Best Cities for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenderss 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	OhioState	1.26	$45,040	$49,823	28%
2	WisconsinState	1.25	$45,610	$49,415	29%
3	MaineState	1.23	$48,350	$48,447	32%
4	MinnesotaState	1.20	$46,430	$47,378	33%
5	PennsylvaniaState	1.19	$45,580	$46,990	34%
6	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.17	$44,790	$46,271	43%
7	New HampshireState	1.16	$48,440	$45,698	39%
8	WashingtonState	1.14	$48,220	$44,939	47%
9	IllinoisState	1.12	$42,950	$44,097	37%
10	GeorgiaState	1.11	$40,930	$43,822	41%
11	New YorkState	1.11	$49,570	$44,062	45%
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.11	$45,580	$44,039	42%
13	South CarolinaState	1.09	$39,760	$43,217	38%
14	AlabamaState	1.08	$37,340	$42,870	31%
15	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.07	$47,960	$42,256	64%
16	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$39,180	$42,220	39%
17	MississippiState	1.06	$35,370	$41,710	30%
18	IndianaState	1.04	$37,160	$41,061	34%
19	MichiganState	1.04	$38,120	$41,300	35%
20	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$39,530	$41,263	46%
21	LouisianaState	1.03	$36,860	$40,910	34%
22	MassachusettsState	1.03	$44,190	$40,728	61%
23	CaliforniaState	1.02	$44,530	$40,226	61%
24	North CarolinaState	0.98	$36,700	$38,877	43%
25	Rhode IslandState	0.98	$38,760	$38,567	47%
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.97	$44,530	$38,223	61%
27	IowaState	0.96	$33,730	$37,814	34%
28	VirginiaState	0.96	$39,470	$38,135	48%
29	TennesseeState	0.93	$33,550	$36,667	45%
30	TexasState	0.92	$34,790	$36,391	48%
31	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.92	$33,330	$36,546	44%
32	New JerseyState	0.86	$36,850	$33,869	59%

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