Best Cities for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where merchandise displayers and window trimmerss 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	1.25	$42,840	$49,185	27%
2	MissouriState	1.23	$42,890	$48,409	29%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.23	$48,130	$48,372	37%
4	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.19	$43,370	$46,735	36%
5	MinnesotaState	1.18	$45,730	$46,663	34%
6	MaineState	1.16	$45,750	$45,842	34%
7	MontanaState	1.15	$43,700	$45,332	31%
8	North DakotaState	1.15	$42,080	$45,443	28%
9	WashingtonState	1.15	$48,780	$45,461	47%
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.15	$54,530	$45,366	69%
11	AlaskaState	1.13	$46,530	$44,612	35%
12	IowaState	1.13	$39,680	$44,484	29%
13	KansasState	1.13	$39,960	$44,400	31%
14	South DakotaState	1.12	$40,190	$44,262	29%
15	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.12	$40,750	$44,054	35%
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.12	$50,580	$44,252	52%
17	OregonState	1.11	$45,200	$43,883	42%
18	VermontState	1.11	$44,850	$43,756	38%
19	West VirginiaState	1.11	$36,660	$43,539	27%
20	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.11	$47,040	$43,636	46%
21	OklahomaState	1.10	$38,380	$43,367	30%
22	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$40,370	$43,176	38%
23	WisconsinState	1.09	$39,510	$42,806	33%
24	CaliforniaState	1.08	$47,010	$42,466	58%
25	ArkansasState	1.07	$36,230	$41,981	29%
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.07	$48,900	$41,974	56%
27	OhioState	1.06	$37,850	$41,869	33%
28	WyomingState	1.06	$38,790	$41,710	30%
29	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.06	$37,970	$41,634	38%
30	IllinoisState	1.05	$40,270	$41,345	39%
31	NebraskaState	1.05	$37,980	$41,508	33%
32	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$39,760	$41,503	45%
33	ColoradoState	1.04	$43,230	$41,015	51%
34	KentuckyState	1.03	$35,820	$40,475	32%
35	IdahoState	1.02	$38,770	$40,176	37%
36	IndianaState	1.02	$36,510	$40,343	35%
37	North CarolinaState	1.02	$37,960	$40,212	41%
38	South CarolinaState	1.02	$36,810	$40,011	41%
39	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.02	$42,660	$40,321	47%
40	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.02	$45,320	$40,177	53%
41	GeorgiaState	1.01	$37,050	$39,668	46%
42	MarylandState	1.01	$43,370	$39,716	46%
43	MassachusettsState	1.01	$43,290	$39,899	63%
44	MichiganState	1.01	$36,710	$39,772	37%
45	New MexicoState	1.01	$36,550	$39,728	34%
46	UtahState	1.01	$39,930	$39,850	45%
47	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$38,630	$39,743	49%
48	ArizonaState	1.00	$39,630	$39,277	45%
49	ConnecticutState	1.00	$42,410	$39,414	44%
50	NevadaState	1.00	$39,440	$39,361	44%
51	MississippiState	0.99	$33,040	$38,962	33%
52	New YorkState	0.99	$43,660	$38,809	51%
53	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$37,740	$38,907	41%
54	TexasState	0.99	$37,260	$38,975	45%
55	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.99	$44,070	$38,828	70%
56	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.99	$35,990	$39,120	44%
57	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.99	$38,350	$38,934	54%
58	LouisianaState	0.98	$34,860	$38,690	36%
59	New HampshireState	0.98	$40,880	$38,566	47%
60	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.98	$37,440	$38,678	52%
61	TennesseeState	0.96	$34,500	$37,705	44%
62	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.96	$39,050	$37,729	49%
63	DelawareState	0.95	$37,710	$37,337	43%
64	Rhode IslandState	0.95	$37,610	$37,423	48%
65	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.95	$36,090	$37,516	52%
66	HawaiiState	0.93	$40,370	$36,700	71%
67	VirginiaState	0.93	$37,750	$36,473	50%
68	FloridaState	0.91	$36,220	$35,685	57%
69	New JerseyState	0.89	$38,200	$35,110	56%
70	District of ColumbiaState	0.88	$39,460	$34,523	64%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$37,650	$34,700	65%

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