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Best Cities for Grinding Salaries
The highest-paying cities for Grinding professionals in 2026, ranked by median annual salary using real BLS wage data.
25 cities rankedUpdated 2026
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Portland, OR
$55k
Median Salary
$0k/mo disposable
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Kailua, HI
$55k
Median Salary
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Pearl City, HI
$55k
Median Salary
| # | City | Salary | Mo. Disposable | Cost Index | Median Salary | |
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| 🥇 | Portland, OR | $55,280 | $41 | 107 | $55,280 | Details → |
| 🥈 | Kailua, HI | $55,129 | — | 148 | $55,129 | Details → |
| 🥉 | Pearl City, HI | $55,129 | — | 142 | $55,129 | Details → |
| 4 | Hilo, HI | $55,129 | — | 130 | $55,129 | Details → |
| 5 | San Diego, CA | $53,262 | — | 133 | $53,262 | Details → |
| 6 | Washington, DC | $52,995 | — | 132 | $52,995 | Details → |
| 7 | Charlotte, NC | $52,850 | $53 | 96 | $52,850 | Details → |
| 8 | Boulder, CO | $51,661 | — | 127 | $51,661 | Details → |
| 9 | Naples, FL | $50,328 | — | 122 | $50,328 | Details → |
| 10 | Oxnard, CA | $49,794 | — | 120 | $49,794 | Details → |
| 11 | Minneapolis, MN | $49,590 | $35 | 97 | $49,590 | Details → |
| 12 | Santa Rosa, CA | $49,527 | — | 119 | $49,527 | Details → |
| 13 | Bellevue, WA | $49,470 | — | 143 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 14 | Redmond, WA | $49,470 | — | 132 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 15 | Kirkland, WA | $49,470 | — | 128 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 16 | Seattle, WA | $49,470 | — | 126 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 17 | Renton, WA | $49,470 | $7 | 109 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 18 | Everett, WA | $49,470 | $14 | 106 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 19 | Kent, WA | $49,470 | $17 | 105 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 20 | Vancouver, WA | $49,470 | $24 | 105 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 21 | Tacoma, WA | $49,470 | $20 | 103 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 22 | Federal Way, WA | $49,470 | $24 | 101 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 23 | Richland, WA | $49,470 | $52 | 92 | $49,470 | Details → |
| 24 | Bethesda, MD | $49,261 | — | 138 | $49,261 | Details → |
| 25 | Rockville, MD | $49,261 | — | 125 | $49,261 | Details → |
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