Best Cities for Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where computer, automated teller, and office machine 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	South DakotaState	1.38	$59,700	$65,749	19%
2	North DakotaState	1.33	$58,720	$63,413	20%
3	OklahomaState	1.23	$51,880	$58,621	22%
4	New HampshireState	1.20	$60,570	$57,142	31%
5	ConnecticutState	1.19	$61,190	$56,868	31%
6	LouisianaState	1.16	$50,150	$55,660	25%
7	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.15	$54,690	$54,965	32%
8	ArkansasState	1.11	$45,970	$53,268	23%
9	IowaState	1.11	$47,330	$53,061	24%
10	KentuckyState	1.11	$47,070	$53,186	24%
11	CaliforniaState	1.10	$58,280	$52,647	47%
12	MassachusettsState	1.10	$57,270	$52,783	47%
13	New JerseyState	1.10	$57,330	$52,693	38%
14	OhioState	1.10	$47,740	$52,810	26%
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.10	$61,340	$52,652	44%
16	VermontState	1.09	$53,610	$52,302	32%
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.09	$59,080	$52,053	52%
18	MichiganState	1.08	$47,570	$51,538	28%
19	MinnesotaState	1.08	$50,540	$51,571	30%
20	WisconsinState	1.08	$47,690	$51,668	27%
21	Columbus, OHMetro	1.08	$48,160	$51,508	32%
22	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$46,930	$51,458	31%
23	DelawareState	1.07	$51,550	$51,040	32%
24	IndianaState	1.07	$46,170	$51,017	27%
25	NebraskaState	1.07	$46,890	$51,246	27%
26	New YorkState	1.07	$57,290	$50,924	39%
27	WyomingState	1.07	$47,480	$51,054	25%
28	MississippiState	1.06	$42,920	$50,613	25%
29	MontanaState	1.06	$48,820	$50,643	28%
30	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$46,840	$50,474	33%
31	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.05	$46,510	$50,281	30%
32	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.05	$46,050	$50,054	34%
33	MaineState	1.04	$49,610	$49,709	31%
34	MarylandState	1.04	$54,120	$49,560	37%
35	MissouriState	1.04	$44,080	$49,752	28%
36	North CarolinaState	1.04	$46,890	$49,672	33%
37	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$47,570	$49,656	38%
38	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.04	$51,550	$49,807	37%
39	ArizonaState	1.03	$49,620	$49,177	36%
40	KansasState	1.03	$44,290	$49,211	28%
41	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$47,920	$49,402	32%
42	Rhode IslandState	1.03	$49,700	$49,453	36%
43	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.03	$59,050	$49,126	64%
44	GeorgiaState	1.02	$45,390	$48,597	37%
45	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.02	$51,630	$48,800	39%
46	TexasState	1.00	$45,480	$47,573	37%
47	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.00	$46,560	$47,901	41%
48	ColoradoState	0.99	$49,650	$47,106	45%
49	New MexicoState	0.99	$43,330	$47,098	29%
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.99	$45,980	$47,500	42%
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.99	$53,420	$47,358	45%
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$46,280	$46,985	45%
53	TennesseeState	0.97	$42,330	$46,262	36%
54	AlabamaState	0.96	$39,970	$45,890	29%
55	IllinoisState	0.96	$44,860	$46,057	35%
56	WashingtonState	0.96	$49,050	$45,713	46%
57	West VirginiaState	0.96	$38,720	$45,986	26%
58	OregonState	0.95	$46,950	$45,583	41%
59	AlaskaState	0.94	$46,680	$44,756	35%
60	FloridaState	0.94	$45,690	$45,015	45%
61	HawaiiState	0.94	$49,270	$44,791	58%
62	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.91	$41,950	$43,607	45%
63	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.91	$46,950	$43,553	46%
64	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.91	$49,470	$43,281	53%
65	VirginiaState	0.90	$44,750	$43,237	42%
66	South CarolinaState	0.89	$39,060	$42,457	39%
67	UtahState	0.87	$41,810	$41,727	43%
68	IdahoState	0.85	$39,190	$40,611	37%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$43,960	$40,516	56%
70	NevadaState	0.80	$38,430	$38,353	45%

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