Best Cities for Home Appliance Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where home appliance 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 Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.33	$62,400	$67,826	25%
2	MassachusettsState	1.28	$70,750	$65,207	38%
3	MinnesotaState	1.23	$61,360	$62,612	25%
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.21	$61,390	$61,698	29%
5	AlaskaState	1.20	$63,950	$61,314	26%
6	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.20	$69,610	$61,330	44%
7	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.20	$56,030	$61,436	26%
8	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.17	$57,040	$59,541	32%
9	ConnecticutState	1.14	$62,380	$57,974	30%
10	IllinoisState	1.14	$56,860	$58,378	28%
11	New YorkState	1.14	$65,190	$57,947	34%
12	AlabamaState	1.13	$50,190	$57,623	23%
13	VirginiaState	1.13	$59,820	$57,797	32%
14	VermontState	1.12	$58,750	$57,317	29%
15	FloridaState	1.11	$57,280	$56,433	36%
16	MichiganState	1.11	$52,160	$56,511	26%
17	WisconsinState	1.11	$52,440	$56,815	25%
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.11	$55,760	$56,609	37%
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.11	$63,840	$56,596	38%
20	KentuckyState	1.10	$49,710	$56,169	23%
21	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.09	$53,700	$55,821	35%
22	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.09	$57,710	$55,758	33%
23	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.08	$50,890	$55,016	28%
24	LouisianaState	1.07	$49,240	$54,650	26%
25	MissouriState	1.07	$48,530	$54,774	26%
26	TennesseeState	1.06	$49,580	$54,186	30%
27	WashingtonState	1.06	$58,110	$54,157	39%
28	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.06	$58,450	$54,221	37%
29	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.06	$61,870	$54,129	43%
30	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$51,990	$53,598	30%
31	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.05	$52,000	$53,719	37%
32	CaliforniaState	1.04	$58,480	$52,827	46%
33	DelawareState	1.04	$53,390	$52,861	30%
34	GeorgiaState	1.04	$49,500	$52,998	34%
35	HawaiiState	1.04	$58,300	$53,000	49%
36	MarylandState	1.04	$57,860	$52,985	35%
37	North DakotaState	1.03	$48,720	$52,613	24%
38	OhioState	1.03	$47,300	$52,323	27%
39	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.03	$61,150	$52,489	44%
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.03	$57,030	$52,562	43%
41	IndianaState	1.02	$47,080	$52,022	27%
42	South DakotaState	1.02	$47,340	$52,137	24%
43	South CarolinaState	1.01	$47,460	$51,587	32%
44	New JerseyState	1.00	$55,450	$50,965	39%
45	TexasState	1.00	$48,630	$50,868	34%
46	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.00	$49,350	$50,772	39%
47	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.00	$47,110	$50,765	33%
48	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.00	$61,590	$51,240	61%
49	New HampshireState	0.99	$53,640	$50,604	35%
50	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$53,450	$50,520	38%
51	NebraskaState	0.98	$45,620	$49,858	27%
52	North CarolinaState	0.98	$47,270	$50,074	33%
53	Rhode IslandState	0.98	$50,170	$49,920	36%
54	Columbus, OHMetro	0.98	$46,550	$49,786	33%
55	ColoradoState	0.97	$52,220	$49,545	42%
56	IowaState	0.97	$44,090	$49,428	26%
57	OregonState	0.97	$51,160	$49,670	37%
58	UtahState	0.97	$49,350	$49,251	36%
59	MontanaState	0.96	$47,130	$48,890	29%
60	NevadaState	0.94	$48,070	$47,974	36%
61	ArizonaState	0.93	$47,800	$47,374	38%
62	IdahoState	0.93	$45,650	$47,306	31%
63	WyomingState	0.92	$43,630	$46,914	27%
64	MaineState	0.91	$46,500	$46,593	33%
65	OklahomaState	0.89	$40,210	$45,435	29%
66	ArkansasState	0.88	$38,680	$44,820	27%
67	KansasState	0.85	$38,840	$43,156	32%
68	MississippiState	0.83	$35,890	$42,323	30%
69	West VirginiaState	0.83	$35,720	$42,423	28%
70	New MexicoState	0.80	$37,440	$40,696	34%

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