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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay pay in Canton-Massillon, OH and Fresno, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay is $109,370 per year in Canton-Massillon, OH. It is $145,530 per year in Fresno, CA. Canton-Massillon, OH is 24.8% below Fresno, CA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 49-2095 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 40 wage and salary jobs in Canton-Massillon, OH and 40 in Fresno, CA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings