Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · SOC 49-9098
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workerss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 307 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $64,620 | 40 | 0.7 |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $55,100 | 430 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Twin Falls, ID | $51,490 | 70 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $51,000 | 70 | 0.6 |
| 5 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $50,230 | 30 | 0.8 |
| 6 | Madison, WI | $50,170 | 230 | 0.6 |
| 7 | Napa, CA | $50,150 | 30 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $48,580 | 660 | 0.4 |
| 9 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $48,000 | 50 | 0.5 |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $47,460 | 1,010 | 0.4 |
| 11 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $47,350 | 90 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $47,020 | 1,150 | 0.6 |
| 13 | Chambersburg, PA | $46,950 | 40 | 0.7 |
| 14 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $46,840 | 150 | 0.9 |
| 15 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $46,820 | 50 | 0.7 |
| 16 | Vallejo, CA | $46,730 | 90 | 0.6 |
| 17 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $46,320 | 110 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Merced, CA | $46,220 | 60 | 0.8 |
| 19 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $46,200 | 40 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,190 | 490 | 0.2 |
| 21 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,060 | 1,030 | 0.4 |
| 22 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,010 | 80 | 0.4 |
| 23 | Enid, OK | $45,940 | 60 | 2.5 |
| 24 | Anchorage, AK | $45,810 | 300 | 1.7 |
| 25 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $45,790 | 430 | 1.0 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.