Best Cities for Medical Equipment Preparerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where medical equipment preparerss 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.41	$81,090	$67,463	46%
2	CaliforniaState	1.16	$61,370	$55,438	44%
3	WashingtonState	1.15	$58,830	$54,828	39%
4	MassachusettsState	1.13	$58,580	$53,991	46%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.13	$53,420	$53,688	33%
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$61,870	$54,129	43%
7	West VirginiaState	1.12	$44,830	$53,242	22%
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.12	$60,840	$53,604	50%
9	DelawareState	1.11	$53,300	$52,772	31%
10	KentuckyState	1.11	$46,880	$52,972	25%
11	WyomingState	1.09	$48,210	$51,839	25%
12	TennesseeState	1.08	$46,990	$51,355	32%
13	WisconsinState	1.08	$47,570	$51,538	27%
14	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.08	$50,300	$51,749	38%
15	GeorgiaState	1.07	$47,850	$51,231	35%
16	MinnesotaState	1.07	$50,070	$51,092	31%
17	New YorkState	1.07	$57,320	$50,951	39%
18	Rhode IslandState	1.07	$51,460	$51,204	35%
19	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.07	$49,430	$51,064	39%
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.07	$59,520	$51,090	46%
21	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.07	$49,260	$51,206	38%
22	OhioState	1.06	$45,540	$50,376	28%
23	IndianaState	1.05	$45,210	$49,956	28%
24	KansasState	1.05	$45,280	$50,311	27%
25	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.05	$45,570	$49,967	32%
26	MichiganState	1.04	$45,670	$49,480	29%
27	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.04	$46,190	$49,774	33%
28	IllinoisState	1.03	$48,050	$49,333	33%
29	MissouriState	1.03	$43,480	$49,074	29%
30	OklahomaState	1.03	$43,460	$49,107	27%
31	TexasState	1.03	$46,970	$49,132	35%
32	Columbus, OHMetro	1.03	$45,820	$49,005	34%
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.03	$45,090	$49,011	35%
34	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.02	$46,420	$48,455	39%
35	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.02	$50,370	$48,667	38%
36	IdahoState	1.01	$46,450	$48,135	31%
37	AlaskaState	1.00	$49,920	$47,862	33%
38	North CarolinaState	1.00	$45,130	$47,807	35%
39	OregonState	1.00	$48,890	$47,466	39%
40	UtahState	1.00	$47,980	$47,884	37%
41	VermontState	1.00	$48,990	$47,795	35%
42	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.00	$47,180	$47,898	44%
43	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$45,820	$47,237	34%
44	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$51,000	$47,310	42%
45	HawaiiState	0.98	$51,630	$46,936	55%
46	MaineState	0.98	$46,860	$46,954	33%
47	NevadaState	0.98	$46,640	$46,547	37%
48	South DakotaState	0.98	$42,330	$46,619	27%
49	ArizonaState	0.97	$46,790	$46,373	38%
50	MontanaState	0.97	$44,670	$46,338	30%
51	New HampshireState	0.97	$48,900	$46,132	39%
52	New JerseyState	0.97	$50,280	$46,213	43%
53	South CarolinaState	0.97	$42,510	$46,207	35%
54	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$48,510	$45,851	42%
55	ColoradoState	0.95	$47,700	$45,256	46%
56	FloridaState	0.95	$45,890	$45,212	45%
57	NebraskaState	0.95	$41,480	$45,333	30%
58	IowaState	0.94	$39,930	$44,765	29%
59	VirginiaState	0.94	$46,580	$45,005	41%
60	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.94	$41,670	$45,049	34%
61	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.94	$50,600	$44,858	47%
62	ArkansasState	0.93	$38,100	$44,148	28%
63	ConnecticutState	0.93	$47,980	$44,591	39%
64	MarylandState	0.93	$48,680	$44,579	41%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$46,330	$42,700	53%
66	District of ColumbiaState	0.89	$48,670	$42,581	52%
67	North DakotaState	0.88	$38,910	$42,019	30%
68	MississippiState	0.87	$35,160	$41,462	31%
69	AlabamaState	0.86	$35,800	$41,102	32%
70	LouisianaState	0.84	$35,960	$39,911	35%
71	New MexicoState	0.84	$36,720	$39,913	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).