Best Cities for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Doors

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical doors 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	North DakotaState	1.50	$103,580	$111,857	11%
2	Rhode IslandState	1.48	$110,900	$110,348	16%
3	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.48	$100,090	$109,748	15%
4	South DakotaState	1.45	$98,090	$108,029	12%
5	WyomingState	1.45	$100,030	$107,559	12%
6	AlaskaState	1.41	$109,450	$104,938	15%
7	MichiganState	1.41	$96,890	$104,973	14%
8	ConnecticutState	1.31	$104,690	$97,296	18%
9	NebraskaState	1.30	$88,610	$96,842	14%
10	WashingtonState	1.29	$102,870	$95,871	22%
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.29	$115,460	$96,057	33%
12	OregonState	1.27	$97,110	$94,282	20%
13	IowaState	1.26	$83,830	$93,980	14%
14	West VirginiaState	1.26	$79,000	$93,824	13%
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.24	$99,010	$91,846	22%
16	CaliforniaState	1.22	$100,260	$90,569	27%
17	New YorkState	1.21	$101,150	$89,911	22%
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.21	$102,870	$90,000	26%
19	New JerseyState	1.19	$96,510	$88,704	22%
20	IdahoState	1.18	$84,390	$87,451	17%
21	MassachusettsState	1.18	$95,520	$88,037	28%
22	MissouriState	1.18	$77,650	$87,641	16%
23	District of ColumbiaState	1.16	$98,810	$86,448	26%
24	KansasState	1.16	$77,720	$86,356	16%
25	OhioState	1.14	$76,920	$85,088	16%
26	Columbus, OHMetro	1.14	$79,340	$84,856	20%
27	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.14	$78,210	$84,551	18%
28	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.13	$95,520	$84,159	32%
29	WisconsinState	1.12	$76,540	$82,925	17%
30	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.12	$86,290	$83,372	22%
31	PennsylvaniaState	1.08	$78,120	$80,536	20%
32	VermontState	1.08	$82,010	$80,010	21%
33	MinnesotaState	1.05	$76,640	$78,204	20%
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.05	$90,740	$77,888	30%
35	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.04	$76,640	$77,025	23%
36	DelawareState	1.01	$75,720	$74,970	21%
37	HawaiiState	1.00	$81,850	$74,409	35%
38	LouisianaState	1.00	$66,730	$74,062	19%
39	New MexicoState	0.99	$67,520	$73,391	19%
40	UtahState	0.98	$73,090	$72,944	24%
41	NevadaState	0.97	$72,310	$72,166	24%
42	ArkansasState	0.96	$61,440	$71,194	17%
43	AlabamaState	0.95	$61,670	$70,804	19%
44	OklahomaState	0.95	$62,780	$70,938	19%
45	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.94	$64,550	$69,558	24%
46	KentuckyState	0.93	$61,450	$69,435	19%
47	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.93	$67,150	$69,370	29%
48	North CarolinaState	0.92	$64,820	$68,665	24%
49	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.92	$65,170	$68,027	28%
50	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$75,950	$67,332	32%
51	IndianaState	0.89	$60,170	$66,486	21%
52	MaineState	0.89	$66,240	$66,373	23%
53	GeorgiaState	0.88	$61,070	$65,385	28%
54	VirginiaState	0.88	$68,000	$65,700	28%
55	IllinoisState	0.86	$61,980	$63,634	25%
56	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.85	$60,860	$63,264	31%
57	TennesseeState	0.84	$57,010	$62,306	26%
58	MarylandState	0.82	$66,500	$60,897	30%
59	MontanaState	0.82	$58,940	$61,141	23%
60	TexasState	0.82	$58,230	$60,910	29%
61	ArizonaState	0.81	$60,570	$60,030	30%
62	ColoradoState	0.81	$63,770	$60,503	35%
63	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.81	$63,450	$59,972	32%
64	New HampshireState	0.78	$61,380	$57,906	31%
65	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.78	$56,080	$57,695	34%
66	MississippiState	0.77	$48,670	$57,394	22%
67	FloridaState	0.76	$57,460	$56,611	36%
68	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.76	$52,280	$56,826	30%
69	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.76	$55,740	$56,589	37%
70	South CarolinaState	0.74	$50,800	$55,217	30%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.72	$58,110	$53,558	42%

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