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

How much do Maintenance and Repair Workers, General make in Manhattan, KS?

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 Manhattan, KS is $46,370. The 10th percentile is $30,750 and the 90th percentile is $64,230. Employment is 570.

Median annual wage

$46,370

10th percentile
$30,750
25th percentile
$38,310
Median
$46,370
75th percentile
$56,000
90th percentile
$64,230
Mean
$47,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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

Percentile spread

For Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, the published 10th percentile is $30,750 and the 90th percentile is $64,230. The difference is $33,480, which is 72.2% 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 $38,310 to the 75th at $56,000, covers $17,690.

The mean annual wage is $47,380, which sits above the median of $46,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Manhattan, KS median is 6.5% lower than the national median of $49,590 for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,430, which is 3.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Kansas median of $47,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manhattan, KS is 90.162, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Maintenance and Repair Workers, General at $51,430 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. Manhattan, KS ranks 10th of 10 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).).

  • Topeka, KS is 44 miles away, with a median of $46,610 and employment of 990. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,477, against $51,430 here.
  • Lawrence, KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $48,020 and employment of 480. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,212, against $51,430 here.
  • St. Joseph, MO-KS is 103 miles away, with a median of $57,420 and employment of 830. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,472, against $51,430 here.

Employment share

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General accounts for 1.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Manhattan, KS (570 of 53,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.98% of employment (1,529,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Manhattan, KS · Maintenance and Repair Workers, General by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Maintenance and Repair Workers, General make in Manhattan, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Manhattan, KS is $46,370. The 10th percentile is $30,750 and the 90th percentile is $64,230. Employment is 570.

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

The local median is 6.5% lower than the national median of $49,590.

What is Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in Manhattan, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manhattan, KS is 90.162, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,370 is $51,430. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Manhattan, KS compare with nearby metros for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General?

Topeka, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $46,610. Manhattan, KS ranks 10th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.