Best Cities for Bicycle Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where bicycle 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	ArizonaState	1.25	$53,970	$53,489	33%
2	WyomingState	1.23	$49,030	$52,720	24%
3	West VirginiaState	1.16	$41,960	$49,834	24%
4	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.13	$44,250	$48,520	33%
5	WisconsinState	1.11	$43,710	$47,356	30%
6	MaineState	1.08	$46,200	$46,293	34%
7	ColoradoState	1.06	$47,620	$45,180	47%
8	New JerseyState	1.06	$49,260	$45,276	44%
9	WashingtonState	1.05	$48,220	$44,939	47%
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.05	$51,550	$45,101	51%
11	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.04	$41,020	$44,346	34%
12	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$47,930	$44,462	45%
13	OregonState	1.03	$45,600	$44,272	42%
14	MissouriState	1.01	$38,170	$43,081	33%
15	UtahState	1.01	$43,100	$43,014	42%
16	ConnecticutState	0.99	$45,630	$42,407	41%
17	MichiganState	0.99	$38,910	$42,156	34%
18	New YorkState	0.99	$47,750	$42,444	46%
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.97	$46,860	$41,543	51%
20	District of ColumbiaState	0.96	$46,860	$40,997	54%
21	FloridaState	0.96	$41,630	$41,015	50%
22	PennsylvaniaState	0.96	$39,890	$41,124	39%
23	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.96	$49,450	$41,140	76%
24	AlaskaState	0.95	$42,330	$40,585	39%
25	CaliforniaState	0.95	$45,120	$40,759	60%
26	MarylandState	0.95	$44,550	$40,797	45%
27	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$40,050	$40,660	52%
28	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.93	$38,730	$39,846	49%
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.93	$41,350	$39,952	46%
30	KansasState	0.92	$35,360	$39,289	35%
31	MontanaState	0.92	$37,990	$39,409	36%
32	OklahomaState	0.92	$34,650	$39,153	34%
33	TexasState	0.92	$37,690	$39,425	44%
34	IdahoState	0.91	$37,550	$38,912	38%
35	IllinoisState	0.90	$37,560	$38,563	42%
36	IowaState	0.90	$34,240	$38,386	33%
37	MassachusettsState	0.90	$41,600	$38,341	65%
38	North CarolinaState	0.90	$36,500	$38,665	43%
39	South CarolinaState	0.90	$35,530	$38,620	42%
40	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$44,780	$38,438	61%
41	TennesseeState	0.88	$34,640	$37,858	44%
42	North DakotaState	0.87	$34,440	$37,192	34%
43	OhioState	0.87	$33,640	$37,212	37%
44	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.86	$41,600	$36,652	74%
45	IndianaState	0.85	$33,010	$36,475	38%
46	Rhode IslandState	0.85	$36,400	$36,219	50%
47	MinnesotaState	0.84	$35,210	$35,929	44%
48	DelawareState	0.83	$35,650	$35,297	46%
49	NevadaState	0.82	$35,290	$35,220	49%
50	VirginiaState	0.82	$36,420	$35,188	52%
51	South DakotaState	0.81	$31,500	$34,692	36%
52	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.81	$34,570	$34,744	51%
53	GeorgiaState	0.77	$30,870	$33,051	55%
54	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.72	$29,840	$30,826	65%

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