Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in the US
A maintenance and repair workers, general earns a national median of $49,590 a year (mean $53,780) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #563 of 825.
How much does a maintenance and repair workers, general earn in the US?
A maintenance and repair workers, general in the United States earns a median of $49,590 a year (mean $53,780), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 1,529,700 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-9071), ranked #563 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$49,590
per year
Mean
$53,780
per year
Employment
1,529,700
US workers
National rank
#563
of 825 by median
What a maintenance and repair workers, general earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a maintenance and repair workers, general (SOC 49-9071) earns a median annual wage of $49,590 and a mean (average) of $53,780. The median is the midpoint — half of maintenance and repair workers, general earn more and half earn less — and is 3% 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 maintenance and repair workers, general in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for maintenance and repair workers, general is $49,590, and the mean (average) is $53,780. The median is the midpoint — half of maintenance and repair workers, general earn more and half earn less.
- How does maintenance and repair workers, general pay compare to the US average?
- At $49,590, a maintenance and repair workers, general earns 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many maintenance and repair workers, general are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 1,529,700 maintenance and repair workers, general employed nationally (SOC 49-9071), across all industries.
- Where does this maintenance and repair workers, general 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 49-9071. 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 49-9071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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