Best Cities for Machine Feeders and Offbearerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where machine feeders and offbearerss 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	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	2.02	$77,100	$83,082	20%
2	Columbus, OHMetro	1.57	$60,410	$64,610	26%
3	WisconsinState	1.45	$55,120	$59,718	24%
4	WyomingState	1.34	$51,280	$55,140	23%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.31	$53,650	$53,920	33%
6	KansasState	1.29	$47,930	$53,256	26%
7	MissouriState	1.28	$46,580	$52,573	27%
8	ArkansasState	1.27	$45,250	$52,433	23%
9	IowaState	1.23	$45,250	$50,729	25%
10	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.23	$46,310	$50,779	32%
11	MinnesotaState	1.21	$48,740	$49,735	32%
12	NebraskaState	1.21	$45,470	$49,694	28%
13	OhioState	1.21	$45,130	$49,923	28%
14	LouisianaState	1.17	$43,370	$48,135	29%
15	KentuckyState	1.16	$42,200	$47,684	27%
16	West VirginiaState	1.13	$39,360	$46,746	26%
17	ColoradoState	1.11	$48,400	$45,920	46%
18	MichiganState	1.11	$42,320	$45,850	32%
19	MississippiState	1.10	$38,340	$45,212	28%
20	AlabamaState	1.08	$38,810	$44,558	30%
21	IdahoState	1.07	$42,580	$44,124	34%
22	New HampshireState	1.07	$46,580	$43,943	41%
23	OregonState	1.07	$45,580	$44,252	42%
24	TennesseeState	1.07	$40,400	$44,153	37%
25	DelawareState	1.06	$44,110	$43,673	37%
26	South DakotaState	1.05	$39,310	$43,293	29%
27	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.04	$45,180	$42,703	45%
28	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.04	$44,170	$42,676	43%
29	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$41,220	$42,495	38%
30	WashingtonState	1.03	$45,600	$42,498	50%
31	GeorgiaState	1.02	$39,360	$42,141	43%
32	IndianaState	1.01	$37,850	$41,823	33%
33	OklahomaState	1.01	$36,680	$41,446	32%
34	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$40,400	$41,564	47%
35	New JerseyState	1.00	$44,890	$41,259	48%
36	South CarolinaState	1.00	$38,050	$41,359	40%
37	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.00	$46,950	$41,076	56%
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$43,780	$40,612	49%
39	NevadaState	0.98	$40,550	$40,469	43%
40	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$39,840	$40,447	52%
41	ArizonaState	0.97	$40,250	$39,891	45%
42	MassachusettsState	0.97	$43,510	$40,101	62%
43	UtahState	0.97	$40,160	$40,080	45%
44	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$38,870	$40,155	50%
45	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$45,320	$39,930	68%
46	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.97	$38,130	$39,802	47%
47	North CarolinaState	0.96	$37,370	$39,587	42%
48	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.96	$36,490	$39,663	43%
49	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.96	$47,450	$39,476	79%
50	TexasState	0.95	$37,350	$39,069	44%
51	New YorkState	0.94	$43,450	$38,622	51%
52	MarylandState	0.92	$41,590	$38,086	48%
53	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$35,020	$37,859	40%
54	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.89	$35,390	$36,788	53%
55	CaliforniaState	0.88	$40,380	$36,477	67%
56	VirginiaState	0.85	$36,290	$35,063	52%
57	FloridaState	0.84	$35,110	$34,591	59%
58	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.84	$39,160	$34,716	61%
59	ConnecticutState	0.83	$36,950	$34,340	51%
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.80	$38,600	$33,133	70%
61	MaineState	0.79	$32,310	$32,375	48%
62	Rhode IslandState	0.79	$32,770	$32,607	55%
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.78	$34,970	$32,230	70%

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