Maintenance worker earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level maintenance worker earnings begin at:

$25.97 per hour

$54,020 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level maintenance worker earnings begin at:

$22.43 per hour

$46,650 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level maintenance worker earnings begin at:

$17.77 per hour

$36,950 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level maintenance worker earnings begin at:

$13.96 per hour

$29,030 per year

10th percentile

Starting level maintenance worker earnings begin at:

$10.98 per hour

$22,840 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Maintenance worker salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Massachusetts $48,130
District of Columbia $48,090
Rhode Island $47,830
Hawaii $47,760
New York $47,740
Alaska $47,730
Washington $47,630
Connecticut $47,390
Minnesota $47,340
California $47,160
New Jersey $47,130
Illinois $47,090
Maryland $46,910
Colorado $46,710
Wisconsin $46,690
Ohio $46,510
New Hampshire $46,440
Vermont $46,380
Iowa $45,800
Oregon $44,760
Indiana $44,410
Pennsylvania $44,040
Delaware $43,920
Virginia $42,550
Utah $40,880
Maine $39,290
Nebraska $38,690
Kentucky $38,390
Missouri $38,200
North Carolina $38,200
Nevada $37,980
North Dakota $37,970
Michigan $37,920
Wyoming $37,920
Arizona $37,820
Kansas $37,820
Tennessee $37,820
South Dakota $37,650
Montana $37,630
South Carolina $37,580
Idaho $37,490
Florida $37,290
Georgia $37,290
Texas $37,110
Virgin Islands, U.S. $37,010
Alabama $36,950
New Mexico $36,930
Louisiana $36,750
Mississippi $36,490
Arkansas $36,450
West Virginia $36,440
Oklahoma $35,930
Guam $28,810
Puerto Rico $18,090

How do maintenance worker salaries compare to similar careers?

Maintenance workers earn about the same as related careers in Alabama. On average, they make less than pipelayers but more than professional painters.

Career Median Salary
Pipelayer salary $38K
Log grader salary $37K
Plasterer salary $43K
Drywall installer salary $37K
Hazardous materials removal worker salary $37K
Maintenance worker salary $37K
Roofer salary $37K
Forklift operator salary $36K
Tile and marble setter salary $34K
Professional painter salary $35K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)