Best Cities for Logisticianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where logisticianss 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	AlabamaState	1.37	$98,450	$113,031	12%
2	New MexicoState	1.30	$98,430	$106,989	13%
3	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.24	$93,130	$102,116	16%
4	WashingtonState	1.21	$107,250	$99,953	21%
5	OklahomaState	1.19	$86,600	$97,853	13%
6	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.18	$102,700	$97,070	20%
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.17	$115,570	$96,148	33%
8	DelawareState	1.16	$96,090	$95,139	17%
9	VirginiaState	1.16	$98,920	$95,575	19%
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.16	$108,920	$95,293	24%
11	MarylandState	1.14	$102,700	$94,048	20%
12	MassachusettsState	1.12	$100,360	$92,498	27%
13	OhioState	1.12	$83,460	$92,323	15%
14	WyomingState	1.12	$85,550	$91,989	14%
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.12	$104,330	$92,491	23%
16	ColoradoState	1.11	$96,090	$91,167	23%
17	District of ColumbiaState	1.11	$104,770	$91,662	24%
18	HawaiiState	1.11	$100,340	$91,218	29%
19	ArkansasState	1.10	$78,400	$90,846	13%
20	MichiganState	1.10	$83,200	$90,141	16%
21	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.09	$101,540	$89,463	30%
22	MississippiState	1.08	$75,160	$88,632	14%
23	IowaState	1.07	$78,740	$88,274	15%
24	MissouriState	1.07	$78,350	$88,431	16%
25	South DakotaState	1.07	$80,020	$88,128	14%
26	South CarolinaState	1.06	$80,330	$87,315	19%
27	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$80,490	$87,489	19%
28	Columbus, OHMetro	1.05	$80,710	$86,321	19%
29	IndianaState	1.04	$77,670	$85,823	16%
30	North CarolinaState	1.04	$80,780	$85,572	19%
31	New JerseyState	1.03	$92,280	$84,816	23%
32	West VirginiaState	1.03	$71,590	$85,024	14%
33	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.03	$83,990	$84,412	21%
34	AlaskaState	1.02	$87,280	$83,682	19%
35	CaliforniaState	1.02	$92,890	$83,911	29%
36	MinnesotaState	1.02	$82,320	$84,000	19%
37	MontanaState	1.02	$81,270	$84,305	17%
38	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.02	$86,900	$83,961	22%
39	GeorgiaState	1.01	$77,570	$83,051	22%
40	LouisianaState	1.01	$75,230	$83,496	17%
41	UtahState	1.01	$83,300	$83,134	21%
42	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$77,220	$83,481	18%
43	IllinoisState	1.00	$80,100	$82,238	20%
44	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.00	$79,000	$82,463	23%
45	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$79,340	$81,794	20%
46	VermontState	0.99	$83,560	$81,522	20%
47	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$87,950	$81,586	24%
48	OregonState	0.98	$83,180	$80,757	23%
49	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.98	$77,610	$80,676	24%
50	NevadaState	0.97	$79,600	$79,441	22%
51	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$77,570	$80,134	25%
52	ConnecticutState	0.96	$85,450	$79,414	22%
53	North DakotaState	0.96	$72,800	$78,618	16%
54	TexasState	0.96	$75,480	$78,954	22%
55	WisconsinState	0.96	$73,180	$79,285	18%
56	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.96	$76,510	$78,714	25%
57	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$77,630	$78,812	27%
58	MaineState	0.95	$77,780	$77,936	20%
59	New YorkState	0.95	$88,240	$78,436	25%
60	TennesseeState	0.95	$71,280	$77,902	21%
61	KansasState	0.94	$69,520	$77,244	18%
62	KentuckyState	0.94	$68,420	$77,311	17%
63	ArizonaState	0.93	$77,620	$76,928	23%
64	IdahoState	0.93	$73,920	$76,601	19%
65	New HampshireState	0.93	$81,270	$76,670	23%
66	Rhode IslandState	0.92	$76,180	$75,801	24%
67	FloridaState	0.91	$76,410	$75,281	27%
68	NebraskaState	0.87	$65,370	$71,443	19%
69	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.87	$66,620	$71,789	23%
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.85	$81,730	$70,155	33%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.78	$69,480	$64,037	35%

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