Best Cities for Stonemasonss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where stonemasonss 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	WisconsinState	1.56	$82,740	$89,642	16%
2	NevadaState	1.38	$79,600	$79,441	22%
3	WashingtonState	1.27	$78,010	$72,703	29%
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.25	$81,730	$71,505	32%
5	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.23	$65,530	$70,843	22%
6	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.13	$59,160	$64,868	25%
7	MassachusettsState	1.12	$69,610	$64,157	39%
8	MichiganState	1.12	$59,160	$64,095	23%
9	VermontState	1.12	$65,950	$64,341	26%
10	KansasState	1.11	$57,550	$63,944	22%
11	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$72,540	$63,912	42%
12	MontanaState	1.10	$61,040	$63,320	22%
13	MinnesotaState	1.08	$60,510	$61,745	25%
14	Rhode IslandState	1.08	$62,510	$62,199	29%
15	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.08	$57,550	$62,015	27%
16	MaineState	1.06	$60,980	$61,102	25%
17	New JerseyState	1.06	$66,210	$60,855	33%
18	PennsylvaniaState	1.06	$59,060	$60,887	26%
19	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$61,140	$59,072	31%
20	FloridaState	1.01	$58,980	$58,108	35%
21	North CarolinaState	0.97	$52,760	$55,890	30%
22	CaliforniaState	0.96	$60,930	$55,041	45%
23	New HampshireState	0.95	$57,600	$54,340	33%
24	OhioState	0.94	$48,820	$54,004	26%
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$61,690	$52,953	44%
26	TennesseeState	0.89	$46,830	$51,180	32%
27	IndianaState	0.88	$45,870	$50,685	28%
28	MissouriState	0.86	$43,880	$49,526	28%
29	UtahState	0.86	$49,260	$49,162	36%
30	AlabamaState	0.84	$42,210	$48,462	27%
31	MississippiState	0.84	$40,700	$47,995	26%
32	TexasState	0.83	$45,790	$47,897	36%
33	ColoradoState	0.82	$49,630	$47,087	45%
34	VirginiaState	0.82	$48,550	$46,908	39%
35	OklahomaState	0.81	$40,930	$46,249	28%
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.74	$48,180	$42,713	50%
37	ArizonaState	0.73	$42,130	$41,754	43%
38	New YorkState	0.73	$46,980	$41,760	47%
39	MarylandState	0.71	$44,280	$40,549	46%
40	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.69	$42,170	$39,858	48%

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