Best Cities for Avionics Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where avionics technicianss 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	PennsylvaniaState	1.47	$117,470	$121,103	13%
2	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.38	$117,470	$113,498	16%
3	AlabamaState	1.34	$95,920	$110,126	12%
4	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.29	$101,880	$106,347	18%
5	New MexicoState	1.24	$94,020	$102,196	13%
6	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.21	$107,370	$99,601	20%
7	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.17	$101,850	$96,267	20%
8	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.14	$86,350	$93,859	18%
9	New JerseyState	1.12	$100,250	$92,142	22%
10	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.12	$89,180	$92,128	22%
11	South DakotaState	1.11	$83,220	$91,652	14%
12	AlaskaState	1.10	$94,810	$90,901	17%
13	WyomingState	1.10	$84,360	$90,710	14%
14	MarylandState	1.09	$97,490	$89,277	21%
15	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$87,090	$89,599	22%
16	LouisianaState	1.08	$80,250	$89,068	16%
17	South CarolinaState	1.08	$81,720	$88,826	18%
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.07	$100,200	$87,664	26%
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.07	$99,420	$88,138	24%
20	TexasState	1.04	$81,950	$85,722	20%
21	WashingtonState	1.04	$91,380	$85,163	25%
22	GeorgiaState	1.03	$79,060	$84,647	21%
23	IndianaState	1.03	$76,770	$84,829	16%
24	CaliforniaState	1.02	$92,480	$83,541	29%
25	IdahoState	1.02	$80,620	$83,544	18%
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.02	$98,020	$84,137	28%
27	IllinoisState	1.01	$81,170	$83,337	19%
28	North CarolinaState	1.01	$78,710	$83,379	20%
29	VirginiaState	1.01	$85,660	$82,763	22%
30	FloridaState	1.00	$83,800	$82,562	25%
31	MassachusettsState	1.00	$89,340	$82,341	30%
32	New HampshireState	1.00	$86,830	$81,915	22%
33	OregonState	0.99	$83,830	$81,388	23%
34	MissouriState	0.98	$71,520	$80,722	17%
35	NevadaState	0.97	$80,040	$79,880	22%
36	OklahomaState	0.97	$70,640	$79,819	16%
37	ArizonaState	0.96	$79,770	$79,058	23%
38	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.96	$85,870	$79,143	28%
39	HawaiiState	0.95	$86,260	$78,418	33%
40	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.95	$94,400	$78,536	40%
41	MississippiState	0.94	$65,830	$77,630	16%
42	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.93	$86,830	$76,502	35%
43	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.92	$74,850	$75,990	28%
44	ColoradoState	0.91	$79,000	$74,953	28%
45	New YorkState	0.90	$83,150	$73,911	27%
46	WisconsinState	0.86	$65,230	$70,672	20%
47	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.85	$64,820	$69,849	24%
48	KansasState	0.81	$59,810	$66,456	21%
49	OhioState	0.81	$60,080	$66,460	21%
50	TennesseeState	0.81	$60,820	$66,470	25%
51	North DakotaState	0.79	$59,900	$64,687	20%
52	UtahState	0.79	$65,270	$65,140	27%
53	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.78	$58,280	$63,904	25%
54	MichiganState	0.77	$58,280	$63,142	23%
55	ArkansasState	0.76	$54,160	$62,758	19%
56	MontanaState	0.72	$57,420	$59,564	24%
57	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.71	$56,200	$58,420	33%
58	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.70	$57,100	$57,387	31%
59	MinnesotaState	0.69	$55,660	$56,796	28%
60	KentuckyState	0.58	$42,440	$47,955	27%

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