49 Series · SOC 49-9031
Home Appliance Repairers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $50,990
- Median / year
- $80,660
- Top 10% earn
- +2.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 32,150
- US workers
Home Appliance Repairers earn a median of $50,990 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $50,990, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,190 (10th percentile) to $80,660 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 32,150 US workers. Massachusetts pays the most ($70,750), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Home Appliance Repairers earn a median of $50,990, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 36% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, it ranks #37 of 51 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2.6% by 2033.
- $50,990
- Median annual wage
- Top 64%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #37 of 51
- in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Massachusetts at $70,750. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Home Appliance Repairers (SOC 49-9031) pays a national median of $50,990 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $36,190 at the 10th percentile to $80,660 at the 90th, with a mean of $56,040 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 32,150 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 160 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 3,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 8.1 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Massachusetts pays the highest state median at $70,750, which is +39% above the national figure. The top metro is Trenton-Princeton, NJ at $86,940 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$50,990
per year
Median Hourly
$24.51/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$56,040
average
Employment
32,150
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Home Appliance Repairers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$50,990 Bottom 36% higher than 36% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 49-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Home Appliance Repairers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 49-series occupations with growth data, Home Appliance Repairers sits on the slower-growing side at +2.6% growth and $50,990 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+2.6%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
3,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
8.1/100K
Injury Rate
3/100
Danger Index
16/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Home Appliance Repairers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.
- ▸ Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid.
- ▸ Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions.
- ▸ Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems.
- ▸ Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
- ▸ Replace worn and defective parts such as switches, bearings, transmissions, belts, gears, circuit boards, or defective wiring.
- ▸ Conserve, recover, and recycle refrigerants used in cooling systems.
- ▸ Provide repair cost estimates, and recommend whether appliance repair or replacement is a better choice.
- ▸ Disassemble appliances so that problems can be diagnosed and repairs can be made.
- ▸ Respond to emergency calls for problems such as gas leaks.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$36,190
25th Percentile
$43,780
Median
$50,990
75th Percentile
$63,390
90th Percentile
$80,660
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $70,750 | +39% above national |
| 2 | New York | $65,190 | +28% above national |
| 3 | Alaska | $63,950 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Connecticut | $62,380 | +22% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $61,360 | +20% above national |
| 6 | Virginia | $59,820 | +17% above national |
| 7 | Vermont | $58,750 | +15% above national |
| 8 | California | $58,480 | +15% above national |
| 9 | Hawaii | $58,300 | +14% above national |
| 10 | Washington | $58,110 | +14% above national |
| 11 | Maryland | $57,860 | +13% above national |
| 12 | Florida | $57,280 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Illinois | $56,860 | +12% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $55,450 | +9% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $53,640 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Delaware | $53,390 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $52,440 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Colorado | $52,220 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Michigan | $52,160 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $51,990 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Oregon | $51,160 | same as national |
| 22 | Alabama | $50,190 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $50,170 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Kentucky | $49,710 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Tennessee | $49,580 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Georgia | $49,500 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Utah | $49,350 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Louisiana | $49,240 | 3% below national |
| 29 | North Dakota | $48,720 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Texas | $48,630 | 5% below national |
| 31 | Missouri | $48,530 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Nevada | $48,070 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Arizona | $47,800 | 6% below national |
| 34 | South Carolina | $47,460 | 7% below national |
| 35 | South Dakota | $47,340 | 7% below national |
| 36 | Ohio | $47,300 | 7% below national |
| 37 | North Carolina | $47,270 | 7% below national |
| 38 | Montana | $47,130 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Indiana | $47,080 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Maine | $46,500 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Idaho | $45,650 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Nebraska | $45,620 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Iowa | $44,090 | 14% below national |
| 44 | Wyoming | $43,630 | 14% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $40,210 | 21% below national |
| 46 | Kansas | $38,840 | 24% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $38,680 | 24% below national |
| 48 | New Mexico | $37,440 | 27% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $35,890 | 30% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $35,720 | 30% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $29,840 | 41% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $86,940 | +71% above national |
| 2 | Barnstable Town, MA | $85,260 | +67% above national |
| 3 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $81,740 | +60% above national |
| 4 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $81,000 | +59% above national |
| 5 | Anchorage, AK | $75,650 | +48% above national |
| 6 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $74,360 | +46% above national |
| 7 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $69,610 | +37% above national |
| 8 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $65,190 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $64,310 | +26% above national |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $64,220 | +26% above national |
| 11 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $64,070 | +26% above national |
| 12 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $63,840 | +25% above national |
| 13 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $62,410 | +22% above national |
| 14 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $62,400 | +22% above national |
| 15 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $62,370 | +22% above national |
| 16 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,870 | +21% above national |
| 17 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,590 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $61,390 | +20% above national |
| 19 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $61,150 | +20% above national |
| 20 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,940 | +20% above national |
| 21 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $60,040 | +18% above national |
| 22 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $59,870 | +17% above national |
| 23 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $59,770 | +17% above national |
| 24 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $59,750 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $59,680 | +17% above national |
| 26 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $59,660 | +17% above national |
| 27 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $59,660 | +17% above national |
| 28 | New Haven, CT | $59,570 | +17% above national |
| 29 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,000 | +16% above national |
| 30 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $58,820 | +15% above national |
| 31 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $58,720 | +15% above national |
| 32 | Jacksonville, FL | $58,640 | +15% above national |
| 33 | Toledo, OH | $58,610 | +15% above national |
| 34 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $58,540 | +15% above national |
| 35 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $58,450 | +15% above national |
| 36 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $58,300 | +14% above national |
| 37 | Ogden, UT | $58,240 | +14% above national |
| 38 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $58,240 | +14% above national |
| 39 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $58,200 | +14% above national |
| 40 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $57,710 | +13% above national |
| 41 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $57,660 | +13% above national |
| 42 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $57,610 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $57,600 | +13% above national |
| 44 | Roanoke, VA | $57,430 | +13% above national |
| 45 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $57,040 | +12% above national |
| 46 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $57,030 | +12% above national |
| 47 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $56,910 | +12% above national |
| 48 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $56,610 | +11% above national |
| 49 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $56,270 | +10% above national |
| 50 | Fresno, CA | $56,180 | +10% above national |
| 51 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $56,030 | +10% above national |
| 52 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $55,860 | +10% above national |
| 53 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $55,760 | +9% above national |
| 54 | Rochester, NY | $55,670 | +9% above national |
| 55 | Huntsville, AL | $55,140 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Bend, OR | $54,330 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $54,320 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $53,700 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $53,450 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Richmond, VA | $52,790 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $52,170 | +2% above national |
| 62 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $52,120 | +2% above national |
| 63 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $52,000 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $51,950 | +2% above national |
| 65 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $51,410 | +1% above national |
| 66 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $51,190 | same as national |
| 67 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $51,150 | same as national |
| 68 | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,890 | same as national |
| 69 | Boise City, ID | $50,840 | same as national |
| 70 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $50,840 | same as national |
| 71 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $50,630 | 1% below national |
| 72 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $50,540 | 1% below national |
| 73 | Bozeman, MT | $50,320 | 1% below national |
| 74 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,930 | 2% below national |
| 75 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $49,900 | 2% below national |
| 76 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $49,820 | 2% below national |
| 77 | Colorado Springs, CO | $49,710 | 3% below national |
| 78 | Syracuse, NY | $49,570 | 3% below national |
| 79 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,400 | 3% below national |
| 80 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,350 | 3% below national |
| 81 | Lancaster, PA | $49,350 | 3% below national |
| 82 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $49,350 | 3% below national |
| 83 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $49,340 | 3% below national |
| 84 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $49,320 | 3% below national |
| 85 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $49,200 | 4% below national |
| 86 | Knoxville, TN | $48,990 | 4% below national |
| 87 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $48,660 | 5% below national |
| 88 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,400 | 5% below national |
| 89 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $48,320 | 5% below national |
| 90 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $48,120 | 6% below national |
| 91 | Reno, NV | $48,080 | 6% below national |
| 92 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $47,990 | 6% below national |
| 93 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $47,880 | 6% below national |
| 94 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $47,860 | 6% below national |
| 95 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 6% below national |
| 96 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $47,750 | 6% below national |
| 97 | Cleveland, OH | $47,720 | 6% below national |
| 98 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,710 | 6% below national |
| 99 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,680 | 6% below national |
| 100 | Johnson City, TN | $47,620 | 7% below national |
| 101 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $47,600 | 7% below national |
| 102 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $47,510 | 7% below national |
| 103 | Springfield, IL | $47,360 | 7% below national |
| 104 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $47,270 | 7% below national |
| 105 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $47,110 | 8% below national |
| 106 | Springfield, MO | $47,030 | 8% below national |
| 107 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,010 | 8% below national |
| 108 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,940 | 8% below national |
| 109 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,940 | 8% below national |
| 110 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,900 | 8% below national |
| 111 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,860 | 8% below national |
| 112 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $46,820 | 8% below national |
| 113 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $46,810 | 8% below national |
| 114 | Columbus, OH | $46,550 | 9% below national |
| 115 | Wilmington, NC | $46,530 | 9% below national |
| 116 | Tucson, AZ | $46,520 | 9% below national |
| 117 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $46,440 | 9% below national |
| 118 | Columbia, SC | $46,430 | 9% below national |
| 119 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,370 | 9% below national |
| 120 | Omaha, NE-IA | $46,270 | 9% below national |
| 121 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,260 | 9% below national |
| 122 | Bloomington, IL | $46,020 | 10% below national |
| 123 | Tulsa, OK | $45,790 | 10% below national |
| 124 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,760 | 10% below national |
| 125 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,600 | 11% below national |
| 126 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $45,590 | 11% below national |
| 127 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $45,550 | 11% below national |
| 128 | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,500 | 11% below national |
| 129 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $45,240 | 11% below national |
| 130 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $45,190 | 11% below national |
| 131 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $45,060 | 12% below national |
| 132 | Lincoln, NE | $44,990 | 12% below national |
| 133 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $44,940 | 12% below national |
| 134 | Columbia, MO | $44,930 | 12% below national |
| 135 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $44,900 | 12% below national |
| 136 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $44,550 | 13% below national |
| 137 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $44,130 | 13% below national |
| 138 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $43,700 | 14% below national |
| 139 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $43,680 | 14% below national |
| 140 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $43,440 | 15% below national |
| 141 | Casper, WY | $43,230 | 15% below national |
| 142 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $42,980 | 16% below national |
| 143 | El Paso, TX | $42,500 | 17% below national |
| 144 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,630 | 18% below national |
| 145 | Fort Wayne, IN | $41,290 | 19% below national |
| 146 | Oklahoma City, OK | $40,030 | 21% below national |
| 147 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,250 | 23% below national |
| 148 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,210 | 23% below national |
| 149 | Wichita, KS | $39,090 | 23% below national |
| 150 | Salem, OR | $39,030 | 23% below national |
| 151 | Albuquerque, NM | $38,850 | 24% below national |
| 152 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38,500 | 24% below national |
| 153 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,600 | 26% below national |
| 154 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $37,340 | 27% below national |
| 155 | Akron, OH | $35,360 | 31% below national |
| 156 | Terre Haute, IN | $35,360 | 31% below national |
| 157 | Evansville, IN | $34,690 | 32% below national |
| 158 | Jackson, MS | $34,320 | 33% below national |
| 159 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,840 | 41% below national |
| 160 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,670 | 44% below national |
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- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $63,390/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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