Best Cities for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where electrical power-line installers and repairerss 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	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.38	$157,620	$131,131	24%
2	IdahoState	1.36	$125,410	$129,959	11%
3	OregonState	1.34	$131,090	$127,272	15%
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.32	$135,300	$125,510	16%
5	WashingtonState	1.30	$133,060	$124,007	17%
6	HawaiiState	1.28	$134,340	$122,127	21%
7	ConnecticutState	1.24	$126,850	$117,890	15%
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.23	$134,150	$117,367	20%
9	CaliforniaState	1.22	$129,040	$116,567	21%
10	MichiganState	1.21	$106,890	$115,807	13%
11	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.21	$119,460	$115,420	16%
12	MontanaState	1.20	$110,320	$114,440	12%
13	North DakotaState	1.20	$105,870	$114,330	11%
14	WisconsinState	1.20	$105,820	$114,648	12%
15	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.20	$104,360	$114,430	14%
16	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.20	$105,590	$114,151	13%
17	IndianaState	1.18	$102,040	$112,751	12%
18	IowaState	1.18	$100,200	$112,332	11%
19	KansasState	1.18	$101,620	$112,911	12%
20	New JerseyState	1.17	$121,580	$111,746	18%
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.17	$130,440	$111,966	21%
22	IllinoisState	1.16	$108,120	$111,006	15%
23	PennsylvaniaState	1.15	$106,230	$109,515	15%
24	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.15	$101,740	$109,634	15%
25	MissouriState	1.14	$96,360	$108,758	13%
26	New YorkState	1.13	$121,280	$107,804	18%
27	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.13	$106,840	$107,377	17%
28	MinnesotaState	1.12	$104,180	$106,306	15%
29	South DakotaState	1.12	$97,310	$107,170	12%
30	AlabamaState	1.11	$92,030	$105,660	12%
31	VermontState	1.11	$108,520	$105,873	16%
32	Rhode IslandState	1.09	$104,620	$104,100	17%
33	OhioState	1.08	$93,150	$103,042	13%
34	MassachusettsState	1.07	$110,210	$101,576	25%
35	NebraskaState	1.06	$92,150	$100,710	14%
36	UtahState	1.06	$101,220	$101,018	18%
37	WyomingState	1.06	$93,860	$100,925	13%
38	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.06	$107,170	$101,295	19%
39	West VirginiaState	1.04	$83,810	$99,537	12%
40	ColoradoState	1.03	$103,980	$98,653	21%
41	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.03	$111,490	$98,229	28%
42	MarylandState	1.02	$106,090	$97,152	19%
43	DelawareState	1.01	$97,180	$96,218	17%
44	NevadaState	1.01	$96,560	$96,367	18%
45	New HampshireState	1.01	$102,170	$96,387	19%
46	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.01	$94,510	$95,949	22%
47	ArkansasState	0.99	$81,450	$94,380	13%
48	TennesseeState	0.96	$83,660	$91,432	18%
49	MississippiState	0.94	$75,890	$89,493	14%
50	AlaskaState	0.93	$92,470	$88,658	18%
51	District of ColumbiaState	0.93	$101,240	$88,574	25%
52	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.93	$96,240	$88,700	25%
53	Columbus, OHMetro	0.92	$81,760	$87,444	19%
54	KentuckyState	0.91	$77,020	$87,028	15%
55	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.91	$83,570	$86,333	23%
56	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.91	$83,230	$86,518	22%
57	FloridaState	0.90	$86,870	$85,586	24%
58	GeorgiaState	0.90	$80,080	$85,739	21%
59	OklahomaState	0.90	$76,010	$85,887	15%
60	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.90	$81,740	$85,324	22%
61	LouisianaState	0.89	$76,410	$84,806	16%
62	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.89	$78,030	$84,815	20%
63	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.89	$95,480	$84,645	25%
64	South CarolinaState	0.88	$76,870	$83,554	20%
65	MaineState	0.87	$83,090	$83,257	19%
66	New MexicoState	0.87	$76,470	$83,120	16%
67	TexasState	0.87	$78,940	$82,573	21%
68	North CarolinaState	0.86	$77,270	$81,854	20%
69	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.84	$77,910	$80,154	24%
70	ArizonaState	0.78	$75,420	$74,747	24%
71	VirginiaState	0.78	$76,590	$74,000	25%

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