Best Cities for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where production, planning, and expediting clerkss 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	WyomingState	1.26	$69,710	$74,957	17%
2	WashingtonState	1.21	$77,190	$71,938	30%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.20	$81,850	$71,610	32%
4	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.15	$62,520	$68,553	23%
5	IowaState	1.13	$60,320	$67,623	19%
6	LouisianaState	1.12	$60,120	$66,726	21%
7	MichiganState	1.12	$61,670	$66,815	22%
8	West VirginiaState	1.12	$56,290	$66,853	18%
9	AlabamaState	1.10	$57,240	$65,718	20%
10	IndianaState	1.09	$58,980	$65,171	21%
11	Rhode IslandState	1.09	$65,310	$64,985	28%
12	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.08	$59,760	$64,605	24%
13	District of ColumbiaState	1.07	$72,660	$63,570	35%
14	OhioState	1.07	$57,830	$63,971	22%
15	OklahomaState	1.07	$56,300	$63,616	21%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$59,530	$63,668	26%
17	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.07	$76,500	$63,644	49%
18	KansasState	1.06	$57,080	$63,422	22%
19	North DakotaState	1.06	$58,330	$62,991	20%
20	WisconsinState	1.06	$58,540	$63,424	22%
21	KentuckyState	1.05	$55,690	$62,927	21%
22	MinnesotaState	1.05	$61,490	$62,745	25%
23	South CarolinaState	1.05	$57,640	$62,652	26%
24	DelawareState	1.04	$62,700	$62,079	26%
25	IdahoState	1.04	$59,950	$62,124	24%
26	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.04	$61,460	$61,769	29%
27	UtahState	1.03	$61,650	$61,527	29%
28	ColoradoState	1.02	$63,980	$60,702	35%
29	GeorgiaState	1.02	$56,850	$60,867	30%
30	MissouriState	1.02	$54,170	$61,140	23%
31	NebraskaState	1.02	$55,710	$60,885	23%
32	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$59,240	$61,072	26%
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.02	$56,040	$60,913	28%
34	AlaskaState	1.01	$62,590	$60,010	26%
35	MaineState	1.01	$60,200	$60,321	26%
36	MississippiState	1.01	$51,080	$60,236	21%
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$58,310	$60,238	33%
38	IllinoisState	1.00	$57,880	$59,425	27%
39	VirginiaState	1.00	$61,780	$59,691	31%
40	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.00	$57,340	$59,854	31%
41	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$61,710	$59,623	31%
42	ConnecticutState	0.99	$63,240	$58,773	30%
43	OregonState	0.99	$60,790	$59,019	31%
44	VermontState	0.99	$60,560	$59,083	28%
45	ArkansasState	0.98	$50,350	$58,343	21%
46	TexasState	0.98	$55,850	$58,421	30%
47	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.98	$56,270	$58,493	33%
48	ArizonaState	0.97	$58,580	$58,057	31%
49	HawaiiState	0.97	$63,780	$57,982	45%
50	New HampshireState	0.97	$61,590	$58,104	31%
51	New JerseyState	0.97	$62,710	$57,638	34%
52	TennesseeState	0.97	$53,020	$57,945	28%
53	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$56,360	$57,984	34%
54	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.96	$53,360	$57,500	29%
55	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.96	$61,460	$57,013	35%
56	CaliforniaState	0.95	$63,000	$56,911	43%
57	MassachusettsState	0.93	$60,280	$55,558	45%
58	NevadaState	0.93	$55,790	$55,679	31%
59	North CarolinaState	0.93	$52,640	$55,763	30%
60	South DakotaState	0.93	$50,530	$55,650	23%
61	New YorkState	0.91	$60,920	$54,151	36%
62	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.91	$61,490	$54,176	50%
63	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$60,990	$54,069	39%
64	MarylandState	0.90	$58,590	$53,654	34%
65	New MexicoState	0.90	$49,640	$53,957	25%
66	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.90	$57,100	$53,970	35%
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.89	$61,810	$53,056	44%
68	MontanaState	0.88	$50,800	$52,697	27%
69	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.87	$50,870	$51,645	41%
70	FloridaState	0.86	$51,940	$51,172	40%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.80	$52,070	$47,991	47%

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