Best Cities for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and 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	IdahoState	1.75	$107,250	$111,140	13%
2	PennsylvaniaState	1.67	$103,010	$106,196	15%
3	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.59	$97,970	$100,792	19%
4	ArizonaState	1.48	$95,040	$94,192	19%
5	ConnecticutState	1.48	$100,890	$93,764	19%
6	MarylandState	1.45	$100,800	$92,308	20%
7	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.42	$95,620	$90,378	21%
8	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.37	$80,430	$86,951	18%
9	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.36	$79,340	$86,239	20%
10	South CarolinaState	1.34	$78,250	$85,054	19%
11	TexasState	1.28	$77,910	$81,496	21%
12	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.28	$80,880	$81,286	22%
13	OhioState	1.26	$72,160	$79,823	17%
14	NevadaState	1.25	$79,380	$79,222	22%
15	MinnesotaState	1.24	$76,960	$78,531	20%
16	AlaskaState	1.19	$79,050	$75,791	21%
17	WashingtonState	1.16	$79,020	$73,644	29%
18	West VirginiaState	1.16	$62,170	$73,836	16%
19	Columbus, OHMetro	1.14	$67,980	$72,706	23%
20	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.14	$65,910	$72,270	22%
21	New YorkState	1.13	$81,070	$72,062	27%
22	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$82,380	$72,073	32%
23	New MexicoState	1.11	$65,110	$70,772	19%
24	New JerseyState	1.10	$75,930	$69,789	28%
25	South DakotaState	1.10	$63,620	$70,066	18%
26	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.10	$75,780	$69,843	32%
27	MichiganState	1.09	$64,130	$69,480	21%
28	IndianaState	1.06	$60,840	$67,227	21%
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.06	$76,070	$67,438	31%
30	GeorgiaState	1.05	$62,010	$66,392	27%
31	VirginiaState	1.03	$67,790	$65,498	28%
32	KansasState	1.01	$58,010	$64,456	21%
33	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$62,010	$64,060	31%
34	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$65,520	$63,304	29%
35	IllinoisState	0.99	$61,110	$62,741	26%
36	OklahomaState	0.99	$55,880	$63,141	21%
37	WisconsinState	0.98	$57,740	$62,557	23%
38	DelawareState	0.95	$60,740	$60,139	27%
39	HawaiiState	0.94	$65,970	$59,973	43%
40	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$58,760	$59,655	35%
41	FloridaState	0.93	$60,140	$59,251	34%
42	MissouriState	0.93	$52,450	$59,199	24%
43	New HampshireState	0.93	$62,450	$58,915	30%
44	OregonState	0.93	$61,020	$59,243	31%
45	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.93	$67,130	$59,145	46%
46	VermontState	0.91	$59,290	$57,844	29%
47	IowaState	0.90	$50,760	$56,906	23%
48	NebraskaState	0.90	$52,410	$57,279	24%
49	CaliforniaState	0.89	$62,840	$56,766	43%
50	KentuckyState	0.89	$49,840	$56,316	23%
51	MississippiState	0.89	$47,960	$56,557	22%
52	MassachusettsState	0.88	$60,890	$56,120	44%
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.86	$63,540	$54,541	43%
54	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.86	$59,020	$54,750	36%
55	TennesseeState	0.85	$49,140	$53,705	31%
56	ColoradoState	0.84	$56,110	$53,235	39%
57	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.84	$49,630	$53,481	31%
58	MaineState	0.82	$51,970	$52,074	30%
59	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.82	$49,970	$52,161	36%
60	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.82	$50,170	$52,152	37%
61	North CarolinaState	0.78	$47,040	$49,831	33%
62	MontanaState	0.77	$47,000	$48,755	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).