Best Cities for Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and 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	Rhode IslandState	1.31	$62,350	$62,040	29%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.27	$59,860	$60,161	30%
3	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.25	$54,560	$59,304	29%
4	TennesseeState	1.23	$53,270	$58,219	28%
5	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.23	$56,190	$58,410	33%
6	ArizonaState	1.18	$56,450	$55,946	32%
7	New JerseyState	1.16	$59,770	$54,936	36%
8	ArkansasState	1.15	$46,940	$54,392	22%
9	OklahomaState	1.15	$48,160	$54,418	24%
10	OregonState	1.15	$56,100	$54,466	34%
11	WashingtonState	1.15	$58,750	$54,753	39%
12	WisconsinState	1.14	$50,050	$54,225	26%
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.13	$57,550	$53,386	37%
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$61,370	$53,692	43%
15	New YorkState	1.12	$60,010	$53,342	37%
16	North DakotaState	1.11	$48,870	$52,775	24%
17	TexasState	1.10	$49,960	$52,259	33%
18	LouisianaState	1.09	$46,770	$51,909	27%
19	NebraskaState	1.09	$47,520	$51,934	26%
20	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$50,390	$51,842	38%
21	IowaState	1.08	$45,740	$51,278	25%
22	NevadaState	1.08	$51,210	$51,108	34%
23	South CarolinaState	1.08	$47,120	$51,217	32%
24	KansasState	1.07	$45,750	$50,833	27%
25	MichiganState	1.07	$46,980	$50,899	29%
26	MinnesotaState	1.07	$49,570	$50,582	31%
27	MassachusettsState	1.06	$54,380	$50,120	50%
28	AlaskaState	1.05	$52,040	$49,895	31%
29	MissouriState	1.05	$44,220	$49,910	28%
30	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.05	$45,610	$50,011	32%
31	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.05	$46,240	$49,989	31%
32	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.05	$48,950	$49,695	42%
33	MontanaState	1.04	$47,670	$49,450	28%
34	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$47,150	$49,217	38%
35	IndianaState	1.03	$44,280	$48,928	29%
36	North CarolinaState	1.03	$46,010	$48,739	34%
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.03	$47,500	$49,070	41%
38	GeorgiaState	1.02	$45,360	$48,565	37%
39	MississippiState	1.02	$41,040	$48,396	26%
40	South DakotaState	1.02	$43,860	$48,304	26%
41	WyomingState	1.02	$45,190	$48,591	26%
42	DelawareState	1.01	$48,350	$47,871	34%
43	FloridaState	1.01	$48,430	$47,714	43%
44	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$46,600	$48,041	33%
45	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.01	$54,380	$47,912	56%
46	KentuckyState	1.00	$42,150	$47,627	27%
47	MaineState	1.00	$47,160	$47,255	33%
48	New MexicoState	1.00	$43,860	$47,674	29%
49	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.00	$44,020	$47,435	35%
50	CaliforniaState	0.99	$51,870	$46,856	52%
51	IllinoisState	0.99	$45,560	$46,776	35%
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.99	$52,820	$46,826	45%
53	AlabamaState	0.98	$40,670	$46,693	28%
54	ConnecticutState	0.98	$50,120	$46,580	38%
55	UtahState	0.98	$46,570	$46,477	38%
56	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.98	$49,050	$46,361	41%
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$47,920	$46,300	40%
58	New HampshireState	0.97	$48,710	$45,953	39%
59	MarylandState	0.96	$49,860	$45,659	40%
60	West VirginiaState	0.96	$38,190	$45,356	26%
61	IdahoState	0.94	$43,230	$44,798	33%
62	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.94	$51,930	$44,575	52%
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.94	$48,380	$44,590	51%
64	ColoradoState	0.91	$45,600	$43,264	49%
65	VirginiaState	0.91	$44,720	$43,208	42%
66	OhioState	0.88	$37,950	$41,980	33%
67	Columbus, OHMetro	0.87	$38,650	$41,337	40%

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