Best Cities for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicianss 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	New MexicoState	1.76	$119,320	$129,696	11%
2	North DakotaState	1.21	$82,820	$89,438	14%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.18	$100,090	$87,568	26%
4	MississippiState	1.14	$71,420	$84,222	15%
5	LouisianaState	1.13	$75,410	$83,696	17%
6	MaineState	1.12	$82,510	$82,675	19%
7	WisconsinState	1.12	$76,290	$82,654	17%
8	IowaState	1.11	$73,010	$81,850	16%
9	NevadaState	1.11	$82,010	$81,846	21%
10	IllinoisState	1.10	$79,400	$81,520	20%
11	ArizonaState	1.09	$80,930	$80,208	22%
12	MontanaState	1.09	$77,340	$80,228	18%
13	OhioState	1.09	$73,050	$80,808	17%
14	NebraskaState	1.08	$72,800	$79,563	17%
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.07	$92,360	$79,279	29%
16	AlabamaState	1.04	$66,660	$76,533	17%
17	AlaskaState	1.04	$80,290	$76,980	20%
18	PennsylvaniaState	1.04	$74,710	$77,021	21%
19	ConnecticutState	1.03	$81,860	$76,078	23%
20	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.03	$73,550	$75,981	26%
21	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.03	$75,940	$76,322	23%
22	WashingtonState	1.02	$81,220	$75,694	28%
23	FloridaState	1.01	$75,450	$74,335	27%
24	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.01	$80,640	$74,323	30%
25	CaliforniaState	1.00	$81,550	$73,668	33%
26	GeorgiaState	1.00	$68,720	$73,576	25%
27	KentuckyState	1.00	$65,270	$73,751	18%
28	MissouriState	1.00	$65,360	$73,770	19%
29	OklahomaState	1.00	$65,100	$73,559	18%
30	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$76,300	$73,720	25%
31	IdahoState	0.99	$70,830	$73,399	20%
32	South CarolinaState	0.99	$67,610	$73,489	22%
33	VirginiaState	0.98	$74,880	$72,348	25%
34	New HampshireState	0.97	$75,780	$71,491	25%
35	ColoradoState	0.96	$74,730	$70,901	30%
36	TennesseeState	0.96	$64,720	$70,732	23%
37	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$75,330	$71,200	27%
38	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.95	$67,380	$70,042	28%
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.94	$78,060	$69,202	31%
40	MarylandState	0.93	$75,330	$68,984	27%
41	Columbus, OHMetro	0.93	$64,260	$68,727	24%
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.93	$74,430	$69,045	29%
43	MassachusettsState	0.92	$73,630	$67,862	37%
44	MichiganState	0.92	$62,460	$67,671	21%
45	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.92	$62,120	$68,114	24%
46	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.92	$63,000	$67,888	24%
47	North CarolinaState	0.91	$63,330	$67,087	25%
48	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.89	$63,330	$66,106	28%
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.89	$64,930	$65,919	32%
50	OregonState	0.88	$67,140	$65,184	28%
51	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.88	$73,630	$64,872	42%
52	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.88	$60,200	$65,081	23%
53	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.87	$77,030	$64,085	49%
54	MinnesotaState	0.85	$61,670	$62,929	25%
55	New YorkState	0.82	$68,010	$60,453	33%
56	TexasState	0.77	$54,460	$56,967	31%
57	New JerseyState	0.75	$60,040	$55,184	36%
58	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.73	$52,160	$53,663	36%
59	IndianaState	0.71	$47,440	$52,420	27%

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