Best Cities for Office Machine Operators, Except Computers

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where office machine operators, except computers 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	AlaskaState	1.31	$56,010	$53,701	29%
2	West VirginiaState	1.25	$43,140	$51,235	23%
3	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.18	$46,450	$48,486	39%
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.16	$47,270	$47,508	38%
5	North CarolinaState	1.15	$44,480	$47,119	35%
6	VermontState	1.15	$48,380	$47,200	35%
7	MinnesotaState	1.14	$45,890	$46,827	33%
8	IowaState	1.13	$41,330	$46,334	28%
9	MontanaState	1.12	$44,260	$45,913	31%
10	IllinoisState	1.11	$44,360	$45,544	35%
11	MaineState	1.11	$45,240	$45,331	34%
12	Rhode IslandState	1.11	$45,560	$45,333	40%
13	NevadaState	1.10	$45,330	$45,240	38%
14	ColoradoState	1.09	$46,860	$44,459	47%
15	TennesseeState	1.09	$40,740	$44,525	37%
16	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.09	$47,130	$44,546	43%
17	KentuckyState	1.07	$38,640	$43,661	30%
18	MassachusettsState	1.07	$47,470	$43,751	57%
19	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$40,630	$43,782	38%
20	KansasState	1.06	$39,050	$43,389	32%
21	WisconsinState	1.06	$39,890	$43,218	33%
22	WashingtonState	1.05	$46,290	$43,141	49%
23	CaliforniaState	1.04	$47,150	$42,593	58%
24	MissouriState	1.04	$37,760	$42,619	33%
25	NebraskaState	1.04	$38,820	$42,426	32%
26	OhioState	1.04	$38,380	$42,456	33%
27	ArkansasState	1.03	$36,520	$42,317	29%
28	IndianaState	1.02	$37,860	$41,834	33%
29	OregonState	1.02	$42,910	$41,660	45%
30	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.02	$47,470	$41,824	65%
31	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.02	$40,260	$41,850	46%
32	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.01	$48,310	$41,468	56%
33	LouisianaState	1.00	$36,960	$41,021	34%
34	MississippiState	1.00	$34,640	$40,849	31%
35	New YorkState	0.99	$45,740	$40,658	48%
36	VirginiaState	0.99	$41,920	$40,502	45%
37	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.99	$36,880	$40,439	40%
38	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.99	$46,530	$40,709	57%
39	MichiganState	0.98	$36,880	$39,957	36%
40	WyomingState	0.98	$37,470	$40,290	32%
41	GeorgiaState	0.96	$36,730	$39,325	46%
42	OklahomaState	0.96	$34,810	$39,333	33%
43	DelawareState	0.95	$39,200	$38,812	41%
44	TexasState	0.95	$37,060	$38,766	45%
45	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.95	$36,130	$39,059	39%
46	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$38,330	$38,914	54%
47	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.94	$37,210	$38,440	52%
48	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.94	$41,410	$38,414	52%
49	New MexicoState	0.93	$35,140	$38,196	36%
50	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.93	$37,060	$38,128	51%
51	FloridaState	0.92	$38,330	$37,764	54%
52	PennsylvaniaState	0.92	$36,720	$37,856	42%
53	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.91	$38,620	$37,314	50%
54	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.91	$34,240	$37,217	46%
55	South CarolinaState	0.90	$33,870	$36,815	44%
56	District of ColumbiaState	0.89	$41,460	$36,273	61%
57	UtahState	0.89	$36,360	$36,287	49%
58	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.89	$40,980	$36,330	58%
59	New JerseyState	0.88	$39,360	$36,176	55%
60	ConnecticutState	0.86	$37,790	$35,121	50%
61	HawaiiState	0.85	$38,170	$34,700	75%
62	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$37,780	$34,820	65%
63	MarylandState	0.80	$35,670	$32,665	56%
64	ArizonaState	0.78	$32,060	$31,774	56%
65	New HampshireState	0.75	$32,590	$30,745	58%

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