%
3	LouisianaState	1.17	$133,210	$147,847	9%
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.13	$171,140	$142,379	22%
5	AlabamaState	1.12	$122,520	$140,666	9%
6	KansasState	1.11	$125,750	$139,722	10%
7	MississippiState	1.11	$118,660	$139,929	9%
8	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$129,300	$139,332	12%
9	New HampshireState	1.10	$146,590	$138,292	13%
10	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.10	$126,200	$138,377	12%
11	ArkansasState	1.09	$118,120	$136,871	9%
12	GeorgiaState	1.09	$127,820	$136,852	13%
13	South CarolinaState	1.09	$126,880	$137,913	12%
14	TexasState	1.09	$130,890	$136,914	13%
15	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$132,990	$136,821	14%
16	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.09	$126,060	$137,022	12%
17	MassachusettsState	1.08	$148,050	$136,452	18%
18	OklahomaState	1.08	$120,570	$136,237	10%
19	IndianaState	1.07	$121,500	$134,254	10%
20	New JerseyState	1.07	$147,260	$135,349	15%
21	New MexicoState	1.07	$124,670	$135,511	10%
22	WashingtonState	1.07	$145,210	$135,331	16%
23	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.07	$153,210	$134,987	20%
24	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$128,640	$134,280	14%
25	ColoradoState	1.06	$141,020	$133,795	16%
26	North CarolinaState	1.06	$125,940	$133,411	12%
27	MissouriState	1.05	$117,660	$132,799	11%
28	West VirginiaState	1.05	$111,760	$132,732	9%
29	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.05	$127,660	$131,880	15%
30	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.05	$151,580	$132,616	17%
31	IllinoisState	1.04	$127,270	$130,667	12%
32	MichiganState	1.04	$120,660	$130,726	11%
33	TennesseeState	1.04	$119,430	$130,525	13%
34	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.02	$127,640	$128,281	14%
35	KentuckyState	1.01	$112,250	$126,836	10%
36	MinnesotaState	1.00	$123,580	$126,102	12%
37	ConnecticutState	0.99	$134,780	$125,260	14%
38	MaineState	0.99	$124,810	$125,060	12%
39	MontanaState	0.99	$120,690	$125,197	11%
40	North DakotaState	0.99	$116,050	$125,324	10%
41	ArizonaState	0.98	$124,810	$123,697	14%
42	Rhode IslandState	0.98	$124,120	$123,502	15%
43	VirginiaState	0.98	$128,230	$123,894	15%
44	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.98	$118,440	$123,119	16%
45	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$126,160	$121,894	15%
46	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.97	$137,860	$122,216	17%
47	MarylandState	0.96	$132,540	$121,374	15%
48	OhioState	0.96	$109,340	$120,951	11%
49	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$127,960	$120,945	16%
50	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$119,360	$121,178	17%
51	CaliforniaState	0.95	$132,620	$119,801	20%
52	IowaState	0.95	$106,510	$119,406	11%
53	Columbus, OHMetro	0.95	$112,020	$119,807	14%
54	FloridaState	0.94	$119,870	$118,099	17%
55	South DakotaState	0.94	$107,490	$118,381	11%
56	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.94	$109,840	$118,746	13%
57	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.94	$127,800	$118,553	17%
58	NebraskaState	0.93	$107,200	$117,158	12%
59	New YorkState	0.92	$130,470	$115,973	17%
60	OregonState	0.92	$119,420	$115,942	16%
61	UtahState	0.91	$115,290	$115,060	16%
62	HawaiiState	0.90	$124,650	$113,318	23%
63	NevadaState	0.89	$112,270	$112,046	16%
64	PennsylvaniaState	0.89	$109,140	$112,515	14%
65	IdahoState	0.88	$107,340	$111,233	13%
66	VermontState	0.88	$114,150	$111,366	15%
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$128,540	$110,335	21%
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$120,090	$110,682	20%
69	AlaskaState	0.86	$113,280	$108,610	14%
70	District of ColumbiaState	0.86	$124,420	$108,854	20%

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