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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Des Moines, IA

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area earn a median of $50,780 a year, an average of $54,500. About 3,780 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$50,780
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$54,500
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$37,620
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$74,970
Top of the range
People employed
3,780
In Des Moines metro area
Rent share of median wage
24.9%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Des Moines

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,054
per month, in Des Moines, IA
Income needed for median rent
$42,200
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median maintenance and repair workers, general wage
$50,780
20.3% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
24.9%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$63,966
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Des Moines area. Read the Des Moines, IA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Rochester, NY
-1.6%
Median $49,990
Mean $53,850
Employed 5,870
Fayetteville, NC
-12.3%
Median $44,530
Mean $47,390
Employed 1,150
Cape Coral, FL
-8.9%
Median $46,270
Mean $48,170
Employed 3,520
Modesto, CA
+17.5%
Median $59,650
Mean $61,030
Employed 1,660
Huntsville, AL
-8.6%
Median $46,430
Mean $48,310
Employed 1,540
Worcester, MA
+8.6%
Median $55,160
Mean $56,570
Employed 2,760
Port St. Lucie, FL
-10.2%
Median $45,620
Mean $47,080
Employed 1,890
Tacoma, WA
+19.7%
Median $60,760
Mean $64,140
Employed 17,790

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Gross annual income $50,780 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.