Best Cities for Medical Equipment Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where medical equipment 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	North DakotaState	1.29	$73,610	$79,492	16%
2	IdahoState	1.25	$74,270	$76,964	19%
3	MontanaState	1.25	$74,070	$76,836	18%
4	South DakotaState	1.24	$69,530	$76,575	17%
5	AlaskaState	1.22	$78,570	$75,331	21%
6	MinnesotaState	1.22	$73,940	$75,449	21%
7	OregonState	1.21	$76,600	$74,369	25%
8	MassachusettsState	1.17	$78,230	$72,101	35%
9	IndianaState	1.16	$64,590	$71,370	20%
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.15	$84,970	$70,691	44%
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.14	$75,900	$70,408	28%
12	NevadaState	1.13	$69,820	$69,681	25%
13	IllinoisState	1.12	$67,380	$69,179	23%
14	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.12	$78,480	$69,145	39%
15	KentuckyState	1.10	$60,230	$68,056	19%
16	LouisianaState	1.10	$61,110	$67,825	21%
17	New MexicoState	1.10	$62,640	$68,087	20%
18	WisconsinState	1.09	$62,220	$67,411	21%
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.09	$77,020	$67,384	34%
20	IowaState	1.08	$59,300	$66,480	19%
21	WashingtonState	1.08	$71,190	$66,347	32%
22	ConnecticutState	1.07	$71,220	$66,190	26%
23	HawaiiState	1.07	$72,360	$65,782	40%
24	MarylandState	1.07	$72,310	$66,218	28%
25	MichiganState	1.07	$60,680	$65,742	22%
26	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.07	$69,940	$66,106	29%
27	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$60,420	$66,250	24%
28	CaliforniaState	1.06	$72,450	$65,447	38%
29	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$60,250	$65,489	26%
30	MissouriState	1.05	$57,340	$64,718	22%
31	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$62,890	$64,835	25%
32	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.05	$59,820	$64,670	24%
33	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$61,530	$64,228	29%
34	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.04	$63,740	$64,060	28%
35	ColoradoState	1.03	$66,720	$63,302	33%
36	OhioState	1.03	$57,370	$63,462	22%
37	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.03	$61,230	$63,649	30%
38	New JerseyState	1.02	$68,460	$62,923	32%
39	North CarolinaState	1.02	$59,190	$62,701	26%
40	Rhode IslandState	1.02	$63,010	$62,697	29%
41	ArizonaState	1.01	$62,810	$62,250	29%
42	NebraskaState	1.01	$57,080	$62,383	22%
43	DelawareState	1.00	$62,260	$61,644	26%
44	MaineState	1.00	$61,810	$61,934	25%
45	AlabamaState	0.99	$53,140	$61,010	22%
46	TexasState	0.99	$58,370	$61,056	28%
47	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.98	$58,680	$60,370	32%
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$62,830	$60,705	30%
49	VermontState	0.96	$60,680	$59,200	28%
50	VirginiaState	0.96	$61,070	$59,005	31%
51	New HampshireState	0.95	$61,860	$58,358	31%
52	UtahState	0.95	$58,910	$58,792	30%
53	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.93	$52,980	$57,091	29%
54	New YorkState	0.92	$63,670	$56,596	35%
55	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$63,960	$56,702	37%
56	FloridaState	0.91	$56,940	$56,099	36%
57	West VirginiaState	0.91	$47,090	$55,926	21%
58	OklahomaState	0.89	$48,440	$54,734	24%
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.87	$62,160	$53,356	44%
60	TennesseeState	0.86	$48,530	$53,038	31%
61	Columbus, OHMetro	0.86	$49,510	$52,952	31%
62	District of ColumbiaState	0.85	$59,780	$52,301	42%
63	GeorgiaState	0.84	$48,350	$51,767	35%
64	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.84	$56,150	$51,751	44%
65	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.83	$49,710	$51,353	39%
66	KansasState	0.81	$45,200	$50,222	27%
67	South CarolinaState	0.81	$46,120	$50,130	33%
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.81	$49,150	$49,898	42%
69	MississippiState	0.78	$40,710	$48,007	26%
70	WyomingState	0.78	$44,640	$48,000	26%
71	ArkansasState	0.73	$38,950	$45,133	27%

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