Best Cities for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipments

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial 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	North DakotaState	1.44	$98,700	$106,587	12%
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.38	$122,860	$102,213	31%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.29	$109,570	$95,862	24%
4	WyomingState	1.26	$86,880	$93,419	14%
5	AlaskaState	1.25	$96,390	$92,416	17%
6	WashingtonState	1.25	$99,200	$92,451	23%
7	OregonState	1.20	$91,910	$89,233	21%
8	West VirginiaState	1.20	$74,920	$88,979	13%
9	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.19	$95,360	$88,460	23%
10	New MexicoState	1.18	$80,590	$87,598	16%
11	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.17	$80,240	$86,466	19%
12	KansasState	1.16	$77,360	$85,956	16%
13	DelawareState	1.15	$86,290	$85,436	19%
14	OklahomaState	1.15	$75,480	$85,288	15%
15	MississippiState	1.14	$71,700	$84,552	15%
16	NevadaState	1.11	$82,680	$82,515	21%
17	South CarolinaState	1.11	$75,490	$82,054	20%
18	MaineState	1.10	$81,180	$81,343	19%
19	MinnesotaState	1.10	$80,220	$81,857	19%
20	North CarolinaState	1.10	$76,740	$81,292	20%
21	WisconsinState	1.10	$74,980	$81,235	17%
22	IowaState	1.09	$72,250	$80,998	16%
23	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.08	$79,300	$79,698	22%
24	CaliforniaState	1.06	$87,080	$78,663	31%
25	MontanaState	1.06	$75,660	$78,485	18%
26	ArkansasState	1.05	$66,980	$77,613	16%
27	HawaiiState	1.05	$85,420	$77,655	34%
28	TexasState	1.05	$74,480	$77,908	22%
29	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$74,860	$78,142	24%
30	ArizonaState	1.03	$77,110	$76,422	23%
31	Rhode IslandState	1.03	$76,860	$76,478	23%
32	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.03	$70,470	$76,598	22%
33	AlabamaState	1.02	$65,600	$75,316	18%
34	ColoradoState	1.02	$79,610	$75,531	28%
35	UtahState	1.02	$75,500	$75,349	24%
36	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$73,530	$75,648	26%
37	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$76,320	$73,739	25%
38	GeorgiaState	0.99	$68,470	$73,308	25%
39	IndianaState	0.99	$66,620	$73,613	19%
40	New HampshireState	0.99	$77,850	$73,443	24%
41	MarylandState	0.98	$79,650	$72,940	25%
42	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.98	$81,690	$72,420	29%
43	ConnecticutState	0.97	$77,290	$71,831	24%
44	LouisianaState	0.97	$64,500	$71,587	19%
45	MichiganState	0.97	$66,140	$71,658	20%
46	VermontState	0.97	$74,000	$72,195	23%
47	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.97	$75,880	$71,720	27%
48	KentuckyState	0.96	$62,980	$71,164	18%
49	MassachusettsState	0.96	$77,570	$71,493	35%
50	South DakotaState	0.96	$64,900	$71,476	18%
51	NebraskaState	0.95	$64,120	$70,077	20%
52	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.95	$64,050	$70,230	23%
53	New YorkState	0.94	$78,130	$69,449	28%
54	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.94	$67,370	$69,597	29%
55	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.94	$79,020	$69,621	39%
56	MissouriState	0.93	$60,950	$68,792	20%
57	New JerseyState	0.93	$74,980	$68,915	29%
58	OhioState	0.93	$62,310	$68,927	20%
59	VirginiaState	0.93	$71,320	$68,908	27%
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.93	$79,930	$68,609	34%
61	PennsylvaniaState	0.92	$65,960	$68,000	24%
62	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$63,240	$68,368	22%
63	TennesseeState	0.91	$61,560	$67,279	24%
64	IdahoState	0.90	$64,410	$66,746	22%
65	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.90	$63,930	$66,455	29%
66	Columbus, OHMetro	0.86	$59,430	$63,561	26%
67	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.84	$61,530	$62,467	34%
68	IllinoisState	0.83	$59,950	$61,550	26%
69	FloridaState	0.82	$61,530	$60,621	34%
70	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.76	$61,430	$56,618	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).