How much do Maintenance and Repair Workers, General make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, the published 10th percentile is $37,350 and the 90th percentile is $76,650. The difference is $39,300, which is 68.6% 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 $46,390 to the 75th at $64,870, covers $18,480.

The mean annual wage is $56,560, which sits below the median of $57,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 15.6% higher than the national median of $49,590 for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,929, which is 18.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% higher than the Wisconsin median of $55,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Maintenance and Repair Workers, General at $58,929 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. Madison, WI ranks 8th of 29 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).).

• Janesville-Beloit, WI is 39 miles away, with a median of $56,610 and employment of 770. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,414, against $58,929 here.
• Rockford, IL is 59 miles away, with a median of $53,610 and employment of 1,980. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,174, against $58,929 here.
• Fond du Lac, WI is 72 miles away, with a median of $51,930 and employment of 410. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,666, against $58,929 here.

Employment share

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General accounts for 0.93% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (3,790 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.98% of employment (1,529,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.