Best Cities for Millwrightss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where millwrightss 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	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.53	$91,850	$100,713	16%
2	New JerseyState	1.50	$107,540	$98,842	20%
3	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.50	$91,380	$98,470	17%
4	New MexicoState	1.49	$90,230	$98,076	14%
5	MichiganState	1.47	$89,190	$96,631	15%
6	WisconsinState	1.36	$82,630	$89,523	16%
7	KansasState	1.35	$79,690	$88,544	16%
8	IndianaState	1.30	$77,140	$85,238	16%
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.30	$99,250	$85,193	27%
10	OhioState	1.23	$73,220	$80,996	17%
11	MinnesotaState	1.22	$78,570	$80,173	20%
12	West VirginiaState	1.22	$67,270	$79,893	15%
13	KentuckyState	1.21	$70,610	$79,785	16%
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.21	$79,340	$79,739	22%
15	ColoradoState	1.18	$81,440	$77,268	27%
16	MissouriState	1.14	$66,480	$75,034	19%
17	Columbus, OHMetro	1.14	$69,920	$74,781	22%
18	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.13	$77,120	$74,512	25%
19	AlaskaState	1.12	$76,940	$73,768	21%
20	LouisianaState	1.12	$66,080	$73,341	19%
21	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$82,470	$72,152	32%
22	ConnecticutState	1.09	$76,810	$71,385	24%
23	New HampshireState	1.09	$76,190	$71,877	25%
24	WashingtonState	1.09	$76,490	$71,286	30%
25	New YorkState	1.08	$79,560	$70,720	28%
26	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.08	$76,200	$70,686	28%
27	AlabamaState	1.07	$61,410	$70,505	19%
28	CaliforniaState	1.07	$77,950	$70,416	35%
29	IowaState	1.06	$62,220	$69,753	18%
30	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.06	$73,540	$69,509	27%
31	MississippiState	1.05	$58,280	$68,726	18%
32	IllinoisState	1.04	$66,640	$68,419	24%
33	MaineState	1.04	$68,220	$68,357	23%
34	OregonState	1.04	$70,700	$68,641	27%
35	South DakotaState	1.04	$61,820	$68,084	19%
36	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$65,360	$68,225	28%
37	TennesseeState	1.03	$61,810	$67,552	24%
38	WyomingState	1.03	$62,780	$67,505	19%
39	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$65,500	$67,387	29%
40	GeorgiaState	1.02	$62,760	$67,195	27%
41	IdahoState	1.02	$64,710	$67,057	22%
42	North CarolinaState	1.02	$62,990	$66,727	25%
43	South CarolinaState	1.02	$61,700	$67,065	24%
44	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$64,410	$66,402	24%
45	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$64,160	$66,281	30%
46	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$61,440	$66,422	23%
47	NebraskaState	1.00	$60,320	$65,923	21%
48	North DakotaState	1.00	$60,750	$65,605	19%
49	TexasState	1.00	$62,630	$65,513	27%
50	ArkansasState	0.99	$56,310	$65,249	19%
51	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.98	$59,400	$64,565	26%
52	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.97	$61,320	$63,742	30%
53	NevadaState	0.96	$63,040	$62,914	28%
54	UtahState	0.96	$63,040	$62,914	28%
55	MontanaState	0.95	$60,050	$62,293	23%
56	VermontState	0.95	$64,180	$62,615	27%
57	FloridaState	0.93	$62,000	$61,084	33%
58	MassachusettsState	0.91	$65,220	$60,111	41%
59	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$64,420	$59,373	38%
60	DelawareState	0.89	$58,770	$58,188	28%
61	OklahomaState	0.88	$50,950	$57,571	23%
62	ArizonaState	0.87	$57,380	$56,868	31%
63	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.87	$65,220	$57,463	47%
64	MarylandState	0.83	$59,220	$54,231	34%
65	VirginiaState	0.76	$51,430	$49,691	37%
66	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.75	$55,430	$49,140	43%

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