Best Cities for Printing Press Operatorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where printing press operatorss 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	District of ColumbiaState	2.23	$116,630	$102,038	22%
2	ArkansasState	1.18	$46,470	$53,847	23%
3	KentuckyState	1.18	$48,000	$54,237	24%
4	MissouriState	1.14	$46,130	$52,065	27%
5	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.14	$47,700	$52,303	31%
6	WisconsinState	1.12	$47,330	$51,278	28%
7	OhioState	1.11	$45,760	$50,619	27%
8	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.11	$47,150	$50,973	30%
9	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$46,950	$50,214	33%
10	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.10	$46,560	$50,172	33%
11	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.10	$50,170	$50,422	35%
12	IndianaState	1.09	$45,230	$49,978	28%
13	MinnesotaState	1.08	$48,560	$49,551	32%
14	South DakotaState	1.08	$44,930	$49,482	26%
15	MassachusettsState	1.07	$53,050	$48,894	51%
16	MichiganState	1.07	$45,280	$49,057	30%
17	West VirginiaState	1.07	$41,200	$48,931	24%
18	North CarolinaState	1.06	$45,630	$48,337	34%
19	PennsylvaniaState	1.06	$47,010	$48,464	33%
20	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.05	$46,220	$48,046	40%
21	IllinoisState	1.04	$46,260	$47,495	34%
22	MaineState	1.04	$47,430	$47,525	33%
23	OregonState	1.03	$48,760	$47,340	39%
24	TennesseeState	1.03	$43,160	$47,169	35%
25	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$45,670	$46,986	42%
26	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$48,610	$46,966	39%
27	KansasState	1.02	$41,890	$46,544	30%
28	New JerseyState	1.01	$50,430	$46,351	43%
29	WashingtonState	1.01	$49,800	$46,412	46%
30	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$44,610	$46,085	43%
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.01	$49,670	$46,076	43%
32	IowaState	1.00	$40,790	$45,729	28%
33	NebraskaState	1.00	$42,070	$45,978	30%
34	New HampshireState	1.00	$48,410	$45,670	39%
35	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.00	$48,260	$45,614	42%
36	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.00	$52,180	$45,974	59%
37	ColoradoState	0.99	$47,860	$45,408	46%
38	MississippiState	0.99	$38,400	$45,283	28%
39	Rhode IslandState	0.99	$45,380	$45,154	40%
40	VermontState	0.99	$46,460	$45,327	37%
41	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.99	$43,590	$45,501	41%
42	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.99	$52,040	$45,529	51%
43	AlaskaState	0.97	$46,460	$44,545	35%
44	GeorgiaState	0.97	$41,520	$44,454	41%
45	TexasState	0.97	$42,550	$44,508	39%
46	DelawareState	0.96	$44,600	$44,158	36%
47	MarylandState	0.96	$47,840	$43,810	42%
48	MontanaState	0.96	$42,220	$43,797	32%
49	South CarolinaState	0.96	$40,470	$43,989	37%
50	WyomingState	0.96	$40,760	$43,828	29%
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$49,490	$43,874	48%
52	NevadaState	0.95	$43,500	$43,413	40%
53	ArizonaState	0.93	$42,950	$42,567	42%
54	ConnecticutState	0.93	$45,670	$42,444	41%
55	New YorkState	0.93	$47,860	$42,542	46%
56	VirginiaState	0.93	$44,020	$42,531	43%
57	AlabamaState	0.92	$36,670	$42,101	31%
58	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.92	$38,600	$41,957	41%
59	CaliforniaState	0.91	$46,110	$41,653	59%
60	LouisianaState	0.91	$37,650	$41,787	33%
61	OklahomaState	0.91	$36,760	$41,537	32%
62	HawaiiState	0.90	$45,390	$41,264	63%
63	FloridaState	0.89	$41,180	$40,571	50%
64	North DakotaState	0.89	$37,850	$40,875	31%
65	UtahState	0.89	$41,030	$40,948	44%
66	New MexicoState	0.88	$37,110	$40,337	34%
67	IdahoState	0.87	$38,650	$40,052	37%
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.87	$46,200	$39,657	59%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$42,890	$39,530	57%
70	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.84	$37,750	$38,325	55%
71	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.80	$44,130	$36,714	85%

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