Best Cities for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finisherss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finisherss 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	ArkansasState	1.17	$46,200	$53,534	23%
2	KentuckyState	1.16	$47,220	$53,356	24%
3	MissouriState	1.15	$46,770	$52,788	27%
4	OhioState	1.13	$46,970	$51,958	27%
5	NebraskaState	1.12	$46,810	$51,158	27%
6	MississippiState	1.11	$43,270	$51,026	25%
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$58,370	$51,067	45%
8	IowaState	1.10	$44,880	$50,314	25%
9	South CarolinaState	1.10	$46,210	$50,228	33%
10	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$46,970	$50,235	33%
11	MontanaState	1.08	$47,730	$49,512	28%
12	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$45,170	$49,529	32%
13	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.08	$45,810	$49,524	31%
14	WashingtonState	1.07	$52,480	$48,910	43%
15	WisconsinState	1.07	$45,470	$49,263	29%
16	WyomingState	1.07	$45,520	$48,946	26%
17	MinnesotaState	1.06	$47,720	$48,694	32%
18	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$45,240	$48,750	34%
19	KansasState	1.05	$43,520	$48,356	29%
20	MichiganState	1.05	$44,350	$48,050	30%
21	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.05	$50,970	$48,176	40%
22	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.05	$47,750	$47,990	37%
23	North CarolinaState	1.04	$45,080	$47,754	35%
24	South DakotaState	1.04	$43,180	$47,555	27%
25	VermontState	1.04	$48,830	$47,639	35%
26	West VirginiaState	1.04	$40,260	$47,815	25%
27	DelawareState	1.03	$47,880	$47,406	34%
28	IndianaState	1.03	$42,810	$47,304	30%
29	MaineState	1.03	$47,240	$47,335	33%
30	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$45,600	$47,010	34%
31	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$45,930	$47,253	41%
32	UtahState	1.02	$46,940	$46,846	38%
33	GeorgiaState	1.01	$43,410	$46,478	39%
34	New HampshireState	1.01	$49,020	$46,245	39%
35	North DakotaState	1.01	$42,790	$46,210	27%
36	OklahomaState	1.01	$41,020	$46,350	28%
37	OregonState	1.01	$47,640	$46,252	40%
38	TennesseeState	1.01	$42,230	$46,153	36%
39	TexasState	1.01	$44,410	$46,454	37%
40	ArizonaState	1.00	$46,110	$45,699	39%
41	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$47,570	$45,961	40%
42	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.00	$55,230	$45,948	68%
43	ColoradoState	0.99	$47,660	$45,218	46%
44	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.98	$43,090	$44,792	43%
45	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.97	$42,660	$44,530	42%
46	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.97	$48,140	$44,657	45%
47	AlabamaState	0.96	$38,180	$43,835	30%
48	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.96	$40,440	$43,957	39%
49	CaliforniaState	0.95	$48,080	$43,433	57%
50	IllinoisState	0.95	$42,470	$43,604	37%
51	MarylandState	0.95	$47,720	$43,700	42%
52	MassachusettsState	0.95	$47,130	$43,438	57%
53	VirginiaState	0.94	$44,660	$43,150	42%
54	LouisianaState	0.92	$37,930	$42,098	33%
55	New JerseyState	0.92	$45,800	$42,096	47%
56	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.92	$40,620	$41,963	48%
57	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.92	$48,060	$42,344	64%
58	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$47,430	$42,048	50%
59	ConnecticutState	0.91	$45,080	$41,896	42%
60	IdahoState	0.90	$39,980	$41,430	36%
61	New MexicoState	0.88	$37,210	$40,446	34%
62	New YorkState	0.88	$45,400	$40,356	49%
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.85	$45,670	$39,202	60%
64	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.85	$38,490	$39,076	54%
65	FloridaState	0.84	$39,090	$38,512	53%
66	NevadaState	0.81	$37,110	$37,036	47%
67	Rhode IslandState	0.81	$37,550	$37,363	48%
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.78	$39,020	$35,963	63%

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