SOC 49-9043 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Maintenance Workers, Machinery wages by metro

National median annual wage

$60,850

10th percentile: $42,000
25th percentile: $48,920
Median: $60,850
75th percentile: $75,200
90th percentile: $88,550
Mean: $64,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 60,020.

That median is 19.4% higher 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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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Maintenance Workers, Machinery.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	970	$54,800	$157,260	$157,960
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	320	$47,080	$91,440	$113,100
Clarksville, TN-KY	70	$57,740	$84,500	$104,590
Manchester-Nashua, NH	80	$53,260	$83,890	$83,890
Vallejo, CA	70	$58,580	$83,540	$90,170
Baton Rouge, LA	360	$49,730	$83,170	$92,510
Kennewick-Richland, WA	60	$54,060	$81,070	$106,080
Longview-Kelso, WA	30	$49,400	$79,890	$128,140
Syracuse, NY	320	$47,320	$79,720	$90,360
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	940	$47,610	$79,410	$162,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	270	$47,220	$79,090	$105,140
Charlottesville, VA	40	$50,840	$77,060	$109,070
St. Joseph, MO-KS	120	$59,420	$76,530	$82,420
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	80	$50,590	$75,780	$96,870
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	140	$52,340	$75,190	$91,300
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	330	$46,000	$74,940	$83,910
Lexington-Fayette, KY	220	$51,550	$74,610	$154,290
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	220	$46,830	$73,080	$84,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,310	$48,390	$72,750	$96,570
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	130	$51,590	$72,400	$91,980

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Maintenance Workers, Machinery jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,460	$42,550	$60,770	$84,120
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,950	$39,740	$58,310	$83,960
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,530	$39,100	$56,340	$83,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,310	$48,390	$72,750	$96,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1,260	$37,900	$48,270	$61,670
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,170	$48,080	$68,990	$141,610
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1,040	$40,120	$59,570	$77,730
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	970	$54,800	$157,260	$157,960
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	940	$47,610	$79,410	$162,980
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	910	$44,990	$60,580	$77,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	870	$48,550	$48,760	$79,910
St. Louis, MO-IL	840	$51,260	$71,840	$94,700
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	760	$36,350	$58,650	$82,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	710	$40,040	$60,960	$83,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	610	$44,830	$63,190	$80,620
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	590	$40,170	$60,850	$79,560
Tulsa, OK	540	$40,700	$58,280	$77,940
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	540	$51,670	$65,500	$95,300
Jacksonville, FL	520	$58,680	$59,320	$95,010
Kansas City, MO-KS	510	$45,330	$63,700	$83,230

States and territories

State estimates for Maintenance Workers, Machinery, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Wyoming	280	$60,740	$84,620	$112,010
New Hampshire	130	$45,870	$77,070	$83,890
Kentucky	2,920	$48,980	$76,710	$162,460
Nevada	750	$45,350	$75,500	$92,950
Rhode Island	110	$45,470	$72,040	$83,780
California	4,130	$46,000	$67,840	$93,440
New York	2,760	$47,880	$67,610	$104,360
Virginia	1,420	$46,570	$65,500	$95,300
South Carolina	960	$46,760	$64,910	$79,060
Tennessee	800	$43,510	$64,790	$83,480
Iowa	900	$49,640	$64,760	$79,340
Wisconsin	420	$46,150	$64,310	$79,740
Colorado	740	$47,880	$64,010	$85,980
Missouri	2,180	$48,070	$63,720	$84,430
Connecticut	410	$43,610	$63,250	$99,500
Minnesota	730	$44,000	$63,020	$82,030
Washington	700	$51,690	$62,970	$94,420
Louisiana	1,410	$40,930	$62,640	$92,510
District of Columbia	80	$47,270	$62,520	$62,550
Alaska	40	$49,720	$61,290	$103,760
Nebraska	650	$44,140	$61,190	$77,320
Pennsylvania	1,260	$45,740	$61,080	$98,840
Utah	1,180	$42,580	$60,850	$79,700
North Carolina	4,750	$42,540	$60,580	$78,230
Alabama	420	$46,680	$60,560	$77,510
Kansas	1,040	$45,040	$60,160	$78,500
West Virginia	790	$38,370	$60,020	$88,750
Michigan	1,640	$41,400	$59,590	$78,890
Maryland	1,870	$40,020	$59,570	$77,730
Illinois	560	$43,190	$59,300	$92,060
Ohio	2,330	$38,330	$59,280	$85,400
Texas	8,800	$38,440	$59,280	$90,650
Oklahoma	1,530	$38,740	$58,970	$76,530
New Jersey	310	$38,800	$57,920	$72,480
Georgia	2,900	$38,950	$57,730	$81,990
Oregon	430	$43,210	$57,440	$88,920
Idaho	170	$43,190	$56,250	$84,370
Arizona	440	$43,710	$56,130	$80,940
Massachusetts	320	$41,400	$55,000	$77,930
Mississippi	450	$36,120	$54,380	$72,820
Arkansas	770	$41,410	$53,250	$73,750
Maine	490	$45,930	$52,300	$70,200
Florida	2,830	$40,370	$51,900	$83,670
Indiana	1,780	$44,230	$48,760	$72,550
South Dakota	50	$32,460	$45,240	$60,530
Puerto Rico	360	$23,980	$37,870	$61,350
New Mexico	Not available	$36,240	$36,240	$73,580

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Maintenance Workers, Machinery?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Maintenance Workers, Machinery is $60,850. Employment is 60,020.

How does Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Maintenance Workers, Machinery is 19.4% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Maintenance Workers, Machinery?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is highest on this page's list at $157,260.