Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in New York
The median annual wage for maintenance and repair workers, general in New York is $57,790 ($27.79 per hour) — +16.5% vs. the national median of $49,590. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $57,790
- Mean annual wage
- $58,980
- Median hourly wage
- $27.79
- Employment in NY
- 119,650
119,650 employed · 12.4 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in New York
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,010 | $17.79 |
| 25th percentile | $45,590 | $21.92 |
| Median (50th) | $57,790 | $27.79 |
| 75th percentile | $69,650 | $33.48 |
| 90th percentile | $83,570 | $40.18 |
What this salary is worth in New York
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $53,548
- Median rent burden
- 33.7%
- Est. affordable home price
- $210,814
New York prices are 107.9 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in New York: $1,621/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,445/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in New York is $423,800 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in other states
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- Delaware
- District of Columbia
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- Indiana
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- Maryland
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- Rhode Island
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- Cashiers in New York
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- Cooks, Restaurant in New York
- Customer Service Representatives in New York
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New York
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in New York
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in New York
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in New York
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in New York
- General and Operations Managers in New York
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New York
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New York
- Human Resources Specialists in New York
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New York
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in New York
- Light Truck Drivers in New York
- Management Analysts in New York
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in New York
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New York
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in New York
- Nursing Assistants in New York
- Office Clerks, General in New York
- Project Management Specialists in New York
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in New York
- Registered Nurses in New York
- Retail Salespersons in New York
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in New York
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in New York
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New York
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York
- Security Guards in New York
- Software Developers in New York
- Stockers and Order Fillers in New York
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New York
- Waiters and Waitresses in New York
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.