Best Cities for Medical Appliance Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where medical appliance technicianss 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	ArizonaState	1.50	$72,760	$72,111	25%
2	PennsylvaniaState	1.31	$60,920	$62,804	26%
3	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.26	$57,880	$60,418	31%
4	NebraskaState	1.25	$54,770	$59,858	23%
5	IowaState	1.21	$51,790	$58,061	22%
6	North CarolinaState	1.21	$54,650	$57,892	29%
7	South DakotaState	1.21	$52,950	$58,315	22%
8	ColoradoState	1.18	$59,560	$56,509	37%
9	LouisianaState	1.17	$50,770	$56,349	25%
10	OklahomaState	1.17	$49,870	$56,350	23%
11	MassachusettsState	1.15	$59,810	$55,124	45%
12	MinnesotaState	1.14	$53,750	$54,847	29%
13	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.14	$49,920	$54,737	29%
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.14	$61,890	$54,867	39%
15	VirginiaState	1.13	$56,260	$54,357	34%
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.12	$53,750	$54,020	33%
17	MichiganState	1.11	$49,140	$53,239	27%
18	MississippiState	1.11	$45,100	$53,184	24%
19	MissouriState	1.10	$46,750	$52,765	27%
20	WisconsinState	1.10	$48,890	$52,969	27%
21	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.10	$59,910	$52,784	51%
22	New HampshireState	1.08	$54,980	$51,868	35%
23	KentuckyState	1.07	$45,690	$51,627	25%
24	ConnecticutState	1.05	$54,430	$50,586	35%
25	IndianaState	1.05	$45,820	$50,630	28%
26	OhioState	1.05	$45,710	$50,564	27%
27	Columbus, OHMetro	1.05	$47,010	$50,278	33%
28	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.05	$48,520	$50,437	38%
29	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.05	$46,390	$50,424	34%
30	IdahoState	1.04	$48,020	$49,762	30%
31	Rhode IslandState	1.02	$49,100	$48,856	37%
32	TennesseeState	1.02	$44,700	$48,852	34%
33	TexasState	1.01	$46,430	$48,567	36%
34	New JerseyState	1.00	$52,400	$48,162	41%
35	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.00	$44,360	$47,802	35%
36	IllinoisState	0.99	$46,370	$47,608	34%
37	MaineState	0.99	$47,670	$47,766	33%
38	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.99	$49,460	$47,787	39%
39	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.98	$53,860	$47,122	49%
40	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$46,210	$46,914	45%
41	CaliforniaState	0.97	$51,530	$46,549	53%
42	South CarolinaState	0.96	$42,230	$45,902	36%
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.96	$53,950	$46,309	50%
44	ArkansasState	0.95	$39,450	$45,713	27%
45	FloridaState	0.95	$46,110	$45,429	45%
46	NevadaState	0.95	$45,870	$45,778	38%
47	OregonState	0.94	$46,450	$45,097	41%
48	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.94	$47,740	$45,123	42%
49	WashingtonState	0.93	$48,030	$44,762	47%
50	UtahState	0.92	$44,110	$44,022	41%
51	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.92	$47,670	$44,221	45%
52	MarylandState	0.89	$46,940	$42,985	43%
53	New YorkState	0.89	$48,080	$42,738	46%
54	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$45,870	$42,276	53%
55	KansasState	0.86	$37,090	$41,211	33%
56	GeorgiaState	0.83	$37,440	$40,086	45%
57	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.81	$37,440	$38,678	52%

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