Best Cities for Wind Turbine Service Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where wind turbine service technicianss 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	KansasState	1.36	$78,240	$86,933	16%
2	IndianaState	1.32	$76,680	$84,729	16%
3	IowaState	1.31	$74,880	$83,946	15%
4	OhioState	1.27	$73,880	$81,726	17%
5	South DakotaState	1.27	$73,820	$81,300	16%
6	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.27	$77,950	$81,367	23%
7	MissouriState	1.15	$65,230	$73,623	19%
8	New YorkState	1.13	$81,330	$72,293	27%
9	North DakotaState	1.12	$66,700	$72,030	18%
10	ColoradoState	1.11	$74,740	$70,911	30%
11	CaliforniaState	1.10	$77,910	$70,379	35%
12	North CarolinaState	1.10	$66,380	$70,318	24%
13	WashingtonState	1.10	$75,880	$70,718	30%
14	MichiganState	1.06	$62,800	$68,039	21%
15	WyomingState	1.05	$62,830	$67,559	19%
16	OklahomaState	1.04	$59,290	$66,994	20%
17	ArizonaState	1.03	$66,330	$65,738	27%
18	MinnesotaState	1.03	$65,000	$66,327	24%
19	MontanaState	1.01	$62,360	$64,689	22%
20	TexasState	1.01	$61,950	$64,801	27%
21	IdahoState	0.98	$60,810	$63,016	24%
22	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$60,830	$62,711	26%
23	New MexicoState	0.97	$57,230	$62,207	22%
24	OregonState	0.94	$61,820	$60,019	31%
25	MaineState	0.93	$59,220	$59,339	26%
26	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.93	$57,890	$59,558	33%
27	MississippiState	0.92	$50,040	$59,009	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).