Best Cities for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materialss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where pressers, textile, garment, and related materialss 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	IllinoisState	1.18	$40,230	$41,304	39%
2	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.13	$36,290	$39,792	40%
3	MichiganState	1.12	$36,290	$39,317	37%
4	WisconsinState	1.10	$35,500	$38,462	37%
5	MaineState	1.09	$38,020	$38,096	41%
6	IdahoState	1.06	$35,990	$37,295	40%
7	IowaState	1.05	$32,990	$36,984	35%
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.05	$39,510	$36,651	54%
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.05	$44,440	$36,972	85%
10	ArizonaState	1.04	$36,870	$36,541	49%
11	ColoradoState	1.04	$38,300	$36,338	58%
12	MontanaState	1.04	$35,270	$36,587	38%
13	NebraskaState	1.04	$33,300	$36,393	38%
14	New HampshireState	1.04	$38,540	$36,358	49%
15	Rhode IslandState	1.03	$36,390	$36,209	50%
16	OregonState	1.02	$36,860	$35,786	52%
17	CaliforniaState	1.01	$39,300	$35,501	69%
18	GeorgiaState	1.01	$33,010	$35,343	51%
19	KentuckyState	1.01	$31,200	$35,254	37%
20	NevadaState	1.01	$35,560	$35,489	49%
21	UtahState	1.01	$35,320	$35,250	51%
22	WashingtonState	1.00	$37,620	$35,061	61%
23	ArkansasState	0.99	$29,880	$34,623	35%
24	New JerseyState	0.99	$37,920	$34,853	57%
25	MissouriState	0.98	$30,520	$34,447	41%
26	OhioState	0.97	$30,820	$34,093	41%
27	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.97	$35,990	$34,017	56%
28	ConnecticutState	0.96	$36,030	$33,485	52%
29	MassachusettsState	0.96	$36,410	$33,558	74%
30	West VirginiaState	0.96	$28,400	$33,729	35%
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.96	$39,300	$33,734	69%
32	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.94	$37,620	$32,913	70%
33	HawaiiState	0.93	$35,980	$32,709	80%
34	New YorkState	0.93	$36,510	$32,453	61%
35	WyomingState	0.93	$30,460	$32,753	39%
36	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.93	$31,790	$32,706	60%
37	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.93	$30,300	$32,651	51%
38	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.93	$29,940	$32,543	52%
39	KansasState	0.92	$29,110	$32,344	43%
40	TennesseeState	0.92	$29,460	$32,197	51%
41	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$29,840	$32,259	47%
42	IndianaState	0.91	$28,840	$31,867	44%
43	MississippiState	0.91	$27,180	$32,052	40%
44	OklahomaState	0.91	$28,340	$32,023	41%
45	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.91	$36,410	$32,079	84%
46	Columbus, OHMetro	0.91	$29,870	$31,947	52%
47	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.91	$31,450	$31,929	66%
48	MarylandState	0.90	$34,390	$31,493	59%
49	South CarolinaState	0.90	$29,160	$31,696	52%
50	FloridaState	0.89	$31,760	$31,291	65%
51	New MexicoState	0.89	$28,730	$31,228	44%
52	North CarolinaState	0.89	$29,300	$31,038	53%
53	TexasState	0.89	$29,680	$31,046	56%
54	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.89	$30,290	$31,291	64%
55	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.89	$29,730	$31,033	61%
56	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.89	$32,220	$31,130	59%
57	AlabamaState	0.88	$26,860	$30,838	43%
58	PennsylvaniaState	0.88	$29,880	$30,804	52%
59	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.87	$29,460	$30,624	63%
60	LouisianaState	0.86	$27,170	$30,155	46%
61	VirginiaState	0.86	$31,220	$30,164	61%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.86	$34,050	$30,186	70%
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$32,480	$29,935	75%

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