BLS metro-level wage data places Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY at a median of $58,740 per year ($28.24/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $60,850, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh pays 3% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 140 maintenance workers, machinerys are employed across the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh MSA in SOC 49-9043.

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh pay distribution spans from $48,260 at the 10th percentile to $79,920 at the 90th — a 1.7× 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 $50,420 and the 75th at $71,690, so half of Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-based maintenance workers, machinerys 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 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 NY data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.