Tennessee · SOC 49-9099
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Tennessee
State salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Geography used: wage and employment figures are BLS state estimates for Tennessee; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate.
Median Salary
$48,200
per year in this state
2% below
National Median
$49,230
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$23.17/hr
median hourly
Employment
3,730
jobs in TN
Salary Range in Tennessee
Annual Salary Distribution
What This Means for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Tennessee
According to BLS OEWS state estimates, Tennessee ranks #40 of 54 states and territories for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay, the middle tier (74th percentile) nationally. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other working in Tennessee earn a median salary of $48,200, which is 2% below the national median of $49,230. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. The reported wage distribution runs from $37,230 at the 10th percentile to $71,490 at the 90th. OEWS does not separate how much of that spread comes from experience, specialization, employer, industry, schedule, or local market differences.
This page captures the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other labor market inside Tennessee using BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics state estimates from the May 2025 release. Median annual pay lands at $48,200 ($23.17/hr per hour), while the state employs roughly 3,730 workers in this SOC code (49-9099). Relative to the national median of $49,230, the state estimate is 2% below. Explaining that difference would require separate evidence on industry, employer, prices, and worker mix.
Within Tennessee, the full pay distribution is wider than the median alone suggests. Workers at the 10th percentile earn $37,230, the 25th earns $42,430, the 75th reaches $61,060, and the 90th hits $71,490. The upper boundary is roughly 1.9× the lower boundary. These bands combine workers across experience levels, credentials, employers, industries, schedules, and specialties; the percentile table does not isolate any one factor's effect.
Use this state-level view as one layer in your research stack, not the full picture. Drill into the specific BLS local wage area within Tennessee where the job is located. A state estimate can differ substantially from a local-area estimate; this table does not establish why. Pair the wage here with state-specific cost of living (rent, taxes, energy, groceries) to see how far the paycheck actually goes. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, and nonproduction bonuses, so compare those items separately when reviewing an offer.
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Other states with similar Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay or employment
Two OEWS peer sets for this SOC code outside Tennessee. Same-major-group cards above stay in-state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors.
Similar median pay
Nearest state medians ($48,200 here).
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Pennsylvania · $48,180
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Wyoming · $48,260
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Indiana · $48,120
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Delaware · $48,310
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (3,730 jobs here; floor 1,000).
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Ohio · 3,620
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Washington · 3,550
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in New Jersey · 3,970
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Nevada · 4,000
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS state median annual wage and reported employment for SOC 49-9099. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
Related federal data for Tennessee
📊 BLS OEWS - Tennessee
Federal wage estimates by occupation
📈 BLS Employment Projections
10-year occupation growth, national
🏢 BLS QCEW state series
Quarterly employment and wage program (BLS)
🏛️ OPM FedScope
Federal workforce data by agency and location
⚖️ OSHA Establishment Search
Federal workplace-safety records
🏠 HUD Fair Market Rents
Federal area-level rent benchmarks
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Data Sources
Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release).
Salary and employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 release.
Wage estimates include straight-time pay plus items such as tips, commissions, and production bonuses. They exclude employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, and nonproduction bonuses. Employment figures represent the estimated number of workers in the occupation across all industries in Tennessee.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. This occupation's Tennessee figures are computed directly from the BLS OEWS state-level data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.