Best Cities for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where electrical and electronic engineering 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	WyomingState	1.37	$99,840	$107,355	12%
2	New MexicoState	1.34	$96,070	$104,424	13%
3	West VirginiaState	1.30	$85,440	$101,473	12%
4	Rhode IslandState	1.25	$98,600	$98,109	18%
5	MississippiState	1.22	$81,180	$95,731	13%
6	LouisianaState	1.18	$82,990	$92,109	15%
7	OklahomaState	1.17	$80,880	$91,390	14%
8	AlaskaState	1.14	$92,760	$88,936	18%
9	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.14	$94,330	$89,159	21%
10	NevadaState	1.13	$88,160	$87,984	20%
11	HawaiiState	1.12	$96,200	$87,455	30%
12	IllinoisState	1.12	$85,510	$87,793	18%
13	MarylandState	1.12	$95,830	$87,756	21%
14	North DakotaState	1.12	$80,930	$87,397	15%
15	WashingtonState	1.12	$93,930	$87,540	24%
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$98,180	$85,897	27%
17	AlabamaState	1.09	$74,500	$85,534	15%
18	District of ColumbiaState	1.09	$97,620	$85,407	26%
19	MontanaState	1.09	$82,050	$85,114	16%
20	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$77,150	$84,594	19%
21	GeorgiaState	1.07	$78,070	$83,587	22%
22	IowaState	1.07	$74,840	$83,901	15%
23	MaineState	1.07	$83,440	$83,607	19%
24	ArkansasState	1.04	$69,960	$81,066	15%
25	MichiganState	1.04	$74,800	$81,040	18%
26	MissouriState	1.04	$72,120	$81,400	17%
27	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$78,610	$81,209	25%
28	North CarolinaState	1.03	$76,040	$80,551	21%
29	IdahoState	1.02	$77,170	$79,969	19%
30	MinnesotaState	1.02	$78,280	$79,878	20%
31	South CarolinaState	1.02	$73,450	$79,837	21%
32	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.02	$74,250	$80,011	21%
33	New JerseyState	1.01	$85,510	$78,594	25%
34	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.01	$78,280	$78,673	23%
35	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.01	$95,280	$79,268	40%
36	IndianaState	1.00	$70,540	$77,945	18%
37	KansasState	1.00	$70,310	$78,122	18%
38	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$76,070	$78,423	20%
39	WisconsinState	1.00	$71,880	$77,876	18%
40	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.00	$74,760	$78,038	24%
41	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$81,220	$78,473	24%
42	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.00	$72,160	$78,011	20%
43	ArizonaState	0.99	$77,960	$77,265	23%
44	CaliforniaState	0.99	$86,090	$77,769	32%
45	TexasState	0.99	$74,050	$77,458	22%
46	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.99	$75,580	$77,757	25%
47	VirginiaState	0.98	$79,540	$76,850	24%
48	ConnecticutState	0.97	$81,390	$75,641	23%
49	OregonState	0.97	$77,990	$75,718	25%
50	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.95	$68,270	$74,207	23%
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.95	$84,090	$74,548	28%
52	ColoradoState	0.94	$77,440	$73,472	29%
53	KentuckyState	0.93	$64,120	$72,452	18%
54	UtahState	0.93	$72,670	$72,525	25%
55	VermontState	0.93	$74,760	$72,937	23%
56	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.93	$77,990	$72,347	28%
57	FloridaState	0.92	$73,190	$72,108	28%
58	MassachusettsState	0.92	$77,710	$71,622	35%
59	NebraskaState	0.92	$65,490	$71,574	19%
60	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$76,900	$70,876	32%
61	New HampshireState	0.90	$74,560	$70,340	26%
62	OhioState	0.90	$63,300	$70,022	20%
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$81,940	$70,335	33%
64	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.90	$67,380	$70,042	28%
65	TennesseeState	0.89	$63,750	$69,672	24%
66	New YorkState	0.88	$77,040	$68,480	29%
67	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.88	$78,190	$68,890	39%
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.87	$66,890	$67,909	31%
69	DelawareState	0.85	$67,360	$66,693	24%
70	South DakotaState	0.82	$58,340	$64,251	20%
71	Columbus, OHMetro	0.82	$60,260	$64,449	26%

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