Best Cities for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Others

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where health technologists and technicians, all others 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	WyomingState	1.72	$80,520	$86,581	15%
2	DelawareState	1.55	$78,650	$77,871	21%
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.34	$81,170	$67,529	46%
4	MaineState	1.23	$61,490	$61,613	25%
5	West VirginiaState	1.22	$51,580	$61,259	19%
6	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.22	$59,010	$61,341	32%
7	MinnesotaState	1.21	$59,540	$60,755	26%
8	KansasState	1.20	$54,180	$60,200	23%
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.19	$59,540	$59,839	30%
10	OregonState	1.17	$60,390	$58,631	32%
11	South DakotaState	1.16	$52,970	$58,337	22%
12	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.16	$62,720	$58,182	34%
13	VermontState	1.15	$59,470	$58,020	29%
14	WashingtonState	1.15	$62,090	$57,866	37%
15	Rhode IslandState	1.14	$57,800	$57,512	31%
16	ColoradoState	1.12	$59,430	$56,385	37%
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.12	$54,290	$56,085	36%
18	ArizonaState	1.11	$56,370	$55,867	32%
19	KentuckyState	1.11	$49,410	$55,831	23%
20	MassachusettsState	1.11	$60,500	$55,760	45%
21	WisconsinState	1.11	$51,350	$55,634	25%
22	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$63,720	$55,748	41%
23	CaliforniaState	1.08	$60,390	$54,553	45%
24	HawaiiState	1.08	$59,900	$54,455	48%
25	New HampshireState	1.08	$57,580	$54,321	33%
26	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$49,340	$54,101	30%
27	IowaState	1.07	$47,910	$53,711	24%
28	New JerseyState	1.07	$58,300	$53,585	37%
29	New YorkState	1.07	$60,320	$53,618	37%
30	TennesseeState	1.07	$49,180	$53,749	31%
31	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.07	$60,940	$53,692	50%
32	MontanaState	1.06	$51,620	$53,548	26%
33	North DakotaState	1.06	$49,480	$53,434	24%
34	GeorgiaState	1.05	$49,310	$52,794	34%
35	IndianaState	1.05	$47,960	$52,994	26%
36	MichiganState	1.05	$48,520	$52,568	28%
37	OhioState	1.05	$47,570	$52,622	26%
38	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.04	$48,720	$52,500	32%
39	AlaskaState	1.03	$54,070	$51,841	30%
40	MissouriState	1.03	$46,040	$51,964	27%
41	IllinoisState	1.02	$49,930	$51,263	32%
42	OklahomaState	1.02	$45,330	$51,220	26%
43	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$49,870	$51,307	38%
44	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.01	$59,210	$50,824	46%
45	AlabamaState	1.00	$43,600	$50,057	26%
46	NebraskaState	1.00	$46,140	$50,426	27%
47	TexasState	1.00	$47,870	$50,073	35%
48	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.00	$48,340	$50,459	37%
49	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.00	$46,350	$50,380	34%
50	ArkansasState	0.99	$42,820	$49,618	25%
51	NevadaState	0.98	$49,620	$49,521	35%
52	North CarolinaState	0.98	$46,480	$49,237	34%
53	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.98	$55,530	$49,229	43%
54	District of ColumbiaState	0.97	$55,920	$48,924	45%
55	IdahoState	0.97	$47,220	$48,933	30%
56	South CarolinaState	0.97	$44,840	$48,739	34%
57	Columbus, OHMetro	0.97	$45,790	$48,973	34%
58	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.97	$45,210	$48,876	31%
59	New MexicoState	0.96	$44,260	$48,109	28%
60	PennsylvaniaState	0.96	$46,720	$48,165	33%
61	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$49,370	$47,700	39%
62	ConnecticutState	0.94	$51,030	$47,426	37%
63	UtahState	0.94	$47,490	$47,395	38%
64	MississippiState	0.91	$39,010	$46,002	28%
65	VirginiaState	0.91	$47,340	$45,739	40%
66	FloridaState	0.90	$45,760	$45,084	45%
67	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.90	$44,650	$45,330	46%
68	LouisianaState	0.88	$39,730	$44,095	32%
69	MarylandState	0.87	$47,750	$43,727	42%
70	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.85	$45,090	$42,618	45%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$46,480	$42,839	53%

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