Best Cities for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where laundry and dry-cleaning 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	North DakotaState	1.16	$37,470	$40,464	31%
2	WisconsinState	1.11	$35,700	$38,678	36%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.11	$38,600	$38,794	46%
4	MinnesotaState	1.10	$37,580	$38,347	41%
5	MissouriState	1.10	$33,870	$38,228	37%
6	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.10	$35,060	$38,443	42%
7	IowaState	1.09	$34,050	$38,173	34%
8	MichiganState	1.09	$35,100	$38,028	38%
9	NebraskaState	1.09	$34,790	$38,022	36%
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.09	$43,610	$38,154	60%
11	MontanaState	1.08	$36,250	$37,604	37%
12	MaineState	1.07	$37,380	$37,455	42%
13	Rhode IslandState	1.06	$37,230	$37,045	49%
14	WashingtonState	1.06	$39,590	$36,897	58%
15	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$34,190	$36,843	45%
16	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.06	$44,410	$36,947	85%
17	OregonState	1.05	$37,800	$36,699	51%
18	ArizonaState	1.04	$36,500	$36,174	49%
19	IdahoState	1.04	$35,140	$36,415	41%
20	IllinoisState	1.04	$35,220	$36,160	45%
21	NevadaState	1.04	$36,210	$36,138	48%
22	TennesseeState	1.04	$33,220	$36,306	45%
23	VermontState	1.04	$37,300	$36,390	46%
24	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$35,070	$36,455	53%
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$39,290	$36,447	55%
26	South DakotaState	1.03	$32,780	$36,101	35%
27	ColoradoState	1.02	$37,680	$35,750	59%
28	UtahState	1.02	$35,690	$35,619	50%
29	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$34,060	$35,113	46%
30	New HampshireState	1.00	$36,860	$34,774	52%
31	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.00	$32,140	$34,746	44%
32	AlaskaState	0.99	$36,050	$34,564	45%
33	MassachusettsState	0.99	$37,490	$34,553	72%
34	West VirginiaState	0.99	$28,970	$34,406	35%
35	CaliforniaState	0.98	$37,790	$34,137	72%
36	IndianaState	0.98	$30,930	$34,177	41%
37	ConnecticutState	0.97	$36,310	$33,745	52%
38	North CarolinaState	0.97	$31,920	$33,814	49%
39	OhioState	0.97	$30,520	$33,761	41%
40	DelawareState	0.96	$33,730	$33,396	48%
41	KansasState	0.96	$30,120	$33,467	41%
42	New MexicoState	0.96	$30,850	$33,533	41%
43	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.96	$32,420	$33,354	59%
44	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.96	$34,730	$33,556	55%
45	ArkansasState	0.95	$28,460	$32,978	37%
46	District of ColumbiaState	0.95	$37,790	$33,062	67%
47	KentuckyState	0.95	$29,220	$33,017	39%
48	New JerseyState	0.95	$36,050	$33,134	60%
49	South CarolinaState	0.95	$30,470	$33,120	49%
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.95	$32,170	$33,233	60%
51	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.95	$37,690	$33,207	81%
52	GeorgiaState	0.94	$30,580	$32,741	56%
53	AlabamaState	0.93	$28,370	$32,572	41%
54	HawaiiState	0.93	$35,690	$32,445	80%
55	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.93	$31,150	$32,516	58%
56	Columbus, OHMetro	0.93	$30,410	$32,524	51%
57	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.93	$31,880	$32,365	65%
58	MississippiState	0.92	$27,190	$32,064	39%
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$37,330	$32,043	73%
60	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.92	$29,650	$32,228	53%
61	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$36,300	$32,181	66%
62	FloridaState	0.91	$32,340	$31,862	64%
63	MarylandState	0.91	$34,710	$31,786	58%
64	OklahomaState	0.91	$28,170	$31,831	41%
65	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.91	$33,740	$31,890	60%
66	New YorkState	0.89	$35,050	$31,156	63%
67	TexasState	0.89	$29,630	$30,994	56%
68	VirginiaState	0.89	$32,140	$31,053	59%
69	WyomingState	0.88	$28,630	$30,785	41%
70	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$33,330	$30,719	73%
71	LouisianaState	0.87	$27,460	$30,477	46%

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