SOC 49-9071 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Maintenance and Repair Workers, General make in Bangor, ME?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Bangor, ME is $46,960. The 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $68,900. Employment is 600.

Median annual wage

$46,960

10th percentile
$36,240
25th percentile
$41,240
Median
$46,960
75th percentile
$56,570
90th percentile
$68,900
Mean
$50,020

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, the published 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $68,900. The difference is $32,660, which is 69.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,240 to the 75th at $56,570, covers $15,330.

The mean annual wage is $50,020, which sits above the median of $46,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bangor, ME median is 5.3% lower than the national median of $49,590 for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,659, which is 1.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% lower than the Maine median of $49,430.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bangor, ME is 96.508, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Maintenance and Repair Workers, General at $48,659 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. Bangor, ME ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 114 miles away, with a median of $50,170 and employment of 340. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,958, against $48,659 here.
  • Portland-South Portland, ME is 149 miles away, with a median of $52,580 and employment of 2,550. That median is 12% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,621, against $48,659 here.

Employment share

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General accounts for 0.83% of wage-and-salary employment in Bangor, ME (600 of 72,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.98% of employment (1,529,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Maintenance and Repair Workers, General make in Bangor, ME?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Bangor, ME is $46,960. The 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $68,900. Employment is 600.

How does that compare with the national median for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General?

The local median is 5.3% lower than the national median of $49,590.

What is Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in Bangor, ME after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bangor, ME is 96.508, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,960 is $48,659. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bangor, ME compare with nearby metros for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General?

Lewiston-Auburn, ME is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 114 miles away, at $50,170. Bangor, ME ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.