Best Cities for Rock Splitters, Quarrys

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where rock splitters, quarrys 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	MissouriState	1.41	$60,990	$68,837	20%
2	WisconsinState	1.38	$62,000	$67,172	21%
3	VermontState	1.31	$65,420	$63,824	26%
4	MassachusettsState	1.25	$66,000	$60,829	41%
5	North CarolinaState	1.22	$56,320	$59,661	28%
6	MinnesotaState	1.21	$57,970	$59,153	26%
7	OregonState	1.19	$59,760	$58,019	32%
8	CaliforniaState	1.14	$61,620	$55,664	44%
9	IndianaState	1.13	$49,890	$55,127	25%
10	OhioState	1.10	$48,560	$53,717	26%
11	TennesseeState	1.08	$48,160	$52,634	31%
12	OklahomaState	1.04	$45,040	$50,893	26%
13	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$48,580	$50,082	32%
14	KentuckyState	1.02	$44,000	$49,718	26%
15	MontanaState	0.98	$46,260	$47,988	29%
16	KansasState	0.97	$42,560	$47,289	29%
17	GeorgiaState	0.93	$42,320	$45,310	40%
18	ColoradoState	0.91	$46,590	$44,203	48%
19	IdahoState	0.76	$35,880	$37,181	40%

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