SOC 49-9031 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Home Appliance Repairers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$50,990

U.S. median hourly wage$24.51

U.S. employment32,150

Nationally, home appliance repairers earned a median of $50,990 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 32,150 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Home Appliance Repairers: pay and employment by state
State
Massachusetts	$70,750	$34.02	550	0.2
New York	$65,190	$31.34	2,110	0.2
Alaska	$63,950	$30.74	100	0.3
Connecticut	$62,380	$29.99	380	0.2
Minnesota	$61,360	$29.50	540	0.2
Virginia	$59,820	$28.76	870	0.2
Vermont	$58,750	$28.25	60	0.2
California	$58,480	$28.12	2,760	0.2
Hawaii	$58,300	$28.03	240	0.4
Washington	$58,110	$27.94	800	0.2
Maryland	$57,860	$27.82	570	0.2
Florida	$57,280	$27.54	3,000	0.3
Illinois	$56,860	$27.34	1,730	0.3
New Jersey	$55,450	$26.66	1,200	0.3
New Hampshire	$53,640	$25.79	200	0.3
Delaware	$53,390	$25.67	60	0.1
Wisconsin	$52,440	$25.21	520	0.2
Colorado	$52,220	$25.11	550	0.2
Michigan	$52,160	$25.08	1,050	0.2
Pennsylvania	$51,990	$25.00	1,010	0.2
Oregon	$51,160	$24.60	680	0.3
Alabama	$50,190	$24.13	280	0.1
Rhode Island	$50,170	$24.12	60	0.1
Kentucky	$49,710	$23.90	200	0.1
Tennessee	$49,580	$23.84	690	0.2
Georgia	$49,500	$23.80	670	0.1
Utah	$49,350	$23.73	360	0.2
Louisiana	$49,240	$23.67	310	0.2
North Dakota	$48,720	$23.42	50	0.1
Texas	$48,630	$23.38	2,200	0.2
Missouri	$48,530	$23.33	890	0.3
Nevada	$48,070	$23.11	Not published	Not published
Arizona	$47,800	$22.98	990	0.3
South Carolina	$47,460	$22.82	380	0.2
South Dakota	$47,340	$22.76	100	0.2
Ohio	$47,300	$22.74	730	0.1
North Carolina	$47,270	$22.73	960	0.2
Montana	$47,130	$22.66	130	0.3
Indiana	$47,080	$22.64	1,030	0.3
Maine	$46,500	$22.36	160	0.3
Idaho	$45,650	$21.95	260	0.3
Nebraska	$45,620	$21.93	260	0.3
Iowa	$44,090	$21.20	210	0.1
Wyoming	$43,630	$20.98	170	0.6
Oklahoma	$40,210	$19.33	280	0.2
Kansas	$38,840	$18.67	310	0.2
Arkansas	$38,680	$18.60	230	0.2
New Mexico	$37,440	$18.00	150	0.2
Mississippi	$35,890	$17.25	220	0.2
West Virginia	$35,720	$17.17	80	0.1
Puerto Rico	$29,840	$14.35	Not published	Not published

Pay by metro area

All 130 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Home Appliance Repairers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$86,940	$41.80	40	0.2
Barnstable Town, MA	$85,260	$40.99	40	0.4
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$81,740	$39.30	60	0.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$81,000	$38.94	320	0.4
Anchorage, AK	$75,650	$36.37	60	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$74,360	$35.75	140	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$69,610	$33.47	380	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$65,190	$31.34	2,560	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$64,310	$30.92	30	0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$64,220	$30.87	250	0.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$64,070	$30.81	50	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$63,840	$30.69	330	0.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$62,410	$30.00	40	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$62,400	$30.00	160	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$62,370	$29.98	120	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$61,870	$29.75	530	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,590	$29.61	110	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$61,390	$29.52	310	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$61,150	$29.40	960	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$60,940	$29.30	70	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$60,040	$28.87	70	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$59,870	$28.78	110	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$59,770	$28.74	200	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$59,750	$28.73	1,430	0.3
New Haven, CT	$59,570	$28.64	30	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,000	$28.37	270	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$58,820	$28.28	50	0.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$58,720	$28.23	30	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$58,640	$28.19	210	0.3
Toledo, OH	$58,610	$28.18	30	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$58,540	$28.15	100	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$58,450	$28.10	460	0.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,300	$28.03	140	0.3
Ogden, UT	$58,240	$28.00	50	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$58,240	$28.00	500	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$58,200	$27.98	60	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,710	$27.74	440	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$57,660	$27.72	120	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$57,610	$27.70	320	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$57,600	$27.69	30	0.1
Roanoke, VA	$57,430	$27.61	30	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$57,040	$27.42	280	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$57,030	$27.42	880	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$56,610	$27.22	40	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$56,270	$27.05	60	0.2
Fresno, CA	$56,180	$27.01	90	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$56,030	$26.94	420	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$55,860	$26.86	50	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$55,760	$26.81	340	0.2
Rochester, NY	$55,670	$26.77	70	0.1
Huntsville, AL	$55,140	$26.51	50	0.2
Bend, OR	$54,330	$26.12	40	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$54,320	$26.12	100	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$53,700	$25.82	260	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$53,450	$25.70	380	0.3
Richmond, VA	$52,790	$25.38	110	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$52,170	$25.08	Not published	Not published
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$52,120	$25.06	100	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$52,000	$25.00	310	0.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$51,150	$24.59	50	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$50,890	$24.47	150	0.1
Boise City, ID	$50,840	$24.44	120	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$50,840	$24.44	40	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$50,540	$24.30	40	0.1
Bozeman, MT	$50,320	$24.19	30	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,930	$24.01	420	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,900	$23.99	340	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$49,820	$23.95	50	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$49,710	$23.90	90	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$49,570	$23.83	50	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	$49,400	$23.75	30	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,350	$23.73	870	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$49,350	$23.73	80	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,350	$23.73	170	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$49,340	$23.72	170	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$49,320	$23.71	60	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$49,200	$23.65	50	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$48,990	$23.55	60	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,660	$23.40	110	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,320	$23.23	190	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$48,120	$23.14	50	0.2
Reno, NV	$48,080	$23.12	Not published	Not published
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$47,990	$23.07	740	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,880	$23.02	100	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$47,860	$23.01	40	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$47,750	$22.96	430	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$47,720	$22.94	130	0.1
Johnson City, TN	$47,620	$22.89	40	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,600	$22.88	40	0.1
Springfield, IL	$47,360	$22.77	40	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,110	$22.65	220	0.2
Springfield, MO	$47,030	$22.61	80	0.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$46,940	$22.57	40	0.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$46,900	$22.55	40	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$46,810	$22.50	Not published	Not published
Columbus, OH	$46,550	$22.38	200	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$46,530	$22.37	40	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$46,520	$22.37	110	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$46,440	$22.33	50	0.2
Columbia, SC	$46,430	$22.32	130	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,370	$22.29	60	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$46,270	$22.25	140	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$46,020	$22.13	50	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$45,790	$22.02	70	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$45,590	$21.92	360	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$45,550	$21.90	70	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$45,500	$21.88	70	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$45,190	$21.73	70	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,060	$21.67	60	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$44,990	$21.63	50	0.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,940	$21.61	30	0.2
Columbia, MO	$44,930	$21.60	50	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$44,900	$21.59	40	0.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$44,130	$21.22	40	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$43,440	$20.89	70	0.2
Casper, WY	$43,230	$20.79	40	1.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$42,980	$20.66	110	0.2
El Paso, TX	$42,500	$20.43	40	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$41,290	$19.85	70	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$40,030	$19.25	120	0.2
Wichita, KS	$39,090	$18.79	60	0.2
Salem, OR	$39,030	$18.76	50	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$38,850	$18.68	80	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$37,340	$17.95	60	0.4
Akron, OH	$35,360	$17.00	40	0.1
Terre Haute, IN	$35,360	$17.00	50	0.8
Evansville, IN	$34,690	$16.68	30	0.2
Jackson, MS	$34,320	$16.50	60	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$29,840	$14.35	Not published	Not published
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	Not published	Not published	40	0.1

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.