Salary by Metro

SOC 49-9098 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$39,630

10th percentile
$29,310
25th percentile
$34,910
Median
$39,630
75th percentile
$46,890
90th percentile
$55,890
Mean
$41,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 95,580.

That median is 22.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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A welder in a hard hat on a metal structure. Photograph by FBenjr123. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Wheeling, WV-OH40$41,790$64,620$64,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA430$42,870$55,100$62,940
Twin Falls, ID70$28,500$51,490$59,500
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA70$37,040$51,000$59,770
Longview-Kelso, WA30$37,110$50,230$68,010
Madison, WI230$37,150$50,170$53,920
Napa, CA30$39,120$50,150$62,750
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO660$37,140$48,580$59,010
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA50$37,020$48,000$60,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,010$37,540$47,460$69,550
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA90$38,620$47,350$62,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,150$34,850$47,020$57,000
Chambersburg, PA40$30,780$46,950$59,770
Waterbury-Shelton, CT150$36,930$46,840$78,980
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI50$29,580$46,820$59,800
Vallejo, CA90$38,640$46,730$64,930
Kahului-Wailuku, HI110$36,170$46,320$63,420
Merced, CA60$36,620$46,220$50,090
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA40$37,470$46,200$63,960
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA490$40,170$46,190$78,690

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ5,700$37,340$43,870$65,440
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,440$23,370$37,470$49,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,150$29,780$38,250$52,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA2,770$36,230$45,190$58,780
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR1,790$21,840$25,200$38,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,670$33,680$45,260$62,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,590$35,430$42,080$54,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,510$27,840$39,130$59,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,460$32,290$38,990$49,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,440$32,220$42,630$59,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX1,440$20,900$36,830$49,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,430$31,200$38,730$59,960
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC1,170$31,970$41,630$50,940
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,150$34,850$47,020$57,000
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,130$24,510$39,510$51,410
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,030$36,700$46,060$66,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,010$37,540$47,460$69,550
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH850$36,540$45,760$55,240
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN820$27,100$41,590$60,120
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD780$34,350$42,370$53,130

States and territories

State estimates for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia110$36,720$54,860$97,570
Hawaii660$35,620$46,320$61,580
Washington1,110$36,670$46,080$78,690
New Hampshire560$37,450$45,760$58,750
Alaska550$31,970$45,740$61,800
Colorado1,190$37,090$45,610$58,640
Arizona1,770$35,390$45,560$62,810
Rhode Island140$33,900$45,240$53,050
Minnesota1,110$32,760$44,950$59,690
North Dakota100$27,040$44,710$57,920
California9,050$35,900$44,670$59,770
Connecticut1,050$34,010$44,370$82,480
Utah410$31,200$44,210$60,280
New York5,310$37,440$43,870$66,360
Michigan2,180$31,220$43,630$57,000
Oregon1,330$31,220$43,300$59,530
Vermont90$30,430$42,630$52,450
Massachusetts1,290$34,320$42,200$53,860
Maryland1,770$34,350$41,630$55,670
Wisconsin1,640$28,080$41,600$52,720
Pennsylvania2,540$26,940$41,500$55,580
New Jersey3,050$33,900$41,230$55,450
Delaware360$31,970$40,530$57,640
Ohio1,550$29,490$39,980$55,390
Illinois1,750$31,200$39,730$58,280
Maine280$35,040$39,520$51,810
Montana400$31,300$39,430$51,830
Idaho430$26,880$39,250$51,800
West Virginia340$26,090$39,030$63,250
Virginia3,100$30,410$38,890$56,660
Florida5,520$31,660$38,710$49,130
North Carolina4,400$29,320$38,700$48,960
Iowa990$27,040$38,690$54,330
Tennessee2,540$29,850$38,490$56,830
South Carolina2,160$28,080$38,480$53,510
Indiana1,160$22,600$37,470$53,180
Kansas440$21,730$37,430$46,370
Missouri670$29,260$37,110$56,730
Kentucky900$29,140$37,000$51,480
Texas16,610$24,100$37,000$49,640
New Mexico770$29,260$36,950$51,000
Georgia3,100$22,560$36,640$56,350
Nevada1,030$28,880$36,610$49,940
Louisiana3,910$22,170$36,160$48,910
Alabama1,710$22,420$36,140$47,840
Oklahoma1,820$19,460$35,530$47,510
Nebraska350$28,080$35,480$48,720
Mississippi960$23,070$35,440$47,140
Arkansas1,140$23,450$33,630$43,710
Wyoming160$15,450$31,260$61,410
Guam340$20,650$27,050$37,290
Puerto Rico2,190$21,840$23,810$37,610

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers is $39,630. Employment is 95,580.

How does Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers is 22.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Wheeling, WV-OH is highest on this page's list at $64,620.