Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in the US
A helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earns a national median of $39,630 a year (mean $41,490) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #731 of 825.
How much does a helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn in the US?
A helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in the United States earns a median of $39,630 a year (mean $41,490), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 22% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 95,580 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-9098), ranked #731 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$39,630
per year
Mean
$41,490
per year
Employment
95,580
US workers
National rank
#731
of 825 by median
What a helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers (SOC 49-9098) earns a median annual wage of $39,630 and a mean (average) of $41,490. The median is the midpoint — half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more and half earn less — and is 22% below 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 helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers is $39,630, and the mean (average) is $41,490. The median is the midpoint — half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $39,630, a helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earns 22% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 95,580 helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers employed nationally (SOC 49-9098), across all industries.
- Where does this helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 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 49-9098. 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 49-9098 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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