Best Cities for Tree Trimmers and Prunerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where tree trimmers and prunerss 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	MinnesotaState	1.55	$77,460	$79,041	20%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.53	$77,460	$77,849	23%
3	OregonState	1.44	$75,440	$73,243	25%
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.38	$75,570	$70,102	28%
5	MissouriState	1.35	$61,140	$69,007	20%
6	IllinoisState	1.30	$64,450	$66,170	24%
7	New JerseyState	1.30	$71,940	$66,121	30%
8	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.26	$58,350	$63,980	25%
9	WisconsinState	1.23	$57,930	$62,763	22%
10	MichiganState	1.22	$57,550	$62,351	23%
11	MontanaState	1.21	$59,580	$61,805	23%
12	Rhode IslandState	1.19	$61,040	$60,736	30%
13	VermontState	1.19	$62,170	$60,654	28%
14	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.19	$62,940	$60,812	30%
15	PennsylvaniaState	1.18	$58,200	$60,000	27%
16	WashingtonState	1.17	$63,850	$59,506	36%
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.17	$68,110	$59,589	39%
18	West VirginiaState	1.15	$49,140	$58,361	20%
19	MassachusettsState	1.13	$62,550	$57,650	43%
20	CaliforniaState	1.11	$62,550	$56,504	43%
21	UtahState	1.11	$56,890	$56,776	31%
22	New HampshireState	1.10	$59,660	$56,283	32%
23	New YorkState	1.09	$62,400	$55,467	36%
24	South DakotaState	1.09	$50,430	$55,540	23%
25	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.09	$62,780	$55,313	49%
26	OhioState	1.08	$49,650	$54,923	25%
27	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$50,670	$54,601	30%
28	KansasState	1.06	$48,400	$53,778	26%
29	Columbus, OHMetro	1.06	$50,330	$53,829	31%
30	ArkansasState	1.04	$45,650	$52,897	23%
31	OklahomaState	1.04	$46,950	$53,051	25%
32	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.04	$63,630	$52,937	59%
33	LouisianaState	1.03	$47,350	$52,553	27%
34	HawaiiState	1.02	$56,990	$51,809	50%
35	TennesseeState	1.02	$47,350	$51,749	32%
36	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.02	$50,280	$51,942	39%
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.02	$60,440	$51,880	45%
38	New MexicoState	1.01	$47,330	$51,446	27%
39	North CarolinaState	1.01	$48,480	$51,356	32%
40	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$47,710	$51,578	30%
41	IndianaState	1.00	$46,050	$50,884	27%
42	NevadaState	1.00	$51,210	$51,108	34%
43	ArizonaState	0.99	$50,680	$50,228	35%
44	GeorgiaState	0.99	$46,910	$50,225	36%
45	KentuckyState	0.98	$44,410	$50,181	26%
46	WyomingState	0.98	$46,210	$49,688	26%
47	ColoradoState	0.96	$51,390	$48,757	43%
48	DelawareState	0.96	$49,330	$48,842	33%
49	MississippiState	0.96	$41,560	$49,009	26%
50	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.96	$46,750	$48,800	39%
51	North DakotaState	0.95	$44,820	$48,402	26%
52	IowaState	0.94	$42,890	$48,083	27%
53	AlabamaState	0.93	$41,500	$47,646	28%
54	South CarolinaState	0.93	$43,660	$47,457	34%
55	VirginiaState	0.92	$48,550	$46,908	39%
56	MaineState	0.91	$46,430	$46,523	33%
57	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$51,700	$45,833	46%
58	ConnecticutState	0.89	$48,930	$45,474	38%
59	FloridaState	0.89	$46,070	$45,389	45%
60	IdahoState	0.89	$43,840	$45,430	33%
61	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.88	$47,210	$44,622	43%
62	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$48,540	$44,737	50%
63	MarylandState	0.85	$47,210	$43,233	43%
64	NebraskaState	0.84	$39,380	$43,038	32%
65	TexasState	0.82	$39,880	$41,715	42%
66	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.80	$39,800	$40,947	48%
67	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.78	$36,490	$39,663	43%
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.54	$27,040	$27,452	76%

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