Best Cities for Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where camera and photographic equipment 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	Columbus, OHMetro	1.80	$88,860	$95,037	17%
2	OhioState	1.78	$85,070	$94,104	15%
3	VirginiaState	1.19	$65,170	$62,966	29%
4	ArizonaState	1.11	$59,080	$58,553	30%
5	New JerseyState	1.05	$60,290	$55,414	36%
6	CaliforniaState	1.02	$59,770	$53,993	45%
7	GeorgiaState	1.00	$49,320	$52,805	34%
8	NevadaState	1.00	$52,700	$52,595	33%
9	KansasState	0.99	$46,920	$52,133	26%
10	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.98	$49,960	$51,612	39%
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.97	$59,770	$51,305	45%
12	TennesseeState	0.93	$44,940	$49,115	34%
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.85	$50,580	$44,840	47%
14	North CarolinaState	0.83	$41,140	$43,581	38%
15	New YorkState	0.81	$48,280	$42,916	46%
16	FloridaState	0.77	$41,290	$40,680	50%
17	TexasState	0.67	$33,940	$35,502	49%

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