Best Cities for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relays

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relays 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	OregonState	1.24	$131,050	$127,233	15%
2	IdahoState	1.20	$119,170	$123,492	12%
3	AlaskaState	1.17	$125,260	$120,096	13%
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.17	$129,590	$120,213	17%
5	ColoradoState	1.16	$125,560	$119,127	18%
6	WisconsinState	1.15	$108,980	$118,072	12%
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.15	$135,130	$118,224	20%
8	ArkansasState	1.14	$101,120	$117,173	10%
9	WashingtonState	1.14	$125,620	$117,074	18%
10	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.14	$108,900	$117,349	14%
11	IndianaState	1.13	$105,700	$116,796	12%
12	KansasState	1.13	$104,970	$116,633	12%
13	West VirginiaState	1.13	$97,600	$115,914	10%
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.13	$106,600	$116,886	14%
15	HawaiiState	1.12	$127,330	$115,755	22%
16	MichiganState	1.12	$106,600	$115,493	13%
17	GeorgiaState	1.11	$106,930	$114,486	16%
18	NebraskaState	1.11	$104,850	$114,590	12%
19	UtahState	1.11	$114,250	$114,022	16%
20	MississippiState	1.09	$94,970	$111,993	11%
21	South DakotaState	1.09	$101,830	$112,148	11%
22	Columbus, OHMetro	1.09	$105,150	$112,460	15%
23	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.09	$103,950	$112,378	14%
24	KentuckyState	1.08	$98,860	$111,706	12%
25	North CarolinaState	1.08	$104,710	$110,922	15%
26	CaliforniaState	1.07	$121,520	$109,774	22%
27	IllinoisState	1.07	$107,470	$110,339	15%
28	MassachusettsState	1.07	$119,460	$110,101	23%
29	OklahomaState	1.07	$97,800	$110,508	12%
30	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$105,300	$109,916	17%
31	AlabamaState	1.06	$95,150	$109,242	12%
32	MissouriState	1.06	$96,850	$109,312	13%
33	New MexicoState	1.06	$100,410	$109,141	13%
34	OhioState	1.06	$98,700	$109,181	13%
35	MarylandState	1.05	$117,760	$107,839	17%
36	Rhode IslandState	1.04	$107,980	$107,443	17%
37	TexasState	1.04	$102,470	$107,186	16%
38	TennesseeState	1.03	$96,840	$105,836	16%
39	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.03	$101,660	$105,676	18%
40	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$101,660	$104,804	15%
41	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.02	$119,460	$105,251	26%
42	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$102,470	$105,422	19%
43	New JerseyState	1.00	$111,600	$102,574	19%
44	VermontState	1.00	$105,640	$103,063	16%
45	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$106,510	$102,908	18%
46	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.00	$101,890	$103,442	20%
47	ConnecticutState	0.99	$109,610	$101,868	17%
48	MinnesotaState	0.99	$99,900	$101,939	15%
49	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.99	$118,990	$102,137	23%
50	MontanaState	0.98	$97,380	$101,017	14%
51	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.98	$120,930	$100,607	31%
52	FloridaState	0.97	$101,780	$100,276	20%
53	South CarolinaState	0.96	$91,140	$99,065	17%
54	IowaState	0.94	$86,490	$96,962	13%
55	VirginiaState	0.93	$99,390	$96,029	19%
56	MaineState	0.90	$92,570	$92,756	17%
57	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.90	$85,460	$92,891	18%
58	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$105,160	$93,227	23%
59	LouisianaState	0.87	$80,610	$89,467	16%
60	New YorkState	0.85	$98,310	$87,387	23%
61	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.81	$81,180	$83,864	24%
62	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.80	$88,940	$81,972	28%
63	North DakotaState	0.79	$75,050	$81,048	16%
64	ArizonaState	0.76	$79,160	$78,454	23%
65	New HampshireState	0.74	$81,020	$76,434	23%
66	NevadaState	0.72	$74,360	$74,212	23%

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