Maintenance and Repair Worker Salary Information | Best Jobs

Salary Outlook

The jack-of-all-trades nature of a maintenance and repair worker’s responsibilities doesn’t usually translate into serious coin. The median salary for workers in 2013 was $35,640, while the highest-paid earned about $57,990 and the lowest-paid made $21,070. The West Coast dominates in the pay department, with San Francisco; Kennewick, Washington; and San Jose, California ranking as the highest-paying metropolitan areas.

Job Salary	Year
2004	$31,070
2006	$32,520
2008	$33,380
2010	$26,620
2012	$37,190

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Average Maintenance and Repair Worker Pay vs. Other Best Jobs

The average salaries of fabricators ($37,840), auto mechanics ($39,450) and bus drivers ($38,750) are all comparable to that of maintenance and repair workers, who earned an average salary of $37,710 in 2013. But some related professions, like landscapers and groundskeepers ($26,300), earned lower salaries. Janitors ($25,140) also make less money than maintenance and repair workers, on average.

Job Name	Salary
Auto Mechanic	$36,710
Maintenance and Repair Worker	$35,640
Security Guard	$24,070
Landscaper and Groundskeeper	$23,940
Janitor	$22,590

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Best Paying Cities for Maintenance and Repair Workers

The highest paid in the maintenance and repair worker profession work in the metropolitan areas of San Francisco, San Jose, California, and Kennewick, Washington. The Lowell, Massachusetts area also pays well, as does the city of Vallejo, California.