Occupation · SOC 49-9071

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: pay and where the jobs are

What maintenance and repair workers, general earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$49,590 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$53,780
Median hourly wage
$23.84
Mean hourly wage
$25.86
Employment
1,529,700

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9071.

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How much do maintenance and repair workers, general make?

The median annual wage for maintenance and repair workers, general was $49,590 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $35,350 and the highest-paid 10% more than $77,180. As an hourly rate, the median is $23.84. About 1,529,700 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($60,310), Alaska ($60,270) and Minnesota ($59,200). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Alaska.

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What each step of the pay range for maintenance and repair workers, general looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$35,350$17.00$2,946$2,549
25th percentile$40,840$19.64$3,403$2,916
Median$49,590$23.84$4,133$3,502
75th percentile$62,620$30.10$5,218$4,375
90th percentile$77,180$37.11$6,432$5,261

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: pay by state

54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

Alaska

$49,176 take-home in national prices

2

Iowa

$48,723 take-home in national prices

3

Wisconsin

$47,994 take-home in national prices

Where a median maintenance and repair workers, general paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
District of Columbia4,860$60,310$42,100$84,390$48,165$43,826
Alaska4,590$60,270$38,260$90,900$50,336$49,176
Minnesota29,660$59,200$38,630$79,040$46,985$47,641
Washington32,450$59,160$41,760$83,930$48,894$45,690
Massachusetts29,830$58,320$38,750$80,190$46,076$43,568
Hawaii8,030$57,960$37,930$80,620$45,860$41,709
New York119,650$57,790$37,010$83,570$45,810$42,447
Connecticut11,700$57,620$38,460$82,090$45,770$44,176
California143,060$57,000$38,810$82,710$45,779$41,347
Illinois66,600$56,720$36,120$80,740$45,092$45,111
Wisconsin30,880$55,810$35,870$75,910$45,160$47,994
Vermont2,610$55,510$42,180$74,940$45,357$46,302
New Jersey37,350$54,810$37,500$81,190$44,319$40,732
Oregon16,160$54,350$38,630$78,480$41,985$40,620
Ohio64,770$53,420$35,320$76,270$44,077$47,511
New Hampshire5,780$52,830$37,620$74,910$44,629$42,844
Nevada16,520$52,360$36,170$80,600$44,251$44,261
Iowa16,500$52,160$36,570$74,490$42,760$48,723
Maryland23,730$51,490$36,890$75,740$41,472$39,513
Colorado22,960$51,280$38,700$76,150$41,610$40,378
Rhode Island4,500$50,900$36,920$75,900$41,226$40,307
Nebraska9,850$50,700$36,240$69,210$41,490$46,047
Utah16,090$50,450$35,520$77,060$41,018$41,490
Delaware3,310$50,150$36,510$78,380$40,168$40,246
Indiana34,480$49,890$35,170$75,720$40,824$43,742
North Dakota3,300$49,840$36,280$68,450$42,226$47,467
Virginia34,540$49,470$34,640$77,260$39,899$39,463
Maine5,820$49,430$37,440$75,570$39,991$41,207
Pennsylvania55,590$49,290$34,960$75,220$40,237$41,238
Missouri31,180$48,370$34,050$75,620$39,709$43,724
Idaho8,200$48,190$35,830$75,870$39,455$41,317
South Dakota3,450$48,100$37,340$62,720$40,828$46,089
North Carolina43,440$47,910$33,630$70,640$39,273$41,635
Wyoming3,920$47,900$31,070$80,100$40,668$43,874
South Carolina28,020$47,880$32,950$74,530$39,793$42,446
Georgia48,430$47,680$33,920$72,480$38,860$40,356
Arizona39,000$47,620$35,810$76,360$39,646$39,379
Michigan39,490$47,580$35,050$70,570$38,639$40,158
Tennessee35,790$47,240$33,810$68,990$40,137$43,689
Kansas12,730$47,210$33,570$66,830$38,279$42,500
Montana5,420$46,870$34,790$72,300$38,394$40,566
Kentucky22,190$46,810$30,470$75,740$38,271$42,448
Texas140,580$46,670$30,950$74,220$39,679$40,883
Florida111,530$46,060$34,200$67,680$39,189$37,895
New Mexico9,320$45,760$30,920$71,380$37,948$41,153
Mississippi14,550$44,350$28,570$70,110$36,773$42,291
Louisiana21,490$43,960$28,110$75,880$36,569$41,459
Alabama16,660$43,630$29,070$63,810$35,448$39,909
Arkansas12,410$43,400$29,140$63,130$35,934$41,333
Oklahoma18,670$42,750$29,380$65,940$35,151$40,016
West Virginia8,060$38,890$28,170$68,240$32,420$36,225
Virgin Islands700$38,850$29,380$63,830——
Guam1,240$30,450$23,400$50,340——
Puerto Rico12,560$23,220$21,840$37,660——

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9071. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.