Best Cities for Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where cardiovascular 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	UtahState	1.52	$113,510	$113,283	16%
2	IdahoState	1.40	$100,100	$103,731	14%
3	Rhode IslandState	1.39	$104,000	$103,483	17%
4	HawaiiState	1.37	$111,730	$101,573	26%
5	MassachusettsState	1.31	$105,580	$97,309	26%
6	OregonState	1.30	$99,240	$96,350	19%
7	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.27	$107,000	$94,273	29%
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.27	$107,710	$94,234	24%
9	WyomingState	1.22	$84,140	$90,473	14%
10	ColoradoState	1.20	$94,190	$89,364	24%
11	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.20	$81,410	$89,265	18%
12	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.20	$95,750	$88,822	22%
13	ConnecticutState	1.19	$94,940	$88,234	20%
14	IowaState	1.19	$78,850	$88,397	14%
15	IndianaState	1.18	$79,380	$87,713	16%
16	MichiganState	1.18	$80,650	$87,378	17%
17	OhioState	1.18	$79,270	$87,688	16%
18	ArkansasState	1.17	$74,800	$86,674	14%
19	DelawareState	1.17	$87,640	$86,772	19%
20	District of ColumbiaState	1.17	$99,380	$86,947	25%
21	MontanaState	1.16	$82,850	$85,944	16%
22	Columbus, OHMetro	1.15	$79,950	$85,508	19%
23	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.15	$85,130	$85,558	21%
24	TennesseeState	1.13	$76,650	$83,770	20%
25	GeorgiaState	1.12	$78,070	$83,587	22%
26	MissouriState	1.12	$73,680	$83,160	17%
27	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.12	$80,320	$83,493	23%
28	MaineState	1.11	$82,050	$82,214	19%
29	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$76,330	$82,252	20%
30	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.11	$93,030	$82,473	26%
31	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.10	$79,250	$81,870	24%
32	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.10	$86,270	$81,541	23%
33	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.09	$97,590	$81,190	39%
34	WisconsinState	1.08	$74,380	$80,585	18%
35	MarylandState	1.07	$86,440	$79,158	23%
36	New YorkState	1.07	$89,570	$79,618	25%
37	New HampshireState	1.05	$83,100	$78,396	23%
38	WashingtonState	1.05	$83,790	$78,089	27%
39	KansasState	1.03	$69,060	$76,733	18%
40	AlaskaState	1.02	$79,040	$75,781	21%
41	FloridaState	1.02	$77,140	$76,000	27%
42	New JerseyState	1.02	$82,710	$76,020	26%
43	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.01	$81,120	$74,765	30%
44	ArizonaState	1.00	$74,900	$74,232	24%
45	South DakotaState	1.00	$67,290	$74,108	17%
46	VirginiaState	1.00	$76,880	$74,280	25%
47	MinnesotaState	0.98	$71,520	$72,980	21%
48	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$72,030	$73,127	29%
49	NevadaState	0.96	$71,240	$71,098	24%
50	North DakotaState	0.96	$65,890	$71,156	18%
51	CaliforniaState	0.95	$78,170	$70,614	35%
52	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$73,380	$70,899	26%
53	KentuckyState	0.93	$60,980	$68,904	19%
54	VermontState	0.91	$69,620	$67,922	25%
55	NebraskaState	0.88	$60,000	$65,574	21%
56	South CarolinaState	0.87	$59,170	$64,315	25%
57	IllinoisState	0.85	$61,870	$63,522	25%
58	PennsylvaniaState	0.81	$58,090	$59,887	27%
59	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.80	$56,780	$59,269	32%
60	North CarolinaState	0.79	$55,460	$58,750	28%
61	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.76	$66,090	$56,730	41%
62	LouisianaState	0.75	$50,050	$55,549	25%
63	TexasState	0.75	$53,000	$55,439	31%
64	AlabamaState	0.74	$47,650	$54,707	24%
65	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.74	$51,010	$55,146	28%
66	West VirginiaState	0.73	$45,910	$54,525	22%
67	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.73	$50,000	$54,348	31%
68	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.70	$50,590	$52,047	38%
69	New MexicoState	0.69	$47,340	$51,457	27%
70	OklahomaState	0.68	$44,900	$50,734	26%
71	MississippiState	0.60	$38,000	$44,811	28%

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