Best Cities for Print Binding and Finishing Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where print binding and finishing workerss 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	MississippiState	2.56	$91,850	$108,314	12%
2	District of ColumbiaState	2.24	$108,080	$94,558	23%
3	AlaskaState	1.30	$57,200	$54,842	29%
4	North DakotaState	1.25	$48,760	$52,657	24%
5	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.22	$46,970	$51,502	31%
6	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.20	$47,160	$50,819	33%
7	MinnesotaState	1.17	$48,390	$49,378	32%
8	IllinoisState	1.16	$47,880	$49,158	33%
9	West VirginiaState	1.16	$41,340	$49,097	24%
10	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.16	$48,610	$48,854	37%
11	MaineState	1.14	$48,230	$48,327	32%
12	OhioState	1.14	$43,680	$48,319	29%
13	VermontState	1.13	$48,930	$47,737	35%
14	ArkansasState	1.12	$41,040	$47,555	26%
15	WisconsinState	1.11	$43,400	$47,021	30%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.11	$43,840	$46,888	35%
17	New HampshireState	1.09	$48,850	$46,085	39%
18	South DakotaState	1.08	$41,350	$45,540	28%
19	AlabamaState	1.07	$39,270	$45,086	29%
20	KentuckyState	1.06	$39,620	$44,768	29%
21	OregonState	1.06	$46,240	$44,893	41%
22	Rhode IslandState	1.06	$45,050	$44,826	40%
23	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.06	$47,480	$44,877	42%
24	ConnecticutState	1.05	$47,750	$44,377	39%
25	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$43,010	$44,340	36%
26	South CarolinaState	1.05	$40,820	$44,370	37%
27	MichiganState	1.04	$40,460	$43,835	33%
28	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.04	$49,420	$43,812	48%
29	ColoradoState	1.03	$45,780	$43,435	48%
30	IowaState	1.03	$38,790	$43,487	29%
31	MissouriState	1.03	$38,570	$43,533	32%
32	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.03	$46,820	$43,432	46%
33	MassachusettsState	1.02	$46,630	$42,977	58%
34	IndianaState	1.01	$38,730	$42,796	33%
35	New JerseyState	1.01	$46,600	$42,831	46%
36	OklahomaState	1.01	$37,770	$42,678	31%
37	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.01	$48,470	$42,705	63%
38	GeorgiaState	1.00	$39,310	$42,088	43%
39	WashingtonState	1.00	$45,300	$42,218	50%
40	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.00	$39,080	$42,249	36%
41	IdahoState	0.99	$40,200	$41,658	36%
42	North CarolinaState	0.99	$39,580	$41,928	39%
43	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.99	$47,680	$41,715	55%
44	KansasState	0.98	$37,470	$41,633	33%
45	MarylandState	0.98	$45,170	$41,364	45%
46	VirginiaState	0.98	$42,780	$41,333	44%
47	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$42,870	$41,420	45%
48	CaliforniaState	0.97	$45,390	$41,003	60%
49	TennesseeState	0.96	$36,960	$40,393	41%
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.96	$39,310	$40,610	49%
51	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.96	$38,880	$40,585	46%
52	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.96	$48,740	$40,549	77%
53	LouisianaState	0.95	$36,230	$40,211	35%
54	NebraskaState	0.95	$36,800	$40,219	34%
55	NevadaState	0.95	$40,200	$40,120	43%
56	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.95	$38,510	$40,031	48%
57	DelawareState	0.94	$40,080	$39,683	41%
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.94	$46,110	$39,579	59%
59	ArizonaState	0.93	$39,740	$39,386	45%
60	New YorkState	0.93	$44,210	$39,298	50%
61	UtahState	0.93	$39,570	$39,491	45%
62	TexasState	0.92	$37,310	$39,027	45%
63	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.92	$35,870	$38,989	44%
64	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.91	$37,440	$38,519	51%
65	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.91	$37,890	$38,467	54%
66	FloridaState	0.90	$38,730	$38,158	53%
67	MontanaState	0.89	$36,220	$37,573	37%
68	HawaiiState	0.88	$41,050	$37,318	70%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$39,080	$36,018	63%
70	New MexicoState	0.76	$29,380	$31,935	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).