Best Cities for Signal and Track Switch Repairerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where signal and track switch 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	MassachusettsState	1.26	$126,440	$116,535	21%
2	WashingtonState	1.23	$121,710	$113,430	19%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.15	$121,710	$106,483	22%
4	IndianaState	1.10	$92,200	$101,878	14%
5	MichiganState	1.09	$93,060	$100,823	14%
6	MinnesotaState	1.07	$96,780	$98,755	16%
7	IllinoisState	1.06	$95,610	$98,162	16%
8	MissouriState	1.05	$86,300	$97,404	14%
9	ArizonaState	1.03	$96,460	$95,600	19%
10	KansasState	1.00	$83,550	$92,833	15%
11	VirginiaState	1.00	$95,620	$92,386	20%
12	WisconsinState	1.00	$85,440	$92,568	15%
13	TexasState	0.96	$85,020	$88,933	20%
14	TennesseeState	0.94	$79,730	$87,137	19%
15	KentuckyState	0.93	$75,870	$85,729	15%
16	GeorgiaState	0.92	$79,860	$85,503	21%
17	New YorkState	0.91	$94,530	$84,027	23%
18	ColoradoState	0.86	$83,930	$79,630	26%
19	FloridaState	0.84	$78,680	$77,517	26%
20	CaliforniaState	0.83	$84,670	$76,486	32%
21	New JerseyState	0.82	$82,990	$76,278	26%
22	OhioState	0.70	$58,840	$65,088	21%

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