Best Cities for Maintenance and Repair Workers, Generals

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where maintenance and repair workers, generals 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	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.23	$60,470	$60,774	29%
2	MinnesotaState	1.22	$59,200	$60,408	26%
3	WisconsinState	1.22	$55,810	$60,466	23%
4	OhioState	1.19	$53,420	$59,093	23%
5	IowaState	1.18	$52,160	$58,475	22%
6	AlaskaState	1.17	$60,270	$57,785	27%
7	IllinoisState	1.17	$56,720	$58,234	28%
8	Columbus, OHMetro	1.14	$52,800	$56,471	29%
9	NebraskaState	1.12	$50,700	$55,410	25%
10	IndianaState	1.11	$49,890	$55,127	25%
11	WashingtonState	1.11	$59,160	$55,135	38%
12	MissouriState	1.10	$48,370	$54,594	26%
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.10	$58,760	$54,508	37%
14	North DakotaState	1.09	$49,840	$53,823	24%
15	VermontState	1.09	$55,510	$54,156	31%
16	ConnecticutState	1.08	$57,620	$53,550	33%
17	MassachusettsState	1.08	$58,320	$53,751	46%
18	KentuckyState	1.07	$46,810	$52,893	25%
19	South DakotaState	1.07	$48,100	$52,974	24%
20	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$51,000	$53,236	35%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$48,380	$53,048	30%
22	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.07	$49,250	$53,243	29%
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.07	$60,760	$53,158	43%
24	District of ColumbiaState	1.06	$60,310	$52,765	42%
25	HawaiiState	1.06	$57,960	$52,691	49%
26	KansasState	1.06	$47,210	$52,456	26%
27	OregonState	1.06	$54,350	$52,767	35%
28	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.06	$59,670	$52,573	51%
29	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$48,860	$52,651	32%
30	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.06	$63,220	$52,596	60%
31	MississippiState	1.05	$44,350	$52,300	24%
32	NevadaState	1.05	$52,360	$52,255	33%
33	South CarolinaState	1.05	$47,880	$52,043	31%
34	CaliforniaState	1.04	$57,000	$51,491	48%
35	MichiganState	1.04	$47,580	$51,549	28%
36	New YorkState	1.04	$57,790	$51,369	38%
37	TennesseeState	1.04	$47,240	$51,628	32%
38	WyomingState	1.04	$47,900	$51,505	25%
39	GeorgiaState	1.03	$47,680	$51,049	36%
40	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.03	$49,630	$51,271	39%
41	New JerseyState	1.02	$54,810	$50,377	39%
42	North CarolinaState	1.02	$47,910	$50,752	33%
43	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$49,290	$50,814	32%
44	Rhode IslandState	1.02	$50,900	$50,647	35%
45	UtahState	1.02	$50,450	$50,349	35%
46	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.02	$48,780	$50,707	38%
47	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.02	$57,240	$50,745	42%
48	AlabamaState	1.01	$43,630	$50,092	26%
49	ArkansasState	1.01	$43,400	$50,290	24%
50	IdahoState	1.01	$48,190	$49,938	30%
51	New HampshireState	1.01	$52,830	$49,840	36%
52	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$48,860	$50,267	39%
53	DelawareState	1.00	$50,150	$49,653	32%
54	MaineState	1.00	$49,430	$49,529	31%
55	New MexicoState	1.00	$45,760	$49,739	27%
56	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$52,100	$49,244	39%
57	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.99	$45,380	$49,326	35%
58	ColoradoState	0.98	$51,280	$48,653	43%
59	LouisianaState	0.98	$43,960	$48,790	29%
60	MontanaState	0.98	$46,870	$48,620	29%
61	TexasState	0.98	$46,670	$48,818	36%
62	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.98	$56,520	$48,515	48%
63	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$50,200	$48,502	38%
64	OklahomaState	0.97	$42,750	$48,305	27%
65	VirginiaState	0.96	$49,470	$47,797	38%
66	ArizonaState	0.95	$47,620	$47,195	38%
67	MarylandState	0.95	$51,490	$47,152	39%
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$46,020	$46,721	45%
69	West VirginiaState	0.93	$38,890	$46,188	26%
70	FloridaState	0.92	$46,060	$45,379	45%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$46,290	$42,664	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).