Best Cities for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installerss 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	1.54	$90,890	$98,153	13%
2	AlaskaState	1.44	$95,850	$91,898	17%
3	LouisianaState	1.39	$80,210	$89,023	16%
4	New HampshireState	1.26	$85,240	$80,415	22%
5	VermontState	1.25	$81,800	$79,805	21%
6	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.21	$76,990	$77,377	23%
7	MinnesotaState	1.20	$75,150	$76,684	20%
8	MontanaState	1.20	$73,970	$76,732	18%
9	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.19	$72,600	$75,783	25%
10	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.19	$70,590	$76,314	20%
11	West VirginiaState	1.18	$63,560	$75,487	16%
12	IowaState	1.15	$65,710	$73,666	17%
13	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.15	$87,950	$73,170	43%
14	OregonState	1.14	$75,270	$73,078	25%
15	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.14	$70,790	$73,130	27%
16	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.14	$75,290	$72,744	25%
17	ArizonaState	1.13	$72,710	$72,061	25%
18	ColoradoState	1.13	$76,410	$72,495	29%
19	HawaiiState	1.13	$79,250	$72,045	36%
20	MississippiState	1.13	$61,250	$72,229	18%
21	WashingtonState	1.13	$77,610	$72,330	29%
22	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.13	$77,980	$72,338	28%
23	New JerseyState	1.12	$78,000	$71,691	28%
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$81,030	$70,892	33%
25	MassachusettsState	1.10	$76,500	$70,507	35%
26	ConnecticutState	1.09	$75,200	$69,888	25%
27	GeorgiaState	1.09	$64,900	$69,486	26%
28	CaliforniaState	1.08	$76,630	$69,223	35%
29	New MexicoState	1.08	$63,600	$69,130	20%
30	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.08	$78,240	$68,934	39%
31	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$62,730	$68,783	23%
32	AlabamaState	1.07	$59,770	$68,622	19%
33	OhioState	1.07	$61,680	$68,230	20%
34	South DakotaState	1.07	$62,000	$68,282	19%
35	IndianaState	1.06	$61,030	$67,436	21%
36	KentuckyState	1.06	$59,700	$67,458	19%
37	North CarolinaState	1.06	$63,970	$67,765	24%
38	MichiganState	1.05	$61,700	$66,847	22%
39	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$64,960	$66,969	24%
40	South CarolinaState	1.05	$61,480	$66,826	24%
41	TennesseeState	1.05	$61,220	$66,907	25%
42	IllinoisState	1.04	$64,630	$66,355	24%
43	NebraskaState	1.04	$60,520	$66,142	21%
44	Rhode IslandState	1.04	$66,960	$66,627	27%
45	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.04	$61,030	$66,337	26%
46	DelawareState	1.03	$66,670	$66,010	24%
47	UtahState	1.03	$65,650	$65,519	27%
48	WisconsinState	1.03	$60,770	$65,840	21%
49	Columbus, OHMetro	1.03	$61,380	$65,647	25%
50	KansasState	1.02	$58,690	$65,211	21%
51	MissouriState	1.02	$57,610	$65,023	22%
52	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.02	$60,580	$65,280	25%
53	IdahoState	1.01	$62,440	$64,705	23%
54	WyomingState	1.01	$60,250	$64,785	20%
55	District of ColumbiaState	1.00	$73,130	$63,981	34%
56	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.00	$61,710	$64,148	30%
57	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.99	$73,440	$63,039	37%
58	NevadaState	0.98	$62,800	$62,675	28%
59	MaineState	0.97	$61,720	$61,844	25%
60	TexasState	0.97	$59,370	$62,103	28%
61	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$60,340	$62,078	32%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.97	$69,800	$61,879	34%
63	FloridaState	0.94	$61,030	$60,128	34%
64	New YorkState	0.94	$67,710	$60,187	33%
65	VirginiaState	0.93	$61,340	$59,266	31%
66	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.93	$58,460	$59,350	35%
67	ArkansasState	0.90	$49,740	$57,636	21%
68	MarylandState	0.90	$63,050	$57,738	32%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$62,230	$57,355	39%
70	OklahomaState	0.89	$50,350	$56,893	23%
71	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.88	$59,420	$56,163	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).