Best Cities for Stockers and Order Fillerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where stockers and order fillerss 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	1.14	$39,580	$42,559	30%
2	OregonState	1.13	$43,480	$42,214	44%
3	Columbus, OHMetro	1.12	$39,040	$41,754	40%
4	KentuckyState	1.11	$36,810	$41,593	31%
5	MissouriState	1.11	$36,710	$41,433	34%
6	South DakotaState	1.11	$37,650	$41,465	31%
7	WashingtonState	1.11	$44,620	$41,584	51%
8	IowaState	1.10	$36,640	$41,076	31%
9	OhioState	1.10	$37,130	$41,073	34%
10	West VirginiaState	1.10	$34,510	$40,986	29%
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.10	$44,440	$41,224	48%
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$46,830	$40,971	56%
13	MontanaState	1.09	$39,050	$40,508	35%
14	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.09	$37,360	$40,609	42%
15	ArkansasState	1.08	$34,700	$40,209	30%
16	ColoradoState	1.08	$42,350	$40,180	52%
17	MississippiState	1.08	$34,270	$40,413	31%
18	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$36,720	$40,263	40%
19	IndianaState	1.07	$36,250	$40,055	35%
20	KansasState	1.06	$35,450	$39,389	35%
21	North DakotaState	1.06	$36,790	$39,730	32%
22	TennesseeState	1.06	$36,140	$39,497	42%
23	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$36,850	$39,709	42%
24	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.06	$38,190	$39,699	49%
25	AlabamaState	1.05	$34,290	$39,369	34%
26	NebraskaState	1.05	$35,920	$39,257	35%
27	OklahomaState	1.05	$34,790	$39,311	33%
28	South CarolinaState	1.05	$36,020	$39,152	42%
29	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$37,440	$39,081	48%
30	AlaskaState	1.04	$40,310	$38,648	41%
31	CaliforniaState	1.04	$42,870	$38,726	63%
32	IdahoState	1.04	$37,310	$38,663	39%
33	IllinoisState	1.04	$37,680	$38,686	42%
34	MichiganState	1.04	$35,930	$38,927	37%
35	New MexicoState	1.04	$35,830	$38,946	35%
36	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.04	$37,590	$38,673	51%
37	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.04	$35,900	$38,811	39%
38	LouisianaState	1.03	$34,490	$38,280	36%
39	TexasState	1.03	$36,840	$38,536	45%
40	GeorgiaState	1.02	$35,620	$38,137	48%
41	North CarolinaState	1.02	$35,950	$38,083	43%
42	WisconsinState	1.02	$35,000	$37,920	37%
43	ConnecticutState	1.01	$40,590	$37,723	46%
44	MinnesotaState	1.01	$37,120	$37,878	41%
45	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$36,640	$37,773	42%
46	UtahState	1.01	$37,690	$37,615	48%
47	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.01	$37,440	$37,628	47%
48	ArizonaState	1.00	$37,500	$37,166	48%
49	MaineState	1.00	$37,220	$37,295	42%
50	NevadaState	1.00	$37,380	$37,305	47%
51	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.00	$36,160	$37,355	54%
52	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.00	$44,970	$37,413	84%
53	DelawareState	0.99	$37,420	$37,050	43%
54	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.98	$38,630	$36,512	52%
55	Rhode IslandState	0.97	$36,470	$36,289	50%
56	VermontState	0.97	$37,130	$36,224	46%
57	FloridaState	0.96	$36,400	$35,862	57%
58	HawaiiState	0.96	$39,300	$35,727	73%
59	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$35,420	$35,959	58%
60	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$36,800	$35,556	52%
61	VirginiaState	0.94	$36,380	$35,150	52%
62	District of ColumbiaState	0.93	$39,640	$34,681	64%
63	MassachusettsState	0.93	$37,540	$34,599	72%
64	New HampshireState	0.93	$36,780	$34,698	52%
65	New YorkState	0.93	$39,030	$34,693	57%
66	MarylandState	0.92	$37,690	$34,515	53%
67	New JerseyState	0.92	$37,250	$34,237	58%
68	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$37,870	$33,573	63%
69	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.89	$37,700	$33,216	81%
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.89	$38,650	$33,176	70%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.89	$36,110	$33,281	68%

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