HVAC Startup & Commissioning Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. 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
Fairbanks-College, AK	$93,820	90	0.96	1.52
Anchorage, AK	$85,620	330	0.71	1.42
Napa, CA	$84,570	70	0.36	1.53
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$82,050	1,740	0.58	0.98
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$80,100	3,940	0.72	1.10
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$79,510	560	1.04	1.40
Peoria, IL	$78,710	370	0.85	1.59
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$78,640	260	0.5	1.52
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$78,530	6,050	0.85	1.18
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$78,490	3,980	0.64	1.06
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$78,330	210	0.82	1.43
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$77,990	21,820	0.87	1.27
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$77,960	7,210	0.61	1.42
Decatur, IL	$77,770	90	0.74	1.52
Rochester, MN	$77,500	190	0.59	1.28
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$77,490	1,050	0.98	1.26
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$77,490	2,420	0.47	1.31
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$77,010	150	1.11	1.29
New Haven, CT	$76,880	550	0.74	1.28
Mankato, MN	$76,670	120	0.83	1.55
Springfield, MA	$76,530	460	0.87	1.47
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$76,260	270	0.8	1.23
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$76,180	1,320	0.84	1.27
Fargo, ND-MN	$75,920	370	0.95	1.49
Duluth, MN-WI	$75,710	170	0.53	1.51
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$75,710	390	0.51	1.55
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$75,660	520	1.53	1.32
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$75,470	130	0.97	1.52
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$75,240	430	0.68	1.19
El Centro, CA	$75,220	120	0.69	1.67
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$75,160	200	0.63	1.48
Rockford, IL	$75,070	190	0.54	1.59
Ann Arbor, MI	$75,000	460	0.79	1.35
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$74,990	250	0.75	1.31
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$74,880	240	0.87	1.48
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$74,880	3,210	0.79	1.28
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$74,720	110	0.55	1.30
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$74,650	180	0.74	1.18
St. Cloud, MN	$74,420	250	0.92	1.46
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$73,830	10,720	0.65	1.32
Worcester, MA	$73,800	800	0.86	1.28
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$73,370	180	1.05	1.29
Barnstable Town, MA	$73,330	460	1.85	1.30
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$73,090	870	1.66	1.29
Lawton, OK	$72,980	280	2.49	1.73
Bozeman, MT	$72,970	210	1.09	1.33
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$72,710	390	0.92	1.41
Salinas, CA	$72,550	300	0.6	1.53
Bellingham, WA	$72,190	240	1.01	1.25
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$71,920	8,730	1.06	1.01
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$71,580	4,360	1.03	1.15
Boulder, CO	$71,080	340	0.67	1.02
Springfield, IL	$70,730	110	0.43	1.34
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$69,710	750	0.88	1.33
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$68,430	480	1.5	1.14
Vineland, NJ	$68,250	290	1.74	1.42
Vallejo, CA	$67,950	490	1.29	1.16
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$67,380	1,930	1.03	1.26
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$67,180	160	1.31	1.36
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$66,670	2,940	1.03	1.12
Syracuse, NY	$66,600	970	1.22	1.26
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$66,400	680	0.76	1.40
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$66,290	930	2.09	1.20
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$66,040	1,450	1.22	1.13
Yakima, WA	$65,900	160	0.62	1.38
Dalton, GA	$65,560	150	0.89	1.55
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$65,530	1,150	1.62	1.29
Urban Honolulu, HI	$65,450	1,060	0.9	1.14
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$65,260	2,580	0.81	1.08
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$65,190	410	0.87	1.34
Salem, OR	$65,050	350	0.71	1.18
Visalia, CA	$64,990	330	0.74	1.44
Kokomo, IN	$64,800	170	1.83	1.32
Bismarck, ND	$64,770	200	1.07	1.23
Modesto, CA	$64,760	470	0.91	1.28
Ithaca, NY	$64,690	120	0.95	1.11
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$64,580	8,610	1.13	1.19
Topeka, KS	$64,480	220	0.74	1.30
Columbus, OH	$64,440	3,000	1.03	1.26
Iowa City, IA	$64,440	150	0.61	1.29
Longview-Kelso, WA	$64,400	80	0.75	1.12
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$64,300	4,820	1.07	1.33
Portland-South Portland, ME	$64,090	920	1.21	1.13
Merced, CA	$64,040	190	0.93	1.36
Bloomington, IL	$64,030	140	0.59	1.20
Minot, ND	$63,950	60	0.64	1.31
Pittsfield, MA	$63,900	190	1.24	1.23
Corvallis, OR	$63,720	40	0.43	1.10
Rochester, NY	$63,570	1,850	1.42	1.24
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$63,500	1,280	1.09	1.34
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$63,180	3,960	1.11	1.07
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$63,170	5,740	1.14	1.21
Madison, WI	$63,150	1,020	0.95	1.09
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$63,130	1,000	1	1.29
Redding, CA	$63,020	160	0.86	1.29
St. Louis, MO-IL	$63,000	2,980	0.84	1.26
Baton Rouge, LA	$62,940	1,180	1.09	1.29
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$62,930	1,620	0.75	1.23
Chico, CA	$62,920	120	0.6	1.31
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$62,850	130	1.23	1.32
Yuba City, CA	$62,850	90	0.7	1.26
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$62,840	610	0.9	1.15
Cleveland, OH	$62,790	2,610	0.96	1.25
Kansas City, MO-KS	$62,680	3,010	1.04	1.23
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$62,670	80	0.59	1.29
Helena, MT	$62,670	100	0.86	1.14
Springfield, OH	$62,670	80	0.69	1.38
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$62,640	900	0.85	1.21
Fresno, CA	$62,580	1,300	1.04	1.33
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$62,570	910	1.03	1.26
Kankakee, IL	$62,570	50	0.48	1.37
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,570	1,600	1.22	1.26
Walla Walla, WA	$62,530	80	1.13	1.18
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$62,500	1,090	1.11	1.25
Toledo, OH	$62,460	650	0.85	1.30
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$62,440	600	1.28	1.30
Carson City, NV	$62,400	100	1.2	1.10
Elmira, NY	$62,400	80	0.92	1.30
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$62,400	270	1.22	1.29
Lebanon, PA	$62,370	200	1.38	1.34
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$62,350	230	1.72	1.30
Billings, MT	$62,240	300	1.22	1.27
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$62,240	2,950	1.02	1.24
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$62,180	1,370	0.97	1.22
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$62,160	3,080	1.06	1.26
Pittsburgh, PA	$62,140	2,680	0.91	1.25
Chambersburg, PA	$62,090	230	1.43	1.31
Binghamton, NY	$62,020	380	1.47	1.25
Greeley, CO	$62,020	410	1.31	1.13
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$61,970	560	1.16	1.29
Reno, NV	$61,940	760	1.04	1.25
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$61,910	170	1.19	1.31
Utica-Rome, NY	$61,880	260	0.84	1.26
Lexington Park, MD	$61,840	350	1.87	0.97
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$61,750	650	0.96	1.33
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$61,740	170	0.83	1.26
Reading, PA	$61,740	510	1.11	1.25
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$61,630	120	0.86	1.25
Appleton, WI	$61,600	320	0.99	1.23
Sheboygan, WI	$61,580	120	0.75	1.19
Kingston, NY	$61,470	260	1.66	1.23
Colorado Springs, CO	$61,460	950	1.14	1.17
Bangor, ME	$61,430	210	1.13	1.28
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$61,430	230	0.84	1.26
Rapid City, SD	$61,430	360	1.87	1.33
Dubuque, IA	$61,410	130	0.82	1.26
Green Bay, WI	$61,340	420	0.92	1.23
Eau Claire, WI	$61,280	150	0.67	1.27
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$61,270	430	1.34	1.26
Kenosha, WI	$61,260	120	0.59	1.27
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$61,260	370	0.88	1.40
Jackson, MI	$61,220	110	0.76	1.28
Salisbury, MD	$61,220	160	1.11	1.26
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,170	8,070	1.29	1.19
Bend, OR	$61,150	340	1.18	1.12
Akron, OH	$61,090	850	1.01	1.25
Sandusky, OH	$61,040	120	0.92	1.36
Lima, OH	$60,950	160	1.24	1.29
Bloomington, IN	$60,920	180	0.94	1.28
Fort Wayne, IN	$60,830	870	1.47	1.28
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$60,820	3,140	0.92	1.07
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$60,810	90	0.87	1.34
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,790	2,540	1.17	1.10
Glens Falls, NY	$60,780	160	1.18	1.24
Cedar Rapids, IA	$60,680	380	1.04	1.23
Great Falls, MT	$60,670	150	1.61	1.30
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$60,640	480	1.09	1.28
Traverse City, MI	$60,590	210	1.18	1.28
Grand Junction, CO	$60,540	260	1.46	1.25
Gettysburg, PA	$60,530	90	1.09	1.30
Lancaster, PA	$60,530	940	1.42	1.26
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$60,530	130	0.52	1.12
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,440	490	0.85	1.14
Ames, IA	$60,430	190	1.29	1.20
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$60,400	260	1.17	1.27
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$60,280	740	0.98	1.24
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$60,270	3,500	1.21	1.20
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$60,240	3,150	1.05	1.29
Missoula, MT	$60,240	180	1.04	1.26
Harrisonburg, VA	$60,210	340	1.94	1.31
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,190	1,920	1.22	1.27
Bay City, MI	$60,170	70	0.78	1.32
Oklahoma City, OK	$60,120	2,120	1.19	1.27
Battle Creek, MI	$60,100	130	0.9	1.23
Owensboro, KY	$60,060	160	1.22	1.34
Saginaw, MI	$60,060	210	0.98	1.30
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$60,050	370	0.9	1.21
Hinesville, GA	$59,910	60	1.13	1.28
Flint, MI	$59,870	430	1.22	1.30
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$59,840	3,860	1.08	1.20
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$59,840	200	1.03	1.27
Dover, DE	$59,810	180	0.99	1.28
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$59,770	150	0.83	1.24
Medford, OR	$59,750	200	0.84	1.20
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$59,590	240	0.72	1.24
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$59,560	10,910	1.02	1.16
Charlottesville, VA	$59,540	420	1.38	1.08
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$59,540	910	1.99	1.25
Wichita, KS	$59,520	880	1.08	1.25
Fond du Lac, WI	$59,510	100	0.87	1.18
Evansville, IN	$59,500	490	1.38	1.28
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$59,470	2,840	1.41	1.20
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$59,460	370	1.07	1.28
Lawrence, KS	$59,390	130	0.97	1.25
Lincoln, NE	$59,350	490	1.01	1.19
Monroe, MI	$59,340	130	1.17	1.28
Williamsport, PA	$59,260	120	0.91	1.29
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$59,180	750	0.83	0.97
Ogden, UT	$59,150	1,090	1.52	1.21
Richmond, VA	$59,130	2,700	1.55	1.15
Pueblo, CO	$59,110	160	1.01	1.21
Wausau, WI	$59,110	140	0.75	1.21
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$59,070	1,870	2.09	1.25
Mansfield, OH	$59,010	130	1	1.32
Erie, PA	$58,990	230	0.74	1.33
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,970	7,060	0.93	1.15
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$58,940	7,680	0.89	1.19
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$58,930	1,890	1.05	1.22
Canton-Massillon, OH	$58,910	420	0.97	1.29
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$58,900	2,550	1.3	1.13
Albany, OR	$58,890	130	1	1.18
Columbia, MO	$58,880	330	1.15	1.25
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$58,800	570	3.02	1.23
Florence, SC	$58,790	180	0.78	1.35
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$58,760	1,160	1.01	1.26
Tulsa, OK	$58,750	1,620	1.34	1.26
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$58,620	500	1.16	1.31
Jacksonville, FL	$58,590	3,340	1.65	1.20
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$58,590	3,160	1.07	1.25
Odessa, TX	$58,580	160	0.76	1.21
Altoona, PA	$58,550	100	0.67	1.32
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$58,520	1,170	1.22	1.26
Lynchburg, VA	$58,500	530	2.06	1.27
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$58,470	250	1.14	1.28
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$58,410	1,270	1.22	1.19
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$58,410	280	1	1.23
Flagstaff, AZ	$58,360	140	0.77	1.23
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$58,280	420	1.95	1.33
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$58,280	260	1.37	1.26
Jefferson City, MO	$58,180	190	0.88	1.21
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$58,170	2,110	2.62	1.24
Casper, WY	$58,150	130	1.26	1.19
Niles, MI	$58,130	240	1.49	1.26
Asheville, NC	$58,120	660	1.39	1.24
Grand Island, NE	$58,070	80	0.77	1.18
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$58,040	9,140	1.23	1.19
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$58,030	950	1.89	1.25
Manhattan, KS	$58,000	150	1.08	1.26
State College, PA	$57,970	190	1.04	1.18
Cheyenne, WY	$57,820	200	1.55	1.12
Midland, TX	$57,800	260	0.8	1.06
Spartanburg, SC	$57,790	390	0.9	1.21
Columbia, SC	$57,610	1,220	1.18	1.24
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$57,320	270	1.04	1.31
Yuma, AZ	$57,290	280	1.55	1.30
Boise City, ID	$57,270	2,270	2.2	1.17
Monroe, LA	$57,270	260	1.15	1.50
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$57,240	1,130	1.75	1.17
Port St. Lucie, FL	$57,210	830	1.84	1.23
Hammond, LA	$57,140	130	1	1.48
Albuquerque, NM	$57,110	1,000	0.93	1.19
Punta Gorda, FL	$57,090	290	1.89	1.25
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$57,000	80	0.82	1.24
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$56,810	270	1.83	1.28
Knoxville, TN	$56,780	1,470	1.32	1.21
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$56,780	1,740	1.08	1.21
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$56,720	390	0.91	1.17
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$56,680	1,120	1.61	1.23
Paducah, KY-IL	$56,610	90	0.68	1.23
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$56,550	180	1.08	1.23
Midland, MI	$56,490	90	0.94	1.14
Springfield, MO	$56,410	690	1.17	1.23
Sherman-Denison, TX	$56,330	170	1.21	1.26
Winchester, VA-WV	$56,250	200	1.13	1.20
Wheeling, WV-OH	$56,240	100	0.68	1.27
Fayetteville, NC	$56,220	490	1.41	1.23
Tucson, AZ	$56,070	1,380	1.35	1.17
Waco, TX	$55,860	440	1.29	1.21
Muncie, IN	$55,850	80	0.66	1.27
Elizabethtown, KY	$55,740	160	1.21	1.19
Rocky Mount, NC	$55,690	150	1.02	1.27
Gainesville, FL	$55,670	480	1.18	1.18
Logan, UT-ID	$55,420	230	1.28	1.20
Joplin, MO-KS	$55,360	210	0.92	1.23
Winston-Salem, NC	$55,360	700	0.98	1.19
Bowling Green, KY	$55,230	230	1.07	1.23
Longview, TX	$55,050	350	1.12	1.22
Columbus, IN	$54,490	70	0.55	1.12
Abilene, TX	$54,330	260	1.3	1.23
Terre Haute, IN	$54,300	140	0.81	1.21
Enid, OK	$54,290	150	2.36	1.34
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$54,230	630	1.64	1.43
Jackson, TN	$54,150	260	1.17	1.21
Johnstown, PA	$54,050	140	1.1	1.23
Tallahassee, FL	$53,690	620	1.27	1.15
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$53,620	1,240	1.71	1.15
Gainesville, GA	$53,310	330	1.21	1.16
Greenville, NC	$53,160	220	1.01	1.14
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$52,580	160	1.38	1.23
Burlington, NC	$52,450	280	1.57	1.19
Jackson, MS	$52,060	770	1.08	1.21
Farmington, NM	$52,040	110	0.91	1.14
Rome, GA	$52,040	80	0.69	1.22
Lafayette, LA	$51,970	450	0.95	1.24
Savannah, GA	$51,770	450	0.87	1.10
Corpus Christi, TX	$51,760	640	1.26	1.14
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$51,600	450	1.87	1.15
Goldsboro, NC	$51,540	160	1.49	1.27
Charleston, WV	$51,510	350	1.28	1.12
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$51,460	5,140	1.38	1.10
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$51,220	200	1.8	1.12
Twin Falls, ID	$51,080	260	1.96	1.13
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$50,950	850	1.21	1.09
Pocatello, ID	$50,940	190	1.91	1.13
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$50,540	6,090	1.6	1.03
Clarksville, TN-KY	$50,480	330	1.22	1.13
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$50,470	340	2.22	1.11
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$50,300	300	0.74	1.11
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$50,030	190	0.98	1.04
Huntsville, AL	$49,940	770	1.09	0.97
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$49,920	140	1.12	1.19
Lewiston, ID-WA	$49,880	100	1.31	1.03
Sumter, SC	$49,880	110	1.25	1.16
Wilmington, NC	$49,860	710	1.41	1.09
Lubbock, TX	$49,850	420	0.97	1.18
Amarillo, TX	$49,840	350	1.07	1.12
Las Cruces, NM	$49,650	240	1.13	1.18
Killeen-Temple, TX	$49,630	410	1.02	1.06
Santa Fe, NM	$49,360	150	0.92	1.01
San Angelo, TX	$49,330	130	0.97	1.13
Gadsden, AL	$49,300	120	1.34	1.34
Tyler, TX	$49,300	290	0.94	1.16
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$49,290	820	1.42	1.10
Wichita Falls, TX	$49,240	160	1.09	1.14
Roanoke, VA	$49,230	660	1.63	1.04
Idaho Falls, ID	$49,190	390	1.79	1.05
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$49,080	120	1.4	1.04
Ocala, FL	$49,020	600	1.87	1.11
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$48,980	210	0.84	1.08
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$48,950	290	0.91	1.08
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$48,930	1,050	1.31	1.02
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$48,900	620	1.02	1.06
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$48,890	240	0.94	1.19
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$48,860	360	0.96	1.10
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$48,810	570	1.73	1.03
Decatur, AL	$48,750	330	2.07	1.05
Birmingham, AL	$48,740	2,370	1.73	1.02
Montgomery, AL	$48,680	540	1.23	1.08
Warner Robins, GA	$48,670	220	1.09	1.00
Morristown, TN	$48,650	50	0.41	1.10
Jacksonville, NC	$48,570	210	1.53	1.21
Victoria, TX	$48,550	100	1.03	1.13
College Station-Bryan, TX	$48,530	270	0.75	1.09
Laredo, TX	$48,450	180	0.62	1.30
Tuscaloosa, AL	$48,430	450	1.57	1.07
Albany, GA	$48,320	140	0.92	1.11
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$48,230	330	0.78	1.11
Grants Pass, OR	$48,190	80	0.94	0.95
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$48,170	260	1.36	1.23
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$48,160	410	1.64	1.22
Johnson City, TN	$48,010	230	1.06	1.10
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,000	1,470	1.55	1.05
Morgantown, WV	$47,970	170	0.94	1.01
Mobile, AL	$47,960	820	1.79	1.02
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$47,910	260	0.62	1.31
St. George, UT	$47,790	420	1.78	1.06
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$47,780	130	1.12	1.12
Texarkana, TX-AR	$47,760	130	0.88	1.11
Homosassa Springs, FL	$47,470	170	1.81	1.15
Lake Charles, LA	$47,360	220	0.84	1.04
Alexandria, LA	$47,330	190	1.22	1.17
El Paso, TX	$47,270	790	0.88	1.20
Jonesboro, AR	$47,230	170	1.03	1.12
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$47,170	530	0.67	1.32
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$47,150	110	0.96	1.06
Valdosta, GA	$47,020	100	0.73	1.20
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$46,870	540	2.36	1.22
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,780	330	1.08	1.07
Hot Springs, AR	$46,630	150	1.49	1.28
Hattiesburg, MS	$46,590	100	0.63	1.23
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$46,560	250	1.66	1.17
Dothan, AL	$46,210	250	1.57	1.21
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$45,600	90	0.95	1.09
Sebring, FL	$44,720	170	2.25	1.11
Beckley, WV	$44,600	100	0.85	1.07
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$32,380	920	0.5	1.10
Ponce, PR	$29,970	50	0.32	1.11
Mayaguez, PR	$29,530	70	0.52	1.17
Arecibo, PR	$29,140	30	0.37	1.12

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
Lawton, OK	1.73	$72,980	2.49
El Centro, CA	1.67	$75,220	0.69
Rockford, IL	1.59	$75,070	0.54
Peoria, IL	1.59	$78,710	0.85
Dalton, GA	1.55	$65,560	0.89
Mankato, MN	1.55	$76,670	0.83
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.55	$75,710	0.51
Napa, CA	1.53	$84,570	0.36
Salinas, CA	1.53	$72,550	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.52	$78,640	0.5
Fairbanks-College, AK	1.52	$93,820	0.96
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.52	$75,470	0.97
Decatur, IL	1.52	$77,770	0.74
Duluth, MN-WI	1.51	$75,710	0.53
Monroe, LA	1.50	$57,270	1.15
Fargo, ND-MN	1.49	$75,920	0.95
Hammond, LA	1.48	$57,140	1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.48	$75,160	0.63
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.48	$74,880	0.87
Springfield, MA	1.47	$76,530	0.87
St. Cloud, MN	1.46	$74,420	0.92
Visalia, CA	1.44	$64,990	0.74
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.43	$78,330	0.82
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.43	$54,230	1.64
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.42	$77,960	0.61
Anchorage, AK	1.42	$85,620	0.71
Vineland, NJ	1.42	$68,250	1.74
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.41	$72,710	0.92
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.40	$66,400	0.76
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.40	$61,260	0.88
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.40	$79,510	1.04
Yakima, WA	1.38	$65,900	0.62
Springfield, OH	1.38	$62,670	0.69
Kankakee, IL	1.37	$62,570	0.48
Sandusky, OH	1.36	$61,040	0.92
Merced, CA	1.36	$64,040	0.93
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1.36	$67,180	1.31
Ann Arbor, MI	1.35	$75,000	0.79
Florence, SC	1.35	$58,790	0.78
Gadsden, AL	1.34	$49,300	1.34
Springfield, IL	1.34	$70,730	0.43
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.34	$63,500	1.09
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.34	$65,190	0.87
Lebanon, PA	1.34	$62,370	1.38
Enid, OK	1.34	$54,290	2.36
Owensboro, KY	1.34	$60,060	1.22
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.34	$60,810	0.87
Fresno, CA	1.33	$62,580	1.04
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.33	$61,750	0.96
Bozeman, MT	1.33	$72,970	1.09
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.33	$58,280	1.95
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.33	$64,300	1.07
Rapid City, SD	1.33	$61,430	1.87
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.33	$69,710	0.88
Erie, PA	1.33	$58,990	0.74
Kokomo, IN	1.32	$64,800	1.83
Altoona, PA	1.32	$58,550	0.67
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.32	$73,830	0.65
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.32	$75,660	1.53
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	1.32	$62,850	1.23
Mansfield, OH	1.32	$59,010	1
Bay City, MI	1.32	$60,170	0.78
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.32	$47,170	0.67
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.31	$47,910	0.62
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	1.31	$57,320	1.04
Chico, CA	1.31	$62,920	0.6
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.31	$58,620	1.16
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.31	$61,910	1.19
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.31	$74,990	0.75
Minot, ND	1.31	$63,950	0.64
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.31	$77,490	0.47
Chambersburg, PA	1.31	$62,090	1.43
Harrisonburg, VA	1.31	$60,210	1.94
Flint, MI	1.30	$59,870	1.22
Great Falls, MT	1.30	$60,670	1.61
Elmira, NY	1.30	$62,400	0.92
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.30	$62,440	1.28
Topeka, KS	1.30	$64,480	0.74
Barnstable Town, MA	1.30	$73,330	1.85
Laredo, TX	1.30	$48,450	0.62
Saginaw, MI	1.30	$60,060	0.98
Gettysburg, PA	1.30	$60,530	1.09
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.30	$62,350	1.72
Yuma, AZ	1.30	$57,290	1.55
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.30	$74,720	0.55
Toledo, OH	1.30	$62,460	0.85
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.29	$62,400	1.22
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	1.29	$62,670	0.59
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.29	$73,090	1.66
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.29	$77,010	1.11
Baton Rouge, LA	1.29	$62,940	1.09
Lima, OH	1.29	$60,950	1.24
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.29	$60,240	1.05
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.29	$63,130	1
Redding, CA	1.29	$63,020	0.86
Iowa City, IA	1.29	$64,440	0.61
Williamsport, PA	1.29	$59,260	0.91
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	1.29	$73,370	1.05
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.29	$61,970	1.16
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.29	$58,910	0.97
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.29	$65,530	1.62
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.28	$56,810	1.83
Hinesville, GA	1.28	$59,910	1.13
Monroe, MI	1.28	$59,340	1.17
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.28	$58,470	1.14
Jackson, MI	1.28	$61,220	0.76
Dover, DE	1.28	$59,810	0.99
Bangor, ME	1.28	$61,430	1.13
New Haven, CT	1.28	$76,880	0.74
Modesto, CA	1.28	$64,760	0.91
Evansville, IN	1.28	$59,500	1.38
Rochester, MN	1.28	$77,500	0.59
Bloomington, IN	1.28	$60,920	0.94
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.28	$59,460	1.07
Traverse City, MI	1.28	$60,590	1.18
Worcester, MA	1.28	$73,800	0.86
Hot Springs, AR	1.28	$46,630	1.49
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.28	$60,640	1.09
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.28	$74,880	0.79
Fort Wayne, IN	1.28	$60,830	1.47
Eau Claire, WI	1.27	$61,280	0.67
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.27	$60,400	1.17
Oklahoma City, OK	1.27	$60,120	1.19
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.27	$59,840	1.03
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.27	$56,240	0.68
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.27	$76,180	0.84
Goldsboro, NC	1.27	$51,540	1.49
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.27	$77,990	0.87
Billings, MT	1.27	$62,240	1.22
Kenosha, WI	1.27	$61,260	0.59
Rocky Mount, NC	1.27	$55,690	1.02
Lynchburg, VA	1.27	$58,500	2.06
Muncie, IN	1.27	$55,850	0.66
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.27	$60,190	1.22
Niles, MI	1.26	$58,130	1.49
Utica-Rome, NY	1.26	$61,880	0.84
Manhattan, KS	1.26	$58,000	1.08
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.26	$61,740	0.83
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.26	$61,270	1.34
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.26	$56,330	1.21
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.26	$58,760	1.01
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.26	$62,570	1.03
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.26	$77,490	0.98
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.26	$63,000	0.84
Omaha, NE-IA	1.26	$62,570	1.22
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.26	$62,160	1.06
Dubuque, IA	1.26	$61,410	0.82
Missoula, MT	1.26	$60,240	1.04
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.26	$61,430	0.84
Tulsa, OK	1.26	$58,750	1.34
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.26	$58,280	1.37
Yuba City, CA	1.26	$62,850	0.7
Syracuse, NY	1.26	$66,600	1.22
Salisbury, MD	1.26	$61,220	1.11
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.26	$58,520	1.22
Lancaster, PA	1.26	$60,530	1.42
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.26	$67,380	1.03
Columbus, OH	1.26	$64,440	1.03
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.25	$58,030	1.89
Punta Gorda, FL	1.25	$57,090	1.89
Binghamton, NY	1.25	$62,020	1.47
Lawrence, KS	1.25	$59,390	0.97
Cleveland, OH	1.25	$62,790	0.96
Pittsburgh, PA	1.25	$62,140	0.91
Akron, OH	1.25	$61,090	1.01
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.25	$62,500	1.11
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	1.25	$61,630	0.86
Wichita, KS	1.25	$59,520	1.08
Reading, PA	1.25	$61,740	1.11
Bellingham, WA	1.25	$72,190	1.01
Grand Junction, CO	1.25	$60,540	1.46
Reno, NV	1.25	$61,940	1.04
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.25	$58,590	1.07
Columbia, MO	1.25	$58,880	1.15
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.25	$59,540	1.99
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.25	$59,070	2.09
Lafayette, LA	1.24	$51,970	0.95
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.24	$58,170	2.62
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	1.24	$57,000	0.82
Rochester, NY	1.24	$63,570	1.42
Columbia, SC	1.24	$57,610	1.18
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.24	$62,240	1.02
Asheville, NC	1.24	$58,120	1.39
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.24	$60,280	0.98
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.24	$59,590	0.72
Glens Falls, NY	1.24	$60,780	1.18
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.24	$59,770	0.83
Paducah, KY-IL	1.23	$56,610	0.68
Battle Creek, MI	1.23	$60,100	0.9
Appleton, WI	1.23	$61,600	0.99
Hattiesburg, MS	1.23	$46,590	0.63
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.23	$62,680	1.04
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.23	$48,170	1.36
Fayetteville, NC	1.23	$56,220	1.41
Bismarck, ND	1.23	$64,770	1.07
Springfield, MO	1.23	$56,410	1.17
Pittsfield, MA	1.23	$63,900	1.24
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.23	$58,800	3.02
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.23	$58,410	1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.23	$76,260	0.8
Joplin, MO-KS	1.23	$55,360	0.92
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.23	$57,210	1.84
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.23	$62,930	0.75
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.23	$60,680	1.04
Kingston, NY	1.23	$61,470	1.66
Flagstaff, AZ	1.23	$58,360	0.77
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.23	$56,680	1.61
Green Bay, WI	1.23	$61,340	0.92
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.23	$56,550	1.08
Bowling Green, KY	1.23	$55,230	1.07
Johnstown, PA	1.23	$54,050	1.1
Abilene, TX	1.23	$54,330	1.3
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	1.23	$52,580	1.38
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.22	$62,180	0.97
Rome, GA	1.22	$52,040	0.69
Longview, TX	1.22	$55,050	1.12
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.22	$58,930	1.05
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.22	$48,160	1.64
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.22	$46,870	2.36
Jackson, MS	1.21	$52,060	1.08
Waco, TX	1.21	$55,860	1.29
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.21	$63,170	1.14
Spartanburg, SC	1.21	$57,790	0.9
Wausau, WI	1.21	$59,110	0.75
Jefferson City, MO	1.21	$58,180	0.88
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.21	$56,780	1.08
Dothan, AL	1.21	$46,210	1.57
Terre Haute, IN	1.21	$54,300	0.81
Ogden, UT	1.21	$59,150	1.52
Jackson, TN	1.21	$54,150	1.17
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.21	$62,640	0.85
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.21	$60,050	0.9
Pueblo, CO	1.21	$59,110	1.01
Jacksonville, NC	1.21	$48,570	1.53
Knoxville, TN	1.21	$56,780	1.32
Odessa, TX	1.21	$58,580	0.76
Bloomington, IL	1.20	$64,030	0.59
Ames, IA	1.20	$60,430	1.29
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.20	$59,470	1.41
Valdosta, GA	1.20	$47,020	0.73
Jacksonville, FL	1.20	$58,590	1.65
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.20	$66,290	2.09
Medford, OR	1.20	$59,750	0.84
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.20	$59,840	1.08
El Paso, TX	1.20	$47,270	0.88
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.20	$60,270	1.21
Logan, UT-ID	1.20	$55,420	1.28
Winchester, VA-WV	1.20	$56,250	1.13
Winston-Salem, NC	1.19	$55,360	0.98
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.19	$58,040	1.23
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.19	$58,940	0.89
Burlington, NC	1.19	$52,450	1.57
Lincoln, NE	1.19	$59,350	1.01
Elizabethtown, KY	1.19	$55,740	1.21
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.19	$61,170	1.29
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	1.19	$49,920	1.12
Casper, WY	1.19	$58,150	1.26
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.19	$64,580	1.13
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.19	$58,410	1.22
Albuquerque, NM	1.19	$57,110	0.93
Sheboygan, WI	1.19	$61,580	0.75
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.19	$48,890	0.94
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.19	$75,240	0.68
Albany, OR	1.18	$58,890	1
Gainesville, FL	1.18	$55,670	1.18
Lubbock, TX	1.18	$49,850	0.97
Fond du Lac, WI	1.18	$59,510	0.87
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.18	$74,650	0.74
Las Cruces, NM	1.18	$49,650	1.13
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.18	$78,530	0.85
State College, PA	1.18	$57,970	1.04
Walla Walla, WA	1.18	$62,530	1.13
Salem, OR	1.18	$65,050	0.71
Grand Island, NE	1.18	$58,070	0.77
Tucson, AZ	1.17	$56,070	1.35
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.17	$46,560	1.66
Mayaguez, PR	1.17	$29,530	0.52
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.17	$57,240	1.75
Boise City, ID	1.17	$57,270	2.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.17	$56,720	0.91
Colorado Springs, CO	1.17	$61,460	1.14
Alexandria, LA	1.17	$47,330	1.22
Sumter, SC	1.16	$49,880	1.25
Gainesville, GA	1.16	$53,310	1.21
Vallejo, CA	1.16	$67,950	1.29
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.16	$59,560	1.02
Tyler, TX	1.16	$49,300	0.94
Tallahassee, FL	1.15	$53,690	1.27
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.15	$58,970	0.93
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.15	$53,620	1.71
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.15	$62,840	0.9
Richmond, VA	1.15	$59,130	1.55
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.15	$71,580	1.03
Homosassa Springs, FL	1.15	$47,470	1.81
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.15	$51,600	1.87
Midland, MI	1.14	$56,490	0.94
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.14	$60,440	0.85
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.14	$65,450	0.9
Greenville, NC	1.14	$53,160	1.01
Corpus Christi, TX	1.14	$51,760	1.26
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.14	$68,430	1.5
Wichita Falls, TX	1.14	$49,240	1.09
Helena, MT	1.14	$62,670	0.86
Farmington, NM	1.14	$52,040	0.91
San Angelo, TX	1.13	$49,330	0.97
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.13	$58,900	1.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.13	$66,040	1.22
Pocatello, ID	1.13	$50,940	1.91
Victoria, TX	1.13	$48,550	1.03
Greeley, CO	1.13	$62,020	1.31
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.13	$50,480	1.22
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.13	$64,090	1.21
Twin Falls, ID	1.13	$51,080	1.96
Columbus, IN	1.12	$54,490	0.55
Charleston, WV	1.12	$51,510	1.28
Cheyenne, WY	1.12	$57,820	1.55
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.12	$64,400	0.75
Bend, OR	1.12	$61,150	1.18
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.12	$60,530	0.52
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.12	$47,780	1.12
Jonesboro, AR	1.12	$47,230	1.03
Amarillo, TX	1.12	$49,840	1.07
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	1.12	$51,220	1.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.12	$66,670	1.03
Arecibo, PR	1.12	$29,140	0.37
Ocala, FL	1.11	$49,020	1.87
Ithaca, NY	1.11	$64,690	0.95
Ponce, PR	1.11	$29,970	0.32
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.11	$50,300	0.74
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.11	$50,470	2.22
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.11	$48,230	0.78
Albany, GA	1.11	$48,320	0.92
Sebring, FL	1.11	$44,720	2.25
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.11	$47,760	0.88
Corvallis, OR	1.10	$63,720	0.43
Johnson City, TN	1.10	$48,010	1.06
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.10	$51,460	1.38
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.10	$80,100	0.72
Carson City, NV	1.10	$62,400	1.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.10	$60,790	1.17
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.10	$32,380	0.5
Morristown, TN	1.10	$48,650	0.41
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.10	$49,290	1.42
Savannah, GA	1.10	$51,770	0.87
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.10	$48,860	0.96
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.09	$48,530	0.75
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.09	$50,950	1.21
Wilmington, NC	1.09	$49,860	1.41
Madison, WI	1.09	$63,150	0.95
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	1.09	$45,600	0.95
Macon-Bibb County, GA	1.08	$48,980	0.84
Montgomery, AL	1.08	$48,680	1.23
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.08	$48,950	0.91
Charlottesville, VA	1.08	$59,540	1.38
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.08	$65,260	0.81
Columbus, GA-AL	1.07	$46,780	1.08
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.07	$48,430	1.57
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.07	$63,180	1.11
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.07	$60,820	0.92
Beckley, WV	1.07	$44,600	0.85
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.06	$49,630	1.02
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.06	$48,900	1.02
Midland, TX	1.06	$57,800	0.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	1.06	$47,150	0.96
St. George, UT	1.06	$47,790	1.78
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.06	$78,490	0.64
Decatur, AL	1.05	$48,750	2.07
Idaho Falls, ID	1.05	$49,190	1.79
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.05	$48,000	1.55
Roanoke, VA	1.04	$49,230	1.63
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	1.04	$49,080	1.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.04	$50,030	0.98
Lake Charles, LA	1.04	$47,360	0.84
Lewiston, ID-WA	1.03	$49,880	1.31
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.03	$50,540	1.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.03	$48,810	1.73
Boulder, CO	1.02	$71,080	0.67
Mobile, AL	1.02	$47,960	1.79
Birmingham, AL	1.02	$48,740	1.73
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.02	$48,930	1.31
Santa Fe, NM	1.01	$49,360	0.92
Morgantown, WV	1.01	$47,970	0.94
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.01	$71,920	1.06
Warner Robins, GA	1.00	$48,670	1.09
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.98	$82,050	0.58
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.97	$59,180	0.83
Lexington Park, MD	0.97	$61,840	1.87
Huntsville, AL	0.97	$49,940	1.09
Grants Pass, OR	0.95	$48,190	0.94

Broader occupation Our title "HVAC Startup & Commissioning Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. BLS groups HVAC Startup & Commissioning Technician within Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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