Best Cities for Calibration Technologists and Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where calibration technologists and 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	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.38	$107,220	$93,806	25%
2	OklahomaState	1.35	$80,920	$91,435	14%
3	LouisianaState	1.32	$80,670	$89,534	16%
4	WashingtonState	1.29	$93,880	$87,493	24%
5	Columbus, OHMetro	1.26	$79,950	$85,508	19%
6	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.25	$77,470	$84,945	19%
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.25	$101,840	$84,725	37%
8	TennesseeState	1.15	$71,660	$78,317	21%
9	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.15	$75,080	$78,046	25%
10	TexasState	1.14	$74,100	$77,510	22%
11	MichiganState	1.12	$70,140	$75,991	19%
12	VermontState	1.12	$77,950	$76,049	22%
13	OhioState	1.07	$65,520	$72,478	19%
14	South CarolinaState	1.07	$66,910	$72,728	23%
15	CaliforniaState	1.05	$79,010	$71,373	34%
16	GeorgiaState	1.05	$66,730	$71,445	25%
17	New MexicoState	1.05	$65,650	$71,359	19%
18	New JerseyState	1.04	$77,040	$70,809	28%
19	VirginiaState	1.04	$72,730	$70,271	26%
20	MassachusettsState	1.03	$75,500	$69,585	36%
21	IowaState	1.02	$61,490	$68,935	19%
22	MissouriState	1.02	$61,510	$69,424	20%
23	NebraskaState	1.02	$63,530	$69,432	20%
24	ArizonaState	1.01	$69,230	$68,612	26%
25	IndianaState	1.01	$61,930	$68,431	20%
26	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.01	$77,410	$68,203	40%
27	OregonState	0.99	$68,830	$66,825	28%
28	UtahState	0.99	$67,300	$67,166	27%
29	WisconsinState	0.98	$61,060	$66,154	21%
30	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.98	$64,220	$66,343	30%
31	PennsylvaniaState	0.97	$63,700	$65,670	24%
32	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$64,150	$65,998	30%
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.97	$60,230	$65,467	26%
34	NevadaState	0.95	$64,530	$64,401	27%
35	North CarolinaState	0.95	$61,000	$64,619	26%
36	Rhode IslandState	0.94	$64,390	$64,070	28%
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.94	$68,830	$63,850	31%
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.94	$71,570	$63,449	33%
39	KentuckyState	0.93	$55,650	$62,881	21%
40	New HampshireState	0.93	$66,650	$62,877	29%
41	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$57,570	$62,238	25%
42	MinnesotaState	0.91	$60,360	$61,592	25%
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.91	$71,640	$61,494	38%
44	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.91	$61,100	$61,407	29%
45	IllinoisState	0.90	$59,590	$61,181	26%
46	ColoradoState	0.89	$63,660	$60,398	35%
47	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.89	$62,450	$60,338	31%
48	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.88	$58,850	$59,746	35%
49	ConnecticutState	0.87	$63,420	$58,941	30%
50	FloridaState	0.87	$59,770	$58,887	35%
51	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$62,780	$57,862	39%
52	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.83	$59,730	$56,456	34%
53	MarylandState	0.82	$60,860	$55,733	33%
54	New YorkState	0.80	$61,270	$54,462	36%

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