Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Salary in the US
A elevator and escalator installers and repairers earns a national median of $109,910 a year (mean $109,820) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #94 of 825.
How much does a elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn in the US?
A elevator and escalator installers and repairers in the United States earns a median of $109,910 a year (mean $109,820), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 116% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 23,790 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-4021), ranked #94 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$109,910
per year
Mean
$109,820
per year
Employment
23,790
US workers
National rank
#94
of 825 by median
What a elevator and escalator installers and repairers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a elevator and escalator installers and repairers (SOC 47-4021) earns a median annual wage of $109,910 and a mean (average) of $109,820. The median is the midpoint — half of elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn more and half earn less — and is 116% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a elevator and escalator installers and repairers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for elevator and escalator installers and repairers is $109,910, and the mean (average) is $109,820. The median is the midpoint — half of elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn more and half earn less.
- How does elevator and escalator installers and repairers pay compare to the US average?
- At $109,910, a elevator and escalator installers and repairers earns 116% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many elevator and escalator installers and repairers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 23,790 elevator and escalator installers and repairers employed nationally (SOC 47-4021), across all industries.
- Where does this elevator and escalator installers and repairers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-4021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-4021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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