Best Cities for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where audiovisual equipment installers and repairerss 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	IowaState	1.37	$64,390	$72,186	18%
2	ConnecticutState	1.32	$74,890	$69,600	25%
3	DelawareState	1.32	$69,990	$69,297	23%
4	WashingtonState	1.25	$70,720	$65,909	32%
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.24	$78,580	$65,374	48%
6	IllinoisState	1.23	$62,870	$64,548	25%
7	MontanaState	1.20	$60,900	$63,174	22%
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.18	$64,490	$62,309	30%
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.18	$70,720	$61,872	37%
10	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.17	$65,150	$61,578	31%
11	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.15	$58,660	$60,599	33%
12	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.14	$55,410	$59,709	28%
13	LouisianaState	1.13	$53,320	$59,179	24%
14	MarylandState	1.13	$65,160	$59,670	31%
15	New HampshireState	1.13	$62,810	$59,255	30%
16	IdahoState	1.12	$56,690	$58,746	25%
17	OregonState	1.11	$59,890	$58,146	32%
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.11	$63,110	$58,544	34%
19	MissouriState	1.08	$50,540	$57,043	25%
20	CaliforniaState	1.07	$62,390	$56,360	44%
21	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.07	$51,860	$56,370	30%
22	KansasState	1.06	$50,130	$55,700	25%
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.06	$63,140	$55,975	38%
24	MinnesotaState	1.05	$54,330	$55,439	28%
25	New YorkState	1.05	$62,380	$55,449	36%
26	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.05	$51,260	$55,416	28%
27	ColoradoState	1.04	$57,680	$54,725	38%
28	KentuckyState	1.04	$48,380	$54,667	24%
29	North DakotaState	1.04	$50,890	$54,957	23%
30	ArkansasState	1.03	$46,530	$53,917	23%
31	OklahomaState	1.03	$47,880	$54,102	24%
32	VirginiaState	1.03	$56,310	$54,406	34%
33	AlabamaState	1.02	$46,770	$53,697	25%
34	GeorgiaState	1.02	$50,090	$53,630	34%
35	OhioState	1.01	$48,130	$53,241	26%
36	UtahState	1.01	$53,080	$52,974	34%
37	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$51,530	$53,014	37%
38	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$51,010	$52,588	30%
39	TennesseeState	1.00	$48,010	$52,470	31%
40	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.00	$50,430	$52,422	37%
41	WisconsinState	0.99	$48,300	$52,329	27%
42	IndianaState	0.98	$46,450	$51,326	27%
43	MassachusettsState	0.98	$56,040	$51,650	48%
44	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$57,930	$51,040	53%
45	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.97	$46,710	$51,217	31%
46	District of ColumbiaState	0.96	$57,620	$50,411	44%
47	TexasState	0.95	$47,770	$49,969	35%
48	MichiganState	0.94	$45,400	$49,187	30%
49	MississippiState	0.94	$41,920	$49,434	26%
50	New MexicoState	0.94	$45,580	$49,543	28%
51	FloridaState	0.93	$49,780	$49,044	41%
52	South CarolinaState	0.93	$45,180	$49,109	33%
53	NevadaState	0.92	$48,750	$48,653	36%
54	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.92	$47,580	$48,305	43%
55	North CarolinaState	0.90	$44,490	$47,129	35%
56	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$51,170	$47,161	48%
57	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.88	$44,490	$46,441	40%
58	ArizonaState	0.86	$45,400	$44,995	40%
59	New JerseyState	0.85	$48,780	$44,835	44%
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.84	$51,210	$43,957	53%
61	NebraskaState	0.83	$39,940	$43,650	31%
62	South DakotaState	0.81	$38,860	$42,797	30%
63	WyomingState	0.68	$33,300	$35,806	35%

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