Best Cities for Locksmiths and Safe Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where locksmiths and safe 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	District of ColumbiaState	1.31	$76,740	$67,139	33%
2	West VirginiaState	1.31	$56,690	$67,328	18%
3	ConnecticutState	1.25	$69,280	$64,387	27%
4	DelawareState	1.23	$63,640	$63,010	26%
5	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.20	$56,180	$61,601	26%
6	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.20	$59,270	$61,611	32%
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.20	$74,320	$61,830	51%
8	MinnesotaState	1.17	$59,070	$60,276	26%
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.17	$58,000	$59,917	33%
10	IllinoisState	1.16	$58,110	$59,661	27%
11	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.16	$59,410	$59,709	30%
12	KansasState	1.15	$52,930	$58,811	23%
13	HawaiiState	1.14	$64,490	$58,627	44%
14	MichiganState	1.14	$54,120	$58,635	25%
15	MontanaState	1.14	$56,200	$58,299	24%
16	GeorgiaState	1.13	$54,050	$57,869	31%
17	KentuckyState	1.13	$51,120	$57,763	22%
18	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.13	$53,930	$58,114	29%
19	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.12	$60,850	$57,514	33%
20	Rhode IslandState	1.11	$57,360	$57,075	31%
21	MissouriState	1.10	$50,140	$56,591	25%
22	AlaskaState	1.09	$58,390	$55,983	28%
23	MarylandState	1.08	$60,330	$55,247	33%
24	UtahState	1.08	$55,520	$55,409	32%
25	CaliforniaState	1.07	$61,010	$55,113	45%
26	MassachusettsState	1.07	$59,420	$54,765	46%
27	New YorkState	1.07	$61,830	$54,960	36%
28	TennesseeState	1.07	$50,250	$54,918	30%
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.07	$57,000	$55,072	34%
30	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.06	$61,500	$54,185	50%
31	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$52,160	$53,773	30%
32	WashingtonState	1.05	$58,010	$54,063	39%
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.05	$60,720	$53,830	39%
34	NebraskaState	1.04	$49,070	$53,628	26%
35	New HampshireState	1.04	$56,510	$53,311	34%
36	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$49,890	$53,358	31%
37	IndianaState	1.03	$47,640	$52,641	27%
38	MaineState	1.03	$52,670	$52,776	30%
39	OhioState	1.03	$47,760	$52,832	26%
40	New JerseyState	1.02	$57,000	$52,390	38%
41	WisconsinState	1.02	$48,360	$52,394	27%
42	IowaState	1.01	$46,360	$51,973	25%
43	LouisianaState	1.01	$46,550	$51,665	27%
44	VirginiaState	1.01	$53,590	$51,778	35%
45	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.00	$47,610	$51,470	30%
46	MississippiState	0.99	$42,940	$50,637	25%
47	South CarolinaState	0.99	$46,560	$50,609	32%
48	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.99	$58,110	$50,840	45%
49	AlabamaState	0.97	$43,340	$49,759	27%
50	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.97	$45,900	$49,891	34%
51	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.96	$57,320	$49,202	47%
52	North CarolinaState	0.95	$45,900	$48,623	34%
53	OregonState	0.95	$50,450	$48,981	38%
54	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.95	$47,370	$48,735	40%
55	FloridaState	0.94	$49,120	$48,394	42%
56	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$47,720	$48,447	43%
57	North DakotaState	0.93	$44,310	$47,851	26%
58	NevadaState	0.92	$47,450	$47,355	37%
59	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.92	$45,370	$47,359	40%
60	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.92	$51,470	$47,438	48%
61	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.91	$50,270	$46,633	43%
62	New MexicoState	0.89	$41,920	$45,565	30%
63	TexasState	0.89	$43,860	$45,879	38%
64	ColoradoState	0.88	$47,500	$45,066	47%
65	IdahoState	0.88	$43,460	$45,036	33%
66	ArizonaState	0.86	$44,460	$44,063	40%
67	OklahomaState	0.85	$38,680	$43,706	30%
68	ArkansasState	0.81	$35,770	$41,448	29%

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