Best Cities for Tire Repairers and Changerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where tire repairers and changerss 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	MontanaState	1.28	$46,360	$48,091	29%
2	Columbus, OHMetro	1.27	$44,680	$47,786	35%
3	OregonState	1.23	$47,650	$46,262	40%
4	DelawareState	1.22	$46,630	$46,168	35%
5	OhioState	1.22	$41,760	$46,195	30%
6	Rhode IslandState	1.22	$46,240	$46,010	39%
7	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.20	$48,880	$45,343	44%
8	MinnesotaState	1.18	$43,750	$44,643	35%
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.18	$44,290	$44,513	40%
10	MissouriState	1.16	$38,920	$43,928	32%
11	VermontState	1.15	$44,480	$43,395	38%
12	ColoradoState	1.14	$45,380	$43,055	49%
13	IowaState	1.14	$38,210	$42,836	30%
14	WisconsinState	1.14	$39,560	$42,860	33%
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.14	$48,320	$42,837	50%
16	South DakotaState	1.13	$38,800	$42,731	30%
17	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.13	$39,570	$42,640	39%
18	KansasState	1.12	$37,880	$42,089	33%
19	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.12	$43,790	$42,309	44%
20	AlaskaState	1.10	$43,330	$41,544	38%
21	HawaiiState	1.10	$45,760	$41,600	63%
22	WashingtonState	1.10	$44,670	$41,631	51%
23	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.10	$43,980	$41,569	46%
24	KentuckyState	1.09	$36,300	$41,017	32%
25	North DakotaState	1.09	$38,220	$41,274	31%
26	VirginiaState	1.09	$42,370	$40,937	45%
27	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$37,610	$41,239	39%
28	MarylandState	1.08	$44,430	$40,687	45%
29	New JerseyState	1.08	$44,440	$40,846	49%
30	AlabamaState	1.07	$35,010	$40,195	33%
31	MichiganState	1.07	$37,130	$40,228	36%
32	MississippiState	1.07	$34,330	$40,483	31%
33	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.07	$46,030	$40,271	57%
34	ArkansasState	1.06	$34,450	$39,919	31%
35	NebraskaState	1.06	$36,590	$39,989	34%
36	TennesseeState	1.06	$36,680	$40,087	41%
37	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$37,110	$40,119	38%
38	IllinoisState	1.05	$38,420	$39,446	41%
39	IndianaState	1.05	$35,800	$39,558	35%
40	OklahomaState	1.05	$34,890	$39,424	33%
41	NevadaState	1.04	$39,220	$39,142	44%
42	WyomingState	1.04	$36,370	$39,108	32%
43	IdahoState	1.03	$37,570	$38,933	38%
44	MaineState	1.03	$38,910	$38,988	40%
45	New YorkState	1.03	$43,660	$38,809	51%
46	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$37,840	$39,010	41%
47	ArizonaState	1.01	$38,300	$37,958	47%
48	South CarolinaState	1.01	$35,040	$38,087	43%
49	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$36,970	$38,192	52%
50	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.01	$36,680	$38,129	51%
51	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.01	$35,160	$38,217	45%
52	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.01	$45,900	$38,186	82%
53	LouisianaState	1.00	$33,900	$37,625	37%
54	TexasState	1.00	$36,060	$37,720	46%
55	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.00	$36,600	$37,654	52%
56	GeorgiaState	0.99	$34,700	$37,152	49%
57	North CarolinaState	0.99	$35,140	$37,225	44%
58	UtahState	0.98	$36,960	$36,886	48%
59	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$35,400	$36,952	51%
60	CaliforniaState	0.95	$39,680	$35,845	68%
61	New HampshireState	0.95	$37,850	$35,708	50%
62	West VirginiaState	0.94	$29,880	$35,487	34%
63	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$34,800	$35,330	59%
64	New MexicoState	0.91	$31,640	$34,391	40%
65	MassachusettsState	0.90	$36,770	$33,889	74%
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$39,690	$34,069	68%
67	FloridaState	0.89	$34,010	$33,507	61%
68	ConnecticutState	0.88	$35,760	$33,234	53%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.87	$35,400	$32,627	69%
70	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.86	$36,950	$32,555	83%

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