49 Series · SOC 49-9099

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$49,230
Median / year
$77,040
Top 10% earn
+2.4%
Growth '23–'33
176,300
US workers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other earn a median of $49,230 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $49,230, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,080 (10th percentile) to $77,040 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 176,300 US workers. Alaska pays the most ($75,360), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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The pay verdict

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other earn a median of $49,230, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 31% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, it ranks #40 of 51 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2.4% by 2033.

$49,230
Median annual wage
Top 69%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#40 of 51
in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
2.1×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Alaska at $75,360. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (SOC 49-9099) pays a national median of $49,230 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $36,080 at the 10th percentile to $77,040 at the 90th, with a mean of $53,850 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 176,300 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 479 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 21,500 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. Alaska pays the highest state median at $75,360, which is +53% above the national figure. The top metro is Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area at $121,850 - 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.

BLS OEWS May 2025 176,300 jobs Median $49,230/yr

Median Salary

$49,230

per year

Median Hourly

$23.67/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$53,850

average

Employment

176,300

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$49,230 Bottom 31% higher than 31% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $200,000 every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

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 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 23 49-series occupations with growth data, Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +2.4% growth and $49,230 median pay.

Among 23 49-series occupations with growth data, Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +2.4% growth and $49,230 median pay. Scatter plot of 23 data points. $20000$40000$60000$80000$100000 -10%-5%0%5%10%15%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage
Among 23 49-series occupations with growth data, Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +2.4% growth and $49,230 median pay.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+2.4%

Slower than average

Annual Openings

21,500

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 →
B

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 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Operations Monitoring 3.9
Monitoring 3.8
Troubleshooting 3.6
Operation and Control 3.4
Reading Comprehension 3.3
Critical Thinking 3.3
Quality Control Analysis 3.3
Active Learning 3.1
Complex Problem Solving 3.1
Equipment Maintenance 3.1

Knowledge Areas

Mechanical 4.4
English Language 3.8
Physics 3.7
Education and Training 3.6
Public Safety and Security 3.4
Chemistry 3.3
Design 3.3
Mathematics 3.3
Telecommunications 3.3
Production and Processing 3.2

Key Tasks

  • Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
  • Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
  • Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
  • Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
  • Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
  • Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
  • Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
  • Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
  • Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
  • Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$36,080$42,170$49,230$61,900$77,040
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$17.35$20.28$23.67$29.76$37.04
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$36,080

25th Percentile

$42,170

Median

$49,230

75th Percentile

$61,900

90th Percentile

$77,040

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Alaska $75,360 +53% above national
2 Hawaii $74,260 +51% above national
3 Guam $64,650 +31% above national
4 Washington $63,080 +28% above national
5 Maine $61,380 +25% above national
6 Minnesota $60,250 +22% above national
7 Massachusetts $59,890 +22% above national
8 Rhode Island $59,890 +22% above national
9 District of Columbia $59,320 +20% above national
10 New York $56,900 +16% above national
11 Connecticut $56,110 +14% above national
12 Illinois $55,780 +13% above national
13 Utah $53,110 +8% above national
14 Oregon $52,230 +6% above national
15 North Dakota $52,040 +6% above national
16 Missouri $52,000 +6% above national
17 Idaho $51,680 +5% above national
18 Kentucky $51,310 +4% above national
19 California $51,230 +4% above national
20 Kansas $51,060 +4% above national
21 Vermont $51,030 +4% above national
22 Colorado $50,840 +3% above national
23 Louisiana $50,660 +3% above national
24 Nevada $50,190 +2% above national
25 New Mexico $50,010 +2% above national
26 Arizona $49,990 +2% above national
27 Maryland $49,950 +1% above national
28 New Jersey $49,920 +1% above national
29 Oklahoma $49,420 same as national
30 Wisconsin $49,100 same as national
31 New Hampshire $49,030 same as national
32 Nebraska $48,940 1% below national
33 Virgin Islands $48,700 1% below national
34 Iowa $48,680 1% below national
35 Georgia $48,490 2% below national
36 South Dakota $48,490 2% below national
37 Montana $48,360 2% below national
38 Delaware $48,310 2% below national
39 Wyoming $48,260 2% below national
40 Tennessee $48,200 2% below national
41 Pennsylvania $48,180 2% below national
42 Indiana $48,120 2% below national
43 Virginia $47,910 3% below national
44 West Virginia $47,850 3% below national
45 Ohio $47,550 3% below national
46 Michigan $47,470 4% below national
47 North Carolina $46,780 5% below national
48 Alabama $46,610 5% below national
49 South Carolina $46,430 6% below national
50 Florida $46,290 6% below national
51 Arkansas $45,830 7% below national
52 Texas $45,360 8% below national
53 Mississippi $44,370 10% below national
54 Puerto Rico $26,110 47% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $121,850 +148% above national
2 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $80,390 +63% above national
3 Anchorage, AK $77,690 +58% above national
4 Urban Honolulu, HI $77,560 +58% above national
5 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $76,210 +55% above national
6 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $72,220 +47% above national
7 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $69,230 +41% above national
8 Manhattan, KS $66,600 +35% above national
9 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $66,550 +35% above national
10 Hattiesburg, MS $66,410 +35% above national
11 Hinesville, GA $66,350 +35% above national
12 Lawton, OK $65,790 +34% above national
13 Portland-South Portland, ME $64,500 +31% above national
14 West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,020 +30% above national
15 Pueblo, CO $63,840 +30% above national
16 Elizabethtown, KY $63,170 +28% above national
17 Alexandria, LA $63,050 +28% above national
18 Worcester, MA $62,760 +27% above national
19 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,520 +27% above national
20 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $62,450 +27% above national
21 Sandusky, OH $62,320 +27% above national
22 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,320 +27% above national
23 Midland, MI $62,080 +26% above national
24 Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,710 +25% above national
25 Yakima, WA $61,610 +25% above national
26 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $61,500 +25% above national
27 Fayetteville, NC $61,440 +25% above national
28 Lebanon, PA $61,130 +24% above national
29 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,660 +23% above national
30 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,590 +23% above national
31 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,570 +23% above national
32 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,550 +23% above national
33 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $60,470 +23% above national
34 Boulder, CO $60,410 +23% above national
35 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $60,250 +22% above national
36 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $60,230 +22% above national
37 East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,160 +22% above national
38 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $60,120 +22% above national
39 Florence, SC $60,070 +22% above national
40 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,780 +21% above national
41 Jacksonville, NC $59,760 +21% above national
42 Lima, OH $59,600 +21% above national
43 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,060 +20% above national
44 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $59,040 +20% above national
45 Jackson, TN $58,950 +20% above national
46 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $58,750 +19% above national
47 New Haven, CT $58,710 +19% above national
48 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $58,620 +19% above national
49 Rapid City, SD $58,620 +19% above national
50 Anniston-Oxford, AL $58,610 +19% above national
51 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $58,570 +19% above national
52 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $58,200 +18% above national
53 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,190 +18% above national
54 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $58,140 +18% above national
55 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $58,010 +18% above national
56 Bangor, ME $57,940 +18% above national
57 Mansfield, OH $57,940 +18% above national
58 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,890 +18% above national
59 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $57,880 +18% above national
60 Springfield, MA $57,740 +17% above national
61 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $57,720 +17% above national
62 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $57,550 +17% above national
63 Rochester, MN $57,540 +17% above national
64 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $57,520 +17% above national
65 Vallejo, CA $57,520 +17% above national
66 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,520 +17% above national
67 Napa, CA $57,290 +16% above national
68 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $57,240 +16% above national
69 Rockford, IL $57,200 +16% above national
70 Bend, OR $57,150 +16% above national
71 Boise City, ID $56,980 +16% above national
72 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $56,900 +16% above national
73 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,870 +16% above national
74 Springfield, IL $56,540 +15% above national
75 Peoria, IL $56,230 +14% above national
76 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $56,180 +14% above national
77 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $56,160 +14% above national
78 St. Louis, MO-IL $55,960 +14% above national
79 Lake Charles, LA $55,940 +14% above national
80 St. Cloud, MN $55,790 +13% above national
81 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $55,710 +13% above national
82 State College, PA $55,450 +13% above national
83 Glens Falls, NY $55,370 +12% above national
84 Bellingham, WA $55,360 +12% above national
85 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $55,330 +12% above national
86 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,240 +12% above national
87 Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,220 +12% above national
88 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $55,200 +12% above national
89 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,200 +12% above national
90 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,170 +12% above national
91 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,140 +12% above national
92 Jefferson City, MO $55,080 +12% above national
93 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $55,080 +12% above national
94 Montgomery, AL $55,060 +12% above national
95 Baton Rouge, LA $55,050 +12% above national
96 Odessa, TX $54,980 +12% above national
97 Ames, IA $54,950 +12% above national
98 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $54,930 +12% above national
99 Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $54,870 +11% above national
100 Ann Arbor, MI $54,230 +10% above national
101 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,230 +10% above national
102 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $54,020 +10% above national
103 Kingston, NY $53,980 +10% above national
104 Bismarck, ND $53,970 +10% above national
105 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $53,940 +10% above national
106 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $53,550 +9% above national
107 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,500 +9% above national
108 Carson City, NV $53,290 +8% above national
109 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,290 +8% above national
110 Columbus, GA-AL $53,180 +8% above national
111 Ogden, UT $53,110 +8% above national
112 Green Bay, WI $53,100 +8% above national
113 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $53,070 +8% above national
114 Bloomington, IL $53,050 +8% above national
115 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $53,020 +8% above national
116 Morgantown, WV $53,020 +8% above national
117 Merced, CA $52,980 +8% above national
118 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,940 +8% above national
119 Syracuse, NY $52,930 +8% above national
120 Madison, WI $52,820 +7% above national
121 Duluth, MN-WI $52,700 +7% above national
122 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,320 +6% above national
123 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,320 +6% above national
124 Grand Junction, CO $52,300 +6% above national
125 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $52,040 +6% above national
126 Medford, OR $52,040 +6% above national
127 Eugene-Springfield, OR $52,000 +6% above national
128 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $52,000 +6% above national
129 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,000 +6% above national
130 Minot, ND $51,990 +6% above national
131 Reno, NV $51,970 +6% above national
132 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $51,970 +6% above national
133 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,930 +5% above national
134 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $51,720 +5% above national
135 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $51,690 +5% above national
136 Twin Falls, ID $51,670 +5% above national
137 Lincoln, NE $51,650 +5% above national
138 Iowa City, IA $51,590 +5% above national
139 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,490 +5% above national
140 Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,440 +4% above national
141 Pocatello, ID $51,430 +4% above national
142 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,370 +4% above national
143 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,290 +4% above national
144 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $51,240 +4% above national
145 Bozeman, MT $51,230 +4% above national
146 Kansas City, MO-KS $51,060 +4% above national
147 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $51,060 +4% above national
148 Fort Smith, AR-OK $51,030 +4% above national
149 Columbia, MO $50,930 +3% above national
150 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $50,880 +3% above national
151 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $50,840 +3% above national
152 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $50,810 +3% above national
153 Salinas, CA $50,780 +3% above national
154 Omaha, NE-IA $50,760 +3% above national
155 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,660 +3% above national
156 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,590 +3% above national
157 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $50,560 +3% above national
158 Jackson, MI $50,520 +3% above national
159 Champaign-Urbana, IL $50,460 +2% above national
160 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $50,330 +2% above national
161 Las Cruces, NM $50,320 +2% above national
162 Eau Claire, WI $50,290 +2% above national
163 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,260 +2% above national
164 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,260 +2% above national
165 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $50,240 +2% above national
166 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $50,240 +2% above national
167 Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,200 +2% above national
168 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,130 +2% above national
169 Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,090 +2% above national
170 Rochester, NY $50,050 +2% above national
171 Wausau, WI $50,040 +2% above national
172 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $49,990 +2% above national
173 Salisbury, MD $49,970 +2% above national
174 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,960 +1% above national
175 Helena, MT $49,950 +1% above national
176 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $49,920 +1% above national
177 Joplin, MO-KS $49,860 +1% above national
178 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $49,740 +1% above national
179 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,690 +1% above national
180 Gettysburg, PA $49,650 +1% above national
181 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $49,640 +1% above national
182 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $49,610 +1% above national
183 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $49,610 +1% above national
184 Oklahoma City, OK $49,590 +1% above national
185 Manchester-Nashua, NH $49,570 +1% above national
186 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,570 +1% above national
187 Colorado Springs, CO $49,560 +1% above national
188 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,550 +1% above national
189 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,550 +1% above national
190 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,470 same as national
191 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,420 same as national
192 Albuquerque, NM $49,410 same as national
193 Logan, UT-ID $49,400 same as national
194 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $49,400 same as national
195 Cedar Rapids, IA $49,380 same as national
196 Modesto, CA $49,370 same as national
197 Goldsboro, NC $49,360 same as national
198 Fargo, ND-MN $49,290 same as national
199 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $49,100 same as national
200 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,100 same as national
201 Appleton, WI $49,090 same as national
202 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,060 same as national
203 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $49,050 same as national
204 Tuscaloosa, AL $49,040 same as national
205 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,040 same as national
206 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,030 same as national
207 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,020 same as national
208 Albany, OR $48,990 same as national
209 Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,900 1% below national
210 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,900 1% below national
211 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $48,880 1% below national
212 Lexington Park, MD $48,880 1% below national
213 Greeley, CO $48,800 1% below national
214 Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,790 1% below national
215 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $48,750 1% below national
216 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,750 1% below national
217 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $48,720 1% below national
218 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $48,670 1% below national
219 Akron, OH $48,640 1% below national
220 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $48,610 1% below national
221 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,570 1% below national
222 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $48,520 1% below national
223 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $48,520 1% below national
224 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $48,520 1% below national
225 Lafayette, LA $48,500 1% below national
226 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $48,460 2% below national
227 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $48,450 2% below national
228 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $48,450 2% below national
229 Wichita, KS $48,450 2% below national
230 Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,390 2% below national
231 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $48,370 2% below national
232 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $48,360 2% below national
233 Great Falls, MT $48,360 2% below national
234 Savannah, GA $48,360 2% below national
235 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,360 2% below national
236 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,310 2% below national
237 Topeka, KS $48,290 2% below national
238 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,260 2% below national
239 Raleigh-Cary, NC $48,240 2% below national
240 Columbus, OH $48,230 2% below national
241 Springfield, MO $48,230 2% below national
242 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $48,210 2% below national
243 Beckley, WV $48,200 2% below national
244 Naples-Marco Island, FL $48,190 2% below national
245 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $48,160 2% below national
246 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $48,130 2% below national
247 Cleveland, OH $48,120 2% below national
248 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $48,090 2% below national
249 Tucson, AZ $48,040 2% below national
250 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $48,030 2% below national
251 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $47,960 3% below national
252 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $47,920 3% below national
253 Huntsville, AL $47,920 3% below national
254 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,890 3% below national
255 Kenosha, WI $47,890 3% below national
256 Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,880 3% below national
257 Billings, MT $47,840 3% below national
258 Gainesville, GA $47,840 3% below national
259 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,840 3% below national
260 Morristown, TN $47,840 3% below national
261 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,840 3% below national
262 Idaho Falls, ID $47,820 3% below national
263 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,820 3% below national
264 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $47,780 3% below national
265 Vineland, NJ $47,780 3% below national
266 St. Joseph, MO-KS $47,760 3% below national
267 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,650 3% below national
268 Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,600 3% below national
269 Chattanooga, TN-GA $47,600 3% below national
270 Springfield, OH $47,600 3% below national
271 York-Hanover, PA $47,590 3% below national
272 Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,580 3% below national
273 Dover, DE $47,560 3% below national
274 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $47,540 3% below national
275 Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,520 3% below national
276 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $47,490 4% below national
277 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,450 4% below national
278 Midland, TX $47,390 4% below national
279 Monroe, LA $47,360 4% below national
280 Lexington-Fayette, KY $47,330 4% below national
281 Missoula, MT $47,330 4% below national
282 Kennewick-Richland, WA $47,320 4% below national
283 Knoxville, TN $47,320 4% below national
284 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,290 4% below national
285 Farmington, NM $47,260 4% below national
286 Yuba City, CA $47,230 4% below national
287 Redding, CA $47,200 4% below national
288 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,170 4% below national
289 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $47,140 4% below national
290 Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,120 4% below national
291 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $47,120 4% below national
292 Ocala, FL $47,110 4% below national
293 Dubuque, IA $47,090 4% below national
294 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $47,080 4% below national
295 Hammond, LA $47,060 4% below national
296 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,060 4% below national
297 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,020 4% below national
298 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,020 4% below national
299 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $47,010 5% below national
300 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,010 5% below national
301 Evansville, IN $46,990 5% below national
302 Utica-Rome, NY $46,990 5% below national
303 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,990 5% below national
304 Youngstown-Warren, OH $46,980 5% below national
305 Waco, TX $46,950 5% below national
306 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $46,890 5% below national
307 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,890 5% below national
308 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $46,860 5% below national
309 Toledo, OH $46,860 5% below national
310 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,850 5% below national
311 Flagstaff, AZ $46,820 5% below national
312 Killeen-Temple, TX $46,820 5% below national
313 Reading, PA $46,770 5% below national
314 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $46,770 5% below national
315 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $46,760 5% below national
316 Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,750 5% below national
317 Fresno, CA $46,680 5% below national
318 Pittsburgh, PA $46,660 5% below national
319 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $46,650 5% below national
320 Lancaster, PA $46,580 5% below national
321 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $46,580 5% below national
322 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,560 5% below national
323 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,540 5% below national
324 Lewiston, ID-WA $46,520 6% below national
325 Salem, OR $46,480 6% below national
326 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $46,460 6% below national
327 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,460 6% below national
328 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,450 6% below national
329 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $46,410 6% below national
330 Jacksonville, FL $46,390 6% below national
331 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $46,370 6% below national
332 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,370 6% below national
333 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $46,360 6% below national
334 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,310 6% below national
335 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $46,290 6% below national
336 Sheboygan, WI $46,270 6% below national
337 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,260 6% below national
338 Saginaw, MI $46,250 6% below national
339 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,180 6% below national
340 Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area $46,160 6% below national
341 Canton-Massillon, OH $46,140 6% below national
342 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $46,140 6% below national
343 San Angelo, TX $46,130 6% below national
344 Flint, MI $46,090 6% below national
345 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $46,060 6% below national
346 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,020 7% below national
347 Port St. Lucie, FL $45,990 7% below national
348 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,830 7% below national
349 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,830 7% below national
350 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,790 7% below national
351 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,760 7% below national
352 Williamsport, PA $45,740 7% below national
353 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $45,720 7% below national
354 Charleston, WV $45,700 7% below national
355 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $45,670 7% below national
356 Lawrence, KS $45,640 7% below national
357 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,640 7% below national
358 Fort Wayne, IN $45,580 7% below national
359 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $45,560 7% below national
360 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,480 8% below national
361 Winston-Salem, NC $45,470 8% below national
362 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $45,430 8% below national
363 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $45,380 8% below national
364 Tulsa, OK $45,380 8% below national
365 Asheville, NC $45,310 8% below national
366 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $45,300 8% below national
367 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $45,280 8% below national
368 Albany, GA $45,240 8% below national
369 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $45,230 8% below national
370 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $45,230 8% below national
371 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,220 8% below national
372 Birmingham, AL $45,200 8% below national
373 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $45,190 8% below national
374 Warner Robins, GA $45,190 8% below national
375 Binghamton, NY $45,150 8% below national
376 Mobile, AL $45,080 8% below national
377 Richmond, VA $45,050 8% below national
378 Monroe, MI $44,960 9% below national
379 Niles, MI $44,950 9% below national
380 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,940 9% below national
381 Johnstown, PA $44,920 9% below national
382 Traverse City, MI $44,890 9% below national
383 Charlottesville, VA $44,830 9% below national
384 Dalton, GA $44,760 9% below national
385 Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,760 9% below national
386 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,710 9% below national
387 Amarillo, TX $44,700 9% below national
388 Chambersburg, PA $44,690 9% below national
389 College Station-Bryan, TX $44,670 9% below national
390 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $44,650 9% below national
391 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,630 9% below national
392 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,620 9% below national
393 Bowling Green, KY $44,590 9% below national
394 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,560 9% below national
395 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,520 10% below national
396 Clarksville, TN-KY $44,440 10% below national
397 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $44,420 10% below national
398 Wilmington, NC $44,390 10% below national
399 Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,340 10% below national
400 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $44,310 10% below national
401 Abilene, TX $44,170 10% below national
402 Erie, PA $44,040 11% below national
403 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,040 11% below national
404 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $44,010 11% below national
405 Bay City, MI $44,000 11% below national
406 Burlington, NC $44,000 11% below national
407 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $44,000 11% below national
408 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $43,990 11% below national
409 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $43,950 11% below national
410 Roanoke, VA $43,890 11% below national
411 Tallahassee, FL $43,880 11% below national
412 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,880 11% below national
413 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,850 11% below national
414 Jonesboro, AR $43,790 11% below national
415 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,770 11% below national
416 Macon-Bibb County, GA $43,750 11% below national
417 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,710 11% below national
418 Battle Creek, MI $43,570 11% below national
419 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $43,520 12% below national
420 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $43,480 12% below national
421 Visalia, CA $43,430 12% below national
422 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,250 12% below national
423 Valdosta, GA $43,240 12% below national
424 Johnson City, TN $43,150 12% below national
425 Punta Gorda, FL $43,140 12% below national
426 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $43,080 12% below national
427 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $43,010 13% below national
428 Winchester, VA-WV $42,940 13% below national
429 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $42,920 13% below national
430 Gainesville, FL $42,830 13% below national
431 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,800 13% below national
432 Terre Haute, IN $42,740 13% below national
433 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,640 13% below national
434 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,610 13% below national
435 Wheeling, WV-OH $42,600 13% below national
436 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $42,540 14% below national
437 Athens-Clarke County, GA $42,450 14% below national
438 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,310 14% below national
439 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $42,300 14% below national
440 Greenville, NC $42,060 15% below national
441 Lubbock, TX $41,980 15% below national
442 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,930 15% below national
443 Hot Springs, AR $41,850 15% below national
444 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $41,690 15% below national
445 St. George, UT $41,640 15% below national
446 Longview, TX $41,620 15% below national
447 Rocky Mount, NC $41,620 15% below national
448 Chico, CA $41,360 16% below national
449 Lynchburg, VA $41,170 16% below national
450 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,740 17% below national
451 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $40,670 17% below national
452 Wichita Falls, TX $40,550 18% below national
453 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $40,330 18% below national
454 El Paso, TX $40,090 19% below national
455 Rome, GA $39,970 19% below national
456 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,970 19% below national
457 Sherman-Denison, TX $39,910 19% below national
458 Jackson, MS $39,830 19% below national
459 Tyler, TX $39,650 19% below national
460 El Centro, CA $39,550 20% below national
461 Corpus Christi, TX $39,500 20% below national
462 Columbia, SC $39,270 20% below national
463 Yuma, AZ $39,140 20% below national
464 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $39,120 21% below national
465 Homosassa Springs, FL $39,120 21% below national
466 Decatur, AL $38,940 21% below national
467 Harrisonburg, VA $38,370 22% below national
468 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,270 22% below national
469 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $38,200 22% below national
470 Sebring, FL $38,160 22% below national
471 Dothan, AL $38,010 23% below national
472 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $37,290 24% below national
473 Texarkana, TX-AR $36,400 26% below national
474 Victoria, TX $36,370 26% below national
475 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $36,340 26% below national
476 Laredo, TX $35,360 28% below national
477 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $26,650 46% below national
478 Ponce, PR $26,110 47% below national
479 Aguadilla, PR $22,680 54% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other make?
The median annual salary for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other is $49,230 ($23.67/hour). The salary range spans from $36,080 at the 10th percentile to $77,040 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other the most?
Alaska pays the highest median salary for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other at $75,360/year, which is +53% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other?
The typical entry-level education for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other?
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 8.1 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3 per 100 workers.
Is Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other a good career?
Employment for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other is projected to grow 2.4% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 21,500 openings are projected each year.
How does Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay vary by state?
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Alaska at $75,360/year, while Florida pays the least at $46,290/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other?
The highest-paying metro area for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other is Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area at $121,850/year. BLS reports wage data for 479 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

What to do with this data

How to use Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay figures in a real decision

  • For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $61,900/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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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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