Best Cities for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where elevator and escalator 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	1.32	$173,920	$144,692	22%
2	MaineState	1.31	$143,690	$143,978	11%
3	MissouriState	1.30	$126,750	$143,059	10%
4	NevadaState	1.29	$141,950	$141,667	12%
5	IllinoisState	1.25	$133,690	$137,259	12%
6	OregonState	1.22	$138,600	$134,563	14%
7	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.22	$124,120	$133,750	12%
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.20	$150,120	$132,264	20%
9	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.20	$121,920	$131,805	12%
10	MinnesotaState	1.19	$128,020	$130,633	12%
11	IowaState	1.18	$115,300	$129,260	10%
12	NebraskaState	1.17	$117,690	$128,623	11%
13	South DakotaState	1.17	$116,320	$128,106	10%
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.17	$128,020	$128,663	14%
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.17	$132,640	$128,155	14%
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.17	$138,600	$128,571	16%
17	CaliforniaState	1.16	$141,180	$127,534	19%
18	MassachusettsState	1.16	$138,420	$127,576	20%
19	WashingtonState	1.16	$137,180	$127,847	17%
20	New JerseyState	1.15	$137,920	$126,765	16%
21	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$138,880	$121,505	19%
22	New YorkState	1.10	$135,720	$120,640	16%
23	PennsylvaniaState	1.10	$117,250	$120,876	13%
24	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.10	$140,600	$120,687	19%
25	AlabamaState	1.08	$103,700	$119,059	11%
26	OklahomaState	1.08	$105,430	$119,130	11%
27	ColoradoState	1.06	$123,360	$117,040	18%
28	OhioState	1.06	$105,020	$116,173	12%
29	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.06	$122,690	$115,964	16%
30	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.06	$106,610	$116,897	14%
31	North CarolinaState	1.04	$107,700	$114,089	14%
32	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.03	$103,700	$112,717	15%
33	MarylandState	1.02	$122,260	$111,960	16%
34	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$108,150	$111,265	18%
35	TennesseeState	1.00	$100,490	$109,825	15%
36	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.00	$105,290	$109,449	18%
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.99	$122,260	$108,387	20%
38	District of ColumbiaState	0.98	$122,570	$107,235	21%
39	MichiganState	0.98	$99,140	$107,411	14%
40	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$105,990	$107,604	19%
41	TexasState	0.97	$102,140	$106,841	16%
42	VirginiaState	0.95	$108,250	$104,589	17%
43	FloridaState	0.94	$104,730	$103,182	20%
44	IndianaState	0.93	$92,390	$102,088	14%
45	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$108,170	$99,696	23%
46	South CarolinaState	0.90	$90,860	$98,761	17%
47	KansasState	0.86	$84,760	$94,178	15%
48	MontanaState	0.85	$90,370	$93,745	15%
49	GeorgiaState	0.81	$83,500	$89,400	20%
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.78	$83,500	$86,260	23%
51	WisconsinState	0.77	$77,640	$84,117	17%
52	UtahState	0.74	$81,060	$80,898	22%
53	New MexicoState	0.71	$71,430	$77,641	18%
54	ArkansasState	0.65	$61,530	$71,298	17%
55	KentuckyState	0.44	$42,670	$48,215	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).