SOC 49-9043 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

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

U.S. median annual wage$60,850

U.S. median hourly wage$29.25

U.S. employment60,020

Nationally, maintenance workers, machinery earned a median of $60,850 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 60,020 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”.

Filter state

Maintenance Workers, Machinery: pay and employment by state
State
Wyoming	$84,620	$40.68	280	1.0
New Hampshire	$77,070	$37.05	130	0.2
Kentucky	$76,710	$36.88	2,920	1.5
Nevada	$75,500	$36.30	750	0.5
Rhode Island	$72,040	$34.64	110	0.2
California	$67,840	$32.61	4,130	0.2
New York	$67,610	$32.51	2,760	0.3
Virginia	$65,500	$31.49	1,420	0.3
South Carolina	$64,910	$31.21	960	0.4
Tennessee	$64,790	$31.15	800	0.2
Iowa	$64,760	$31.14	900	0.6
Wisconsin	$64,310	$30.92	420	0.1
Colorado	$64,010	$30.77	740	0.3
Missouri	$63,720	$30.63	2,180	0.7
Connecticut	$63,250	$30.41	410	0.2
Minnesota	$63,020	$30.30	730	0.2
Washington	$62,970	$30.27	700	0.2
Louisiana	$62,640	$30.12	1,410	0.7
District of Columbia	$62,520	$30.06	80	0.1
Alaska	$61,290	$29.47	40	0.1
Nebraska	$61,190	$29.42	650	0.6
Pennsylvania	$61,080	$29.36	1,260	0.2
Utah	$60,850	$29.25	1,180	0.7
North Carolina	$60,580	$29.13	4,750	1.0
Alabama	$60,560	$29.12	420	0.2
Kansas	$60,160	$28.92	1,040	0.7
West Virginia	$60,020	$28.86	790	1.1
Michigan	$59,590	$28.65	1,640	0.4
Maryland	$59,570	$28.64	1,870	0.7
Illinois	$59,300	$28.51	560	0.1
Ohio	$59,280	$28.50	2,330	0.4
Texas	$59,280	$28.50	8,800	0.6
Oklahoma	$58,970	$28.35	1,530	0.9
New Jersey	$57,920	$27.85	310	0.1
Georgia	$57,730	$27.76	2,900	0.6
Oregon	$57,440	$27.62	430	0.2
Idaho	$56,250	$27.05	170	0.2
Arizona	$56,130	$26.98	440	0.1
Massachusetts	$55,000	$26.44	320	0.1
Mississippi	$54,380	$26.15	450	0.4
Arkansas	$53,250	$25.60	770	0.6
Maine	$52,300	$25.15	490	0.8
Florida	$51,900	$24.95	2,830	0.3
Indiana	$48,760	$23.44	1,780	0.6
South Dakota	$45,240	$21.75	50	0.1
Puerto Rico	$37,870	$18.21	360	0.4
New Mexico	$36,240	$17.42	Not published	Not published

Pay by metro area

All 199 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.

Filter metro area

Maintenance Workers, Machinery: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$157,260	$75.61	970	1.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$91,440	$43.96	320	2.0
Clarksville, TN-KY	$84,500	$40.63	70	0.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$83,890	$40.33	80	0.4
Vallejo, CA	$83,540	$40.16	70	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$83,170	$39.98	360	0.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$81,070	$38.98	60	0.4
Longview-Kelso, WA	$79,890	$38.41	30	0.8
Syracuse, NY	$79,720	$38.33	320	1.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$79,410	$38.18	940	0.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$79,090	$38.03	270	0.1
Charlottesville, VA	$77,060	$37.05	40	0.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$76,530	$36.79	120	2.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$75,780	$36.44	80	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$75,190	$36.15	140	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$74,940	$36.03	330	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$74,610	$35.87	220	0.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$73,080	$35.13	220	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$72,750	$34.98	1,310	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$72,400	$34.81	130	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$71,840	$34.54	840	0.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$71,530	$34.39	160	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$69,940	$33.63	250	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$68,990	$33.17	1,170	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$67,490	$32.45	170	0.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$67,130	$32.27	50	0.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$67,040	$32.23	390	0.5
College Station-Bryan, TX	$66,910	$32.17	90	0.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$66,880	$32.15	140	0.2
Madison, WI	$66,470	$31.96	50	0.1
Morristown, TN	$66,470	$31.96	40	0.8
Reno, NV	$66,320	$31.89	120	0.4
Monroe, LA	$66,200	$31.83	60	0.7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$66,050	$31.75	90	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$66,000	$31.73	70	0.1
New Haven, CT	$65,840	$31.65	70	0.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$65,760	$31.62	50	0.6
Spartanburg, SC	$65,740	$31.61	80	0.5
Evansville, IN	$65,730	$31.60	80	0.6
Elizabethtown, KY	$65,660	$31.57	70	1.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$65,530	$31.50	50	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$65,500	$31.49	540	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$65,230	$31.36	210	0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,940	$31.22	380	0.2
Columbia, SC	$64,910	$31.21	190	0.5
St. Cloud, MN	$64,710	$31.11	60	0.6
Columbia, MO	$64,670	$31.09	100	0.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$64,650	$31.08	180	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$64,470	$31.00	220	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$64,450	$30.98	200	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$64,410	$30.97	120	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$64,390	$30.96	220	0.2
Winchester, VA-WV	$64,300	$30.91	90	1.3
Birmingham, AL	$64,180	$30.86	80	0.2
Pueblo, CO	$64,010	$30.77	40	0.7
Lawrence, KS	$63,980	$30.76	60	1.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,770	$30.66	380	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,700	$30.62	510	0.5
Enid, OK	$63,570	$30.56	40	1.9
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$63,500	$30.53	390	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$63,500	$30.53	40	0.2
Rochester, NY	$63,500	$30.53	280	0.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$63,190	$30.38	610	0.3
Redding, CA	$63,160	$30.36	30	0.5
Glens Falls, NY	$63,000	$30.29	30	0.7
Jackson, TN	$62,890	$30.23	50	0.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$62,880	$30.23	40	0.2
Bangor, ME	$62,800	$30.19	50	0.7
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,710	$30.15	260	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$62,690	$30.14	110	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$62,560	$30.08	440	1.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$62,560	$30.08	30	0.3
Lake Charles, LA	$62,480	$30.04	110	1.1
Topeka, KS	$62,470	$30.03	200	1.7
Knoxville, TN	$62,460	$30.03	130	0.3
Springfield, MO	$62,410	$30.01	190	0.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$62,140	$29.87	90	0.2
Columbus, OH	$62,140	$29.87	400	0.4
Ogden, UT	$62,100	$29.86	240	0.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,010	$29.81	480	0.4
St. George, UT	$62,010	$29.81	50	0.5
Modesto, CA	$61,870	$29.75	100	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$61,820	$29.72	480	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$61,790	$29.71	60	0.6
Asheville, NC	$61,740	$29.69	240	1.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$61,720	$29.67	330	0.8
Lawton, OK	$61,700	$29.67	Not published	Not published
Columbus, IN	$61,530	$29.58	40	0.9
Joplin, MO-KS	$61,320	$29.48	100	1.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,140	$29.39	150	0.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$60,970	$29.31	160	1.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$60,960	$29.31	710	0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$60,940	$29.30	440	2.8
Charleston, WV	$60,920	$29.29	160	1.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$60,920	$29.29	210	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$60,920	$29.29	60	0.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$60,850	$29.26	40	0.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,850	$29.25	590	0.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$60,770	$29.21	2,460	0.6
Rocky Mount, NC	$60,670	$29.17	90	1.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$60,580	$29.13	910	0.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$60,560	$29.12	90	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$60,380	$29.03	290	1.1
Cleveland, OH	$60,370	$29.02	370	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$60,370	$29.03	30	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$60,280	$28.98	40	0.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	$60,260	$28.97	120	0.8
Colorado Springs, CO	$60,150	$28.92	50	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$60,000	$28.85	90	0.2
Morgantown, WV	$59,910	$28.80	100	1.5
Salinas, CA	$59,810	$28.76	40	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$59,730	$28.72	450	1.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$59,620	$28.66	360	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$59,570	$28.64	1,040	0.8
Amarillo, TX	$59,410	$28.56	100	0.8
Jacksonville, FL	$59,320	$28.52	520	0.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$59,270	$28.49	230	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$59,130	$28.43	70	0.2
Bowling Green, KY	$59,100	$28.41	60	0.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$59,100	$28.41	170	0.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$58,740	$28.24	140	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$58,660	$28.20	70	0.2
Goldsboro, NC	$58,650	$28.20	40	1.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$58,650	$28.20	760	0.7
Wheeling, WV-OH	$58,650	$28.20	40	0.8
Hammond, LA	$58,620	$28.18	50	1.0
Waco, TX	$58,400	$28.08	170	1.3
Montgomery, AL	$58,390	$28.07	110	0.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$58,310	$28.04	1,950	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$58,280	$28.02	540	1.2
Salisbury, MD	$58,210	$27.99	40	0.8
Fayetteville, NC	$58,200	$27.98	160	1.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$57,580	$27.68	30	0.4
Reading, PA	$57,580	$27.68	70	0.4
Savannah, GA	$57,520	$27.65	80	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	$57,310	$27.55	50	0.3
Longview, TX	$57,000	$27.40	100	0.8
Lincoln, NE	$56,850	$27.33	120	0.7
Tyler, TX	$56,540	$27.18	40	0.4
Florence, SC	$56,530	$27.18	50	0.5
Fresno, CA	$56,520	$27.18	220	0.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$56,490	$27.16	60	0.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$56,370	$27.10	140	0.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$56,360	$27.10	100	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$56,340	$27.09	1,530	0.5
Wichita, KS	$56,310	$27.07	180	0.6
Richmond, VA	$56,150	$27.00	210	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$56,130	$26.98	330	0.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$56,100	$26.97	30	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$56,050	$26.95	90	0.7
Visalia, CA	$55,750	$26.80	50	0.3
Toledo, OH	$55,640	$26.75	130	0.4
Lancaster, PA	$55,380	$26.62	40	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$55,010	$26.45	250	0.1
Wichita Falls, TX	$54,960	$26.42	40	0.7
Salem, OR	$54,730	$26.31	30	0.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$54,710	$26.30	130	1.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$54,440	$26.17	220	0.3
Jackson, MS	$54,110	$26.02	50	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$53,710	$25.82	40	0.1
Boise City, ID	$53,700	$25.82	60	0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$53,680	$25.81	40	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$52,160	$25.08	40	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$52,100	$25.05	250	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$51,880	$24.94	40	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$51,370	$24.70	30	0.1
Odessa, TX	$51,110	$24.57	90	1.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$50,820	$24.43	50	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$50,510	$24.29	100	0.6
Springfield, OH	$50,500	$24.28	40	0.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$50,480	$24.27	370	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$49,990	$24.03	40	0.1
El Paso, TX	$49,640	$23.87	150	0.4
Ocala, FL	$49,570	$23.83	30	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$49,240	$23.67	40	0.3
Flint, MI	$48,820	$23.47	30	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$48,770	$23.45	30	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$48,760	$23.44	870	0.2
Akron, OH	$48,640	$23.38	110	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,270	$23.21	1,260	0.9
Burlington, NC	$47,970	$23.06	100	1.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,870	$23.02	200	0.7
Dalton, GA	$47,200	$22.69	50	0.8
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$47,150	$22.67	40	0.5
Rome, GA	$46,630	$22.42	30	0.7
Lafayette, LA	$46,590	$22.40	70	0.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$46,430	$22.32	100	0.6
Abilene, TX	$46,060	$22.14	50	0.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$45,450	$21.85	210	0.8
Lexington Park, MD	$45,190	$21.73	40	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$45,020	$21.65	70	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,010	$21.64	70	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$44,620	$21.45	70	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$44,410	$21.35	210	0.6
Midland, TX	$43,750	$21.03	180	1.5
Erie, PA	$43,510	$20.92	40	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$40,460	$19.45	290	0.4
Ponce, PR	$31,200	$15.00	30	0.5
Gainesville, GA	Not published	Not published	190	1.8

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.