Best Cities for Electricianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where electricianss 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	IllinoisState	1.62	$99,560	$102,218	16%
2	OregonState	1.56	$101,310	$98,359	19%
3	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.54	$105,090	$97,486	20%
4	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.42	$81,990	$89,901	18%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.41	$101,780	$89,046	26%
6	WashingtonState	1.40	$95,220	$88,742	24%
7	HawaiiState	1.39	$96,460	$87,691	30%
8	AlaskaState	1.36	$89,440	$85,753	18%
9	MichiganState	1.31	$76,270	$82,633	18%
10	WisconsinState	1.31	$76,540	$82,925	17%
11	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.31	$76,860	$82,823	20%
12	WyomingState	1.30	$76,120	$81,849	16%
13	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.30	$81,890	$82,302	22%
14	MinnesotaState	1.26	$78,160	$79,755	20%
15	MontanaState	1.26	$76,760	$79,627	18%
16	West VirginiaState	1.22	$64,810	$76,971	16%
17	IndianaState	1.20	$68,490	$75,680	18%
18	MaineState	1.20	$75,380	$75,531	21%
19	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.20	$91,030	$75,732	41%
20	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.19	$69,340	$74,962	20%
21	MissouriState	1.17	$65,410	$73,826	19%
22	Rhode IslandState	1.17	$74,090	$73,721	24%
23	KansasState	1.16	$65,860	$73,178	19%
24	MassachusettsState	1.16	$79,420	$73,198	34%
25	NevadaState	1.16	$73,570	$73,423	24%
26	ConnecticutState	1.14	$77,540	$72,063	24%
27	MississippiState	1.14	$60,860	$71,769	18%
28	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.14	$74,590	$72,068	26%
29	OhioState	1.13	$64,700	$71,571	19%
30	New JerseyState	1.12	$77,250	$71,002	28%
31	North DakotaState	1.12	$65,710	$70,961	18%
32	New YorkState	1.11	$78,750	$70,000	28%
33	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$79,910	$70,405	38%
34	PennsylvaniaState	1.10	$67,600	$69,691	23%
35	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$64,700	$69,198	24%
36	CaliforniaState	1.09	$76,160	$68,799	36%
37	District of ColumbiaState	1.09	$78,970	$69,090	32%
38	OklahomaState	1.09	$61,010	$68,938	19%
39	IowaState	1.08	$60,860	$68,229	19%
40	LouisianaState	1.08	$61,540	$68,302	20%
41	KentuckyState	1.07	$59,720	$67,480	19%
42	MarylandState	1.07	$73,490	$67,299	27%
43	South DakotaState	1.07	$61,390	$67,610	19%
44	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.07	$75,930	$67,314	32%
45	TennesseeState	1.06	$61,090	$66,765	25%
46	NebraskaState	1.05	$60,820	$66,470	21%
47	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$63,340	$65,842	29%
48	IdahoState	1.03	$63,000	$65,285	23%
49	AlabamaState	1.01	$55,690	$63,938	21%
50	South CarolinaState	1.01	$58,740	$63,848	26%
51	DelawareState	1.00	$63,700	$63,069	26%
52	New MexicoState	1.00	$58,390	$63,467	22%
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.00	$73,810	$63,356	37%
54	GeorgiaState	0.99	$58,320	$62,441	29%
55	UtahState	0.98	$62,000	$61,876	29%
56	VermontState	0.98	$63,430	$61,883	27%
57	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.98	$65,590	$61,994	31%
58	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$59,080	$61,670	30%
59	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.98	$57,010	$61,967	27%
60	TexasState	0.97	$58,570	$61,266	28%
61	ArizonaState	0.96	$61,060	$60,515	29%
62	VirginiaState	0.96	$62,900	$60,773	30%
63	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.96	$58,650	$60,589	33%
64	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.96	$59,010	$60,710	32%
65	North CarolinaState	0.95	$56,800	$60,169	27%
66	New HampshireState	0.94	$62,840	$59,283	30%
67	ColoradoState	0.93	$62,230	$59,042	36%
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.92	$57,450	$58,325	36%
69	ArkansasState	0.90	$49,070	$56,860	21%
70	FloridaState	0.89	$57,250	$56,404	36%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$58,630	$54,037	42%

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