Commercial Kitchen Equipment Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-9031 Home Appliance Repairers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Home Appliance Repairers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$86,940	40	0.89	1.37
Barnstable Town, MA	$85,260	40	1.95	1.51
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$81,740	60	3.62	1.67
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$81,000	320	2	1.64
Anchorage, AK	$75,650	60	1.54	1.26
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$74,360	140	1.15	1.24
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$69,610	380	0.69	1.04
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$65,190	2,560	1.31	1.06
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$64,310	30	0.74	1.13
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$64,220	250	0.5	0.86
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$64,070	50	1.36	1.34
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$63,840	330	0.51	0.90
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$62,410	40	1.3	1.21
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$62,400	160	0.67	1.33
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$62,370	120	1.39	1.01
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$61,870	530	1.22	0.85
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,590	110	0.47	0.73
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$61,390	310	0.76	1.03
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$61,150	960	0.74	1.09
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$60,940	70	0.79	1.29
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$60,040	70	1.05	1.26
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$59,870	110	1.51	1.26
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$59,770	200	0.91	1.00
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$59,750	1,430	1.54	1.09
New Haven, CT	$59,570	30	0.54	0.99
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,000	270	0.81	0.95
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$58,820	50	1.41	1.06
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$58,720	30	1.19	1.24
Jacksonville, FL	$58,640	210	1.33	1.20
Toledo, OH	$58,610	30	0.56	1.22
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$58,540	100	0.66	1.09
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$58,450	460	1.83	0.96
Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,300	140	1.5	1.02
Ogden, UT	$58,240	50	0.89	1.19
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$58,240	500	1.73	1.25
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$58,200	60	0.92	1.21
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,710	440	0.73	1.06
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$57,660	120	0.84	1.19
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$57,610	320	0.9	1.19
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$57,600	30	0.41	1.15
Roanoke, VA	$57,430	30	0.97	1.22
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$57,040	280	0.99	1.14
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$57,030	880	1.51	1.17
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$56,610	40	1.09	1.22
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$56,270	60	0.99	1.20
Fresno, CA	$56,180	90	0.92	1.20
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$56,030	420	1.06	1.08
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$55,860	50	1.17	0.99
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$55,760	340	1.13	1.14
Rochester, NY	$55,670	70	0.72	1.09
Huntsville, AL	$55,140	50	0.86	1.07
Bend, OR	$54,330	40	1.61	1.00
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$54,320	100	1.85	0.99
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$53,700	260	1.12	1.07
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$53,450	380	1.35	0.90
Richmond, VA	$52,790	110	0.84	1.03
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$52,170	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.08
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$52,120	100	0.45	1.04
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$52,000	310	0.53	1.02
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$51,150	50	1.59	1.03
Pittsburgh, PA	$50,890	150	0.65	1.02
Boise City, ID	$50,840	120	1.43	1.04
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$50,840	40	0.81	1.10
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$50,540	40	0.62	0.96
Bozeman, MT	$50,320	30	2.04	0.92
St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,930	420	1.52	1.00
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,900	340	1.47	1.01
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$49,820	50	1.17	0.94
Colorado Springs, CO	$49,710	90	1.44	0.94
Syracuse, NY	$49,570	50	0.74	0.94
Clarksville, TN-KY	$49,400	30	1.5	1.10
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,350	870	1.04	0.96
Lancaster, PA	$49,350	80	1.46	1.02
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,350	170	1.01	0.89
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$49,340	170	0.65	0.87
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$49,320	60	0.62	1.06
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$49,200	50	0.79	1.01
Knoxville, TN	$48,990	60	0.65	1.04
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,660	110	0.9	1.04
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,320	190	1.57	1.02
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$48,120	50	1.12	1.05
Reno, NV	$48,080	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.97
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$47,990	740	1.52	0.93
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,880	100	0.63	0.92
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$47,860	40	0.69	1.02
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$47,750	430	0.63	0.97
Cleveland, OH	$47,720	130	0.6	0.95
Johnson City, TN	$47,620	40	2.08	1.10
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,600	40	0.48	0.97
Springfield, IL	$47,360	40	2	0.90
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,110	220	0.99	0.93
Springfield, MO	$47,030	80	1.84	1.03
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$46,940	40	0.73	1.01
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$46,900	40	1.45	0.98
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$46,810	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.00
Columbus, OH	$46,550	200	0.87	0.91
Wilmington, NC	$46,530	40	1.14	1.02
Tucson, AZ	$46,520	110	1.34	0.97
Portland-South Portland, ME	$46,440	50	0.89	0.82
Columbia, SC	$46,430	130	1.65	1.00
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,370	60	1.1	1.00
Omaha, NE-IA	$46,270	140	1.38	0.93
Bloomington, IL	$46,020	50	2.67	0.87
Tulsa, OK	$45,790	70	0.78	0.98
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$45,590	360	1.12	0.78
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$45,550	70	0.72	0.78
Baton Rouge, LA	$45,500	70	0.86	0.93
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$45,190	70	0.9	0.92
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,060	60	0.84	0.98
Lincoln, NE	$44,990	50	1.42	0.90
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,940	30	0.95	0.94
Columbia, MO	$44,930	50	2.11	0.95
Canton-Massillon, OH	$44,900	40	1.1	0.98
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$44,130	40	1.74	0.90
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$43,440	70	0.85	0.84
Casper, WY	$43,230	40	5.17	0.88
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$42,980	110	0.99	0.85
El Paso, TX	$42,500	40	0.53	1.08
Fort Wayne, IN	$41,290	70	1.5	0.87
Oklahoma City, OK	$40,030	120	0.85	0.85
Wichita, KS	$39,090	60	0.98	0.82
Salem, OR	$39,030	50	1.4	0.71
Albuquerque, NM	$38,850	80	0.99	0.81
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$37,340	60	2.15	0.80
Akron, OH	$35,360	40	0.54	0.72
Terre Haute, IN	$35,360	50	3.7	0.79
Evansville, IN	$34,690	30	1.19	0.75
Jackson, MS	$34,320	60	1.09	0.80
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$29,840	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.01

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.67	$81,740	3.62
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.64	$81,000	2
Barnstable Town, MA	1.51	$85,260	1.95
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.37	$86,940	0.89
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.34	$64,070	1.36
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.33	$62,400	0.67
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.29	$60,940	0.79
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.26	$60,040	1.05
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.26	$59,870	1.51
Anchorage, AK	1.26	$75,650	1.54
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.25	$58,240	1.73
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.24	$74,360	1.15
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.24	$58,720	1.19
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.22	$56,610	1.09
Roanoke, VA	1.22	$57,430	0.97
Toledo, OH	1.22	$58,610	0.56
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.21	$62,410	1.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.21	$58,200	0.92
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.20	$56,270	0.99
Jacksonville, FL	1.20	$58,640	1.33
Fresno, CA	1.20	$56,180	0.92
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.19	$57,660	0.84
Ogden, UT	1.19	$58,240	0.89
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.19	$57,610	0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.17	$57,030	1.51
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.15	$57,600	0.41
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.14	$57,040	0.99
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.14	$55,760	1.13
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.13	$64,310	0.74
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.10	$50,840	0.81
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.10	$49,400	1.5
Johnson City, TN	1.10	$47,620	2.08
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.09	$61,150	0.74
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.09	$59,750	1.54
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.09	$58,540	0.66
Rochester, NY	1.09	$55,670	0.72
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.08	$56,030	1.06
El Paso, TX	1.08	$42,500	0.53
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.08	$52,170	Not published by BLS
Huntsville, AL	1.07	$55,140	0.86
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.07	$53,700	1.12
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.06	$58,820	1.41
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.06	$57,710	0.73
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.06	$65,190	1.31
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.06	$49,320	0.62
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.05	$48,120	1.12
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.04	$69,610	0.69
Knoxville, TN	1.04	$48,990	0.65
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.04	$52,120	0.45
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.04	$48,660	0.9
Boise City, ID	1.04	$50,840	1.43
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.03	$61,390	0.76
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.03	$51,150	1.59
Springfield, MO	1.03	$47,030	1.84
Richmond, VA	1.03	$52,790	0.84
Pittsburgh, PA	1.02	$50,890	0.65
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.02	$47,860	0.69
Lancaster, PA	1.02	$49,350	1.46
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.02	$58,300	1.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.02	$52,000	0.53
Wilmington, NC	1.02	$46,530	1.14
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.02	$48,320	1.57
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.01	$62,370	1.39
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.01	$29,840	Not published by BLS
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.01	$49,200	0.79
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.01	$49,900	1.47
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.01	$46,940	0.73
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.00	$46,810	Not published by BLS
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.00	$59,770	0.91
Columbia, SC	1.00	$46,430	1.65
Winston-Salem, NC	1.00	$46,370	1.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.00	$49,930	1.52
Bend, OR	1.00	$54,330	1.61
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.99	$54,320	1.85
New Haven, CT	0.99	$59,570	0.54
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.99	$55,860	1.17
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.98	$45,060	0.84
Tulsa, OK	0.98	$45,790	0.78
Canton-Massillon, OH	0.98	$44,900	1.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.98	$46,900	1.45
Tucson, AZ	0.97	$46,520	1.34
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.97	$47,600	0.48
Reno, NV	0.97	$48,080	Not published by BLS
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.97	$47,750	0.63
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.96	$58,450	1.83
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.96	$50,540	0.62
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.96	$49,350	1.04
Cleveland, OH	0.95	$47,720	0.6
Columbia, MO	0.95	$44,930	2.11
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.95	$59,000	0.81
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.94	$49,820	1.17
Colorado Springs, CO	0.94	$49,710	1.44
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.94	$44,940	0.95
Syracuse, NY	0.94	$49,570	0.74
Baton Rouge, LA	0.93	$45,500	0.86
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.93	$47,990	1.52
Omaha, NE-IA	0.93	$46,270	1.38
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.93	$47,110	0.99
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	0.92	$45,190	0.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.92	$47,880	0.63
Bozeman, MT	0.92	$50,320	2.04
Columbus, OH	0.91	$46,550	0.87
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.90	$53,450	1.35
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	0.90	$44,130	1.74
Lincoln, NE	0.90	$44,990	1.42
Springfield, IL	0.90	$47,360	2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.90	$63,840	0.51
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.89	$49,350	1.01
Casper, WY	0.88	$43,230	5.17
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.87	$49,340	0.65
Bloomington, IL	0.87	$46,020	2.67
Fort Wayne, IN	0.87	$41,290	1.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.86	$64,220	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.85	$61,870	1.22
Oklahoma City, OK	0.85	$40,030	0.85
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.85	$42,980	0.99
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.84	$43,440	0.85
Wichita, KS	0.82	$39,090	0.98
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.82	$46,440	0.89
Albuquerque, NM	0.81	$38,850	0.99
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	0.80	$37,340	2.15
Jackson, MS	0.80	$34,320	1.09
Terre Haute, IN	0.79	$35,360	3.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.78	$45,550	0.72
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.78	$45,590	1.12
Evansville, IN	0.75	$34,690	1.19
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.73	$61,590	0.47
Akron, OH	0.72	$35,360	0.54
Salem, OR	0.71	$39,030	1.4

Closest proxy Our title "Commercial Kitchen Equipment Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-9031 Home Appliance Repairers. Closest proxy: Home Appliance Repairers. This published occupation covers only part of Commercial Kitchen Equipment Technician; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.

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