Best Cities for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where textile winding, twisting, and drawing out 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	LouisianaState	1.43	$49,690	$55,150	25%
2	TennesseeState	1.32	$46,720	$51,060	32%
3	VirginiaState	1.27	$50,770	$49,053	37%
4	New HampshireState	1.20	$49,190	$46,406	39%
5	AlabamaState	1.19	$40,210	$46,165	29%
6	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.17	$43,870	$45,320	44%
7	IndianaState	1.16	$40,630	$44,895	31%
8	MissouriState	1.15	$39,350	$44,413	32%
9	WashingtonState	1.15	$47,560	$44,324	48%
10	MississippiState	1.14	$37,460	$44,175	29%
11	New JerseyState	1.12	$47,230	$43,410	46%
12	OhioState	1.09	$38,160	$42,212	33%
13	GeorgiaState	1.08	$38,930	$41,681	44%
14	South CarolinaState	1.08	$38,280	$41,609	39%
15	ConnecticutState	1.06	$44,020	$40,911	43%
16	MaineState	1.06	$40,870	$40,952	38%
17	NebraskaState	1.04	$36,760	$40,175	34%
18	PennsylvaniaState	1.04	$38,830	$40,031	40%
19	CaliforniaState	1.02	$43,770	$39,539	62%
20	MichiganState	1.02	$36,540	$39,588	37%
21	North CarolinaState	1.00	$36,580	$38,750	43%
22	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.99	$36,800	$38,413	49%
23	IllinoisState	0.98	$36,950	$37,936	43%
24	MassachusettsState	0.96	$40,270	$37,115	67%
25	Rhode IslandState	0.96	$37,400	$37,214	48%
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.96	$43,330	$37,193	63%
27	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.94	$39,400	$36,313	62%
28	ColoradoState	0.92	$37,540	$35,617	59%
29	FloridaState	0.92	$36,160	$35,626	57%
30	New YorkState	0.86	$37,220	$33,084	60%
31	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.86	$34,270	$33,111	56%

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