Best Cities for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where jewelers and precious stone and metal workerss 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	South CarolinaState	1.25	$60,380	$65,630	25%
2	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.24	$62,400	$65,136	29%
3	ConnecticutState	1.23	$69,800	$64,870	27%
4	MississippiState	1.23	$55,010	$64,870	20%
5	KansasState	1.22	$57,730	$64,144	22%
6	MissouriState	1.21	$56,140	$63,363	22%
7	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.21	$57,930	$63,520	25%
8	MichiganState	1.17	$56,610	$61,333	24%
9	North DakotaState	1.17	$57,020	$61,577	21%
10	WisconsinState	1.15	$55,830	$60,488	23%
11	VirginiaState	1.14	$61,940	$59,845	31%
12	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.14	$55,560	$59,871	28%
13	North CarolinaState	1.12	$55,420	$58,708	28%
14	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.10	$56,830	$57,695	36%
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.10	$65,370	$57,952	37%
16	LouisianaState	1.09	$51,420	$57,070	24%
17	VermontState	1.09	$58,570	$57,141	29%
18	PennsylvaniaState	1.08	$54,880	$56,577	28%
19	AlabamaState	1.07	$48,890	$56,131	24%
20	IllinoisState	1.07	$54,990	$56,458	29%
21	IowaState	1.07	$50,280	$56,368	23%
22	WashingtonState	1.07	$60,380	$56,272	38%
23	CaliforniaState	1.05	$60,790	$54,914	45%
24	MinnesotaState	1.05	$54,310	$55,418	28%
25	West VirginiaState	1.05	$46,370	$55,071	22%
26	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.05	$57,290	$55,353	33%
27	New JerseyState	1.04	$59,480	$54,669	36%
28	New YorkState	1.04	$61,720	$54,862	36%
29	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.04	$54,310	$54,583	33%
30	ColoradoState	1.03	$57,120	$54,194	39%
31	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.03	$64,740	$53,860	58%
32	KentuckyState	1.01	$47,090	$53,209	24%
33	OhioState	1.01	$48,190	$53,308	26%
34	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.01	$60,420	$52,861	44%
35	IndianaState	1.00	$47,620	$52,619	27%
36	TennesseeState	1.00	$48,240	$52,721	31%
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.00	$61,150	$52,489	44%
38	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.00	$50,570	$52,568	37%
39	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.99	$48,240	$52,151	29%
40	NebraskaState	0.98	$46,920	$51,279	27%
41	FloridaState	0.97	$51,470	$50,709	40%
42	GeorgiaState	0.97	$47,810	$51,188	36%
43	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$49,570	$51,209	39%
44	Columbus, OHMetro	0.97	$47,890	$51,219	32%
45	New MexicoState	0.96	$46,200	$50,217	27%
46	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.96	$54,760	$50,470	45%
47	South DakotaState	0.95	$45,110	$49,681	25%
48	TexasState	0.95	$47,590	$49,780	35%
49	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.94	$48,250	$49,640	39%
50	IdahoState	0.93	$47,090	$48,798	31%
51	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.93	$44,950	$48,859	35%
52	MaineState	0.92	$48,080	$48,176	32%
53	Rhode IslandState	0.92	$48,800	$48,557	37%
54	MassachusettsState	0.90	$51,060	$47,060	53%
55	OklahomaState	0.90	$41,720	$47,141	28%
56	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.88	$52,570	$46,317	58%
57	HawaiiState	0.84	$48,450	$44,045	59%
58	OregonState	0.82	$44,510	$43,214	43%
59	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.82	$45,400	$42,911	44%
60	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.82	$46,350	$42,996	46%
61	ArizonaState	0.80	$42,240	$41,863	43%
62	ArkansasState	0.79	$35,950	$41,657	29%
63	MarylandState	0.79	$45,430	$41,603	44%
64	New HampshireState	0.78	$43,520	$41,057	44%
65	NevadaState	0.77	$40,510	$40,429	43%
66	UtahState	0.76	$39,860	$39,780	45%
67	MontanaState	0.74	$37,580	$38,983	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).