The highest-paying states for maintenance and repair workers, general (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of maintenance and repair workers, general in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $51,690, Hawaii is the highest paying state for maintenance and repair workers, general. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $49,880). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of maintenance and repair workers, general in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $51,690 |
$31,840 | 6,810 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $49,880 |
$34,250 | 28,880 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $49,500 |
$36,760 | 4,580 |
| 4 | Washington | $49,250 |
$35,920 | 31,520 |
| 5 | Alaska | $49,040 |
$34,250 | 3,970 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $48,950 |
$33,440 | 26,760 |
| 7 | New York | $48,930 |
$31,930 | 138,080 |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $48,740 |
$33,790 | 5,190 |
| 9 | Illinois | $48,570 |
$30,210 | 67,540 |
| 10 | California | $48,170 |
$34,580 | 137,340 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $47,780 |
$31,100 | 34,240 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $47,690 |
$32,840 | 12,190 |
| 13 | Colorado | $47,320 |
$32,270 | 23,860 |
| 14 | Maryland | $47,150 |
$31,540 | 19,890 |
| 15 | Oregon | $46,470 |
$31,600 | 16,370 |
| 16 | Ohio | $46,170 |
$29,120 | 66,320 |
| 17 | Virginia | $46,050 |
$28,750 | 32,930 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $45,930 |
$29,420 | 57,890 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $45,900 |
$29,930 | 29,560 |
| 20 | Indiana | $45,790 |
$29,620 | 35,600 |
| 21 | Iowa | $45,660 |
$29,480 | 14,090 |
| 22 | Nevada | $45,330 |
$29,960 | 15,730 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $45,300 |
$29,840 | 3,760 |
| 24 | Vermont | $45,230 |
$32,820 | 2,310 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $44,950 |
$27,900 | 5,520 |
| 26 | Delaware | $44,810 |
$30,290 | 3,570 |
| 27 | Utah | $44,740 |
$28,930 | 12,960 |
| 28 | Missouri | $44,490 |
$27,930 | 33,730 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $43,840 |
$29,570 | 9,700 |
| 30 | Maine | $43,470 |
$31,030 | 5,600 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $42,960 |
$25,650 | 18,030 |
| 32 | Wyoming | $42,050 |
$28,860 | 3,820 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $40,900 |
$28,630 | 45,770 |
| 34 | Idaho | $40,730 |
$27,740 | 7,890 |
| 35 | Michigan | $40,300 |
$28,360 | 39,570 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $40,040 |
$32,170 | 3,400 |
| 37 | Georgia | $39,970 |
$26,540 | 46,160 |
| 38 | Arizona | $39,960 |
$29,810 | 34,870 |
| 39 | Kansas | $39,870 |
$27,790 | 12,620 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $39,850 |
$27,840 | 34,680 |
| 41 | Montana | $39,640 |
$28,210 | 5,180 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $39,460 |
$26,050 | 27,180 |
| 43 | Virgin Islands | $38,380 |
$27,640 | 740 |
| 44 | Florida | $38,110 |
$28,340 | 98,760 |
| 45 | Texas | $37,700 |
$24,950 | 125,060 |
| 46 | Alabama | $37,440 |
$23,120 | 15,900 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $37,130 |
$22,950 | 20,700 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $37,060 |
$26,530 | 8,890 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $36,280 |
$24,760 | 12,340 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $36,270 |
$23,040 | 12,840 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $36,020 |
$22,710 | 17,480 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $35,490 |
$22,620 | 8,380 |
| 53 | Guam | $27,550 |
$21,510 | 770 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,000 |
$17,680 | 10,190 |