Salary comparison
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment: Decatur vs Grand Island
Grand Island, NE pays about 1.9% more for cleaners of vehicles and equipment on paper — $50,320 vs $49,370. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, Grand Island comes out ahead by $950 a year in real buying power.
Decatur, IL
$49,370
$36,860
$55,290
$23.74
100
$49,370/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
Grand Island, NE
$50,320
$34,540
$50,320
$24.19
100
$50,320/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $950 a year (1.9%) in favor of Grand Island. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Decatur runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; Grand Island sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, Grand Island is the better deal by $950 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Decatur to Grand Island for this role, the raise needs to beat 1.9% to come out ahead after living costs. Anything below that and you are earning more on paper but keeping less.
Common questions
Where do cleaners of vehicles and equipment earn more, Decatur or Grand Island?
Grand Island pays $50,320 on median — about 1.9% more than Decatur ($49,370). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
Grand Island. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, Grand Island gives you roughly$50,320 of real buying power versus $49,370 in the other city.