Best Cities for Upholstererss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where upholstererss 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	Rhode IslandState	1.36	$63,360	$63,045	29%
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.23	$65,140	$56,990	40%
3	North DakotaState	1.22	$52,420	$56,609	22%
4	LouisianaState	1.20	$49,920	$55,405	25%
5	GeorgiaState	1.17	$50,760	$54,347	33%
6	North CarolinaState	1.16	$50,600	$53,602	31%
7	MississippiState	1.14	$44,930	$52,983	24%
8	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.14	$49,110	$52,920	31%
9	HawaiiState	1.13	$57,390	$52,173	50%
10	WashingtonState	1.13	$55,970	$52,162	41%
11	WisconsinState	1.10	$47,010	$50,932	28%
12	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.10	$46,370	$50,844	32%
13	ArkansasState	1.09	$43,660	$50,591	24%
14	DelawareState	1.07	$49,860	$49,366	33%
15	IndianaState	1.07	$45,080	$49,812	28%
16	MinnesotaState	1.07	$48,810	$49,806	31%
17	NevadaState	1.07	$49,880	$49,780	35%
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.06	$47,630	$49,205	41%
19	MichiganState	1.05	$44,890	$48,635	30%
20	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.05	$44,700	$48,587	35%
21	KansasState	1.04	$43,260	$48,067	29%
22	IowaState	1.03	$42,610	$47,769	27%
23	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.03	$50,590	$47,817	40%
24	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.03	$47,640	$47,879	37%
25	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.03	$57,560	$47,887	66%
26	ConnecticutState	1.02	$50,870	$47,277	37%
27	KentuckyState	1.02	$41,690	$47,107	28%
28	OregonState	1.02	$48,560	$47,146	39%
29	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$43,250	$46,757	33%
30	MarylandState	0.99	$50,270	$46,035	40%
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.98	$49,050	$45,501	44%
32	TexasState	0.97	$42,930	$44,906	39%
33	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$43,520	$44,774	44%
34	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$46,580	$45,005	41%
35	MassachusettsState	0.96	$48,380	$44,590	56%
36	UtahState	0.96	$44,590	$44,501	40%
37	AlabamaState	0.95	$38,270	$43,938	30%
38	CaliforniaState	0.95	$48,580	$43,884	56%
39	PennsylvaniaState	0.95	$42,860	$44,186	36%
40	IllinoisState	0.94	$42,450	$43,583	37%
41	OhioState	0.94	$39,420	$43,606	32%
42	MontanaState	0.93	$41,600	$43,154	33%
43	OklahomaState	0.93	$38,020	$42,960	31%
44	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.92	$48,380	$42,626	63%
45	New YorkState	0.91	$47,320	$42,062	47%
46	South CarolinaState	0.91	$38,880	$42,261	39%
47	ArizonaState	0.90	$41,860	$41,487	43%
48	TennesseeState	0.90	$38,020	$41,552	40%
49	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.90	$39,940	$41,518	47%
50	IdahoState	0.89	$39,730	$41,171	36%
51	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$47,630	$40,884	57%
52	ColoradoState	0.86	$42,240	$40,076	52%
53	New JerseyState	0.85	$42,640	$39,191	51%
54	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.81	$36,760	$37,320	56%
55	FloridaState	0.80	$37,840	$37,281	55%
56	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.76	$39,520	$35,035	61%
57	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.75	$37,840	$34,876	65%
58	MissouriState	0.73	$29,990	$33,849	41%
59	NebraskaState	0.71	$29,960	$32,743	42%
60	VirginiaState	0.67	$31,950	$30,870	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).