BLS metro-level wage data places Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH at a median of $50,710 per year ($24.38/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $49,590, Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek pays +2% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 3,670 maintenance and repair workers, generals are employed across the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek MSA in SOC 49-9071.

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek pay distribution spans from $34,130 at the 10th percentile to $76,540 at the 90th — a 2.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $42,270 and the 75th at $64,240, so half of Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek-based maintenance and repair workers, generals earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide OH data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.