Best Cities for Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipments

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipments 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	WashingtonState	1.34	$122,140	$113,830	19%
2	KansasState	1.30	$99,420	$110,467	12%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.26	$122,140	$106,859	22%
4	NevadaState	1.20	$102,210	$102,006	17%
5	OregonState	1.19	$104,410	$101,369	18%
6	MontanaState	1.18	$96,560	$100,166	14%
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.14	$116,810	$97,180	32%
8	IllinoisState	1.13	$93,300	$95,791	17%
9	ColoradoState	1.08	$96,680	$91,727	23%
10	MissouriState	1.08	$81,220	$91,670	15%
11	MarylandState	1.07	$98,850	$90,522	20%
12	New MexicoState	1.07	$83,470	$90,728	15%
13	TexasState	1.07	$86,520	$90,502	19%
14	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.07	$98,070	$90,974	22%
15	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$84,750	$87,371	18%
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.03	$98,850	$87,633	24%
17	AlabamaState	1.02	$75,450	$86,625	15%
18	LouisianaState	1.01	$77,270	$85,760	16%
19	VirginiaState	1.00	$87,860	$84,889	22%
20	IowaState	0.99	$75,130	$84,226	15%
21	OhioState	0.99	$75,810	$83,861	17%
22	ArizonaState	0.98	$84,110	$83,360	21%
23	MinnesotaState	0.95	$78,690	$80,296	20%
24	New YorkState	0.91	$87,360	$77,653	25%
25	CaliforniaState	0.90	$84,820	$76,621	32%
26	FloridaState	0.89	$77,110	$75,970	27%
27	MichiganState	0.89	$69,510	$75,309	19%
28	MassachusettsState	0.88	$81,420	$75,041	33%
29	OklahomaState	0.85	$64,120	$72,452	18%
30	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.84	$77,110	$71,069	32%
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.81	$80,200	$68,841	34%
32	GeorgiaState	0.79	$62,710	$67,141	27%
33	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.77	$59,680	$65,439	24%
34	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.76	$62,520	$64,587	31%
35	TennesseeState	0.75	$58,250	$63,661	26%
36	MaineState	0.73	$61,820	$61,944	25%
37	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.73	$59,210	$61,549	32%
38	ConnecticutState	0.64	$58,120	$54,015	32%

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