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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Fresno, CA

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in the Fresno, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $51,450 a year, an average of $54,790. About 3,590 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
$51,450
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$54,790
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$35,880
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$77,320
Top of the range
People employed
3,590
In Fresno metro area
Rent share of median wage
30.9%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Fresno

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

Median gross rent
$1,324
per month, in Fresno, CA
Income needed for median rent
$53,000
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median maintenance and repair workers, general wage
$51,450
2.9% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
30.9%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$66,804
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 Fresno area. Read the Fresno, CA 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

Tucson, AZ
-11.4%
Median $45,600
Mean $48,340
Employed 5,210
Sacramento, CA
+10.0%
Median $56,570
Mean $57,580
Employed 7,980
Albuquerque, NM
-8.8%
Median $46,900
Mean $51,320
Employed 3,860
Milwaukee, WI
+9.5%
Median $56,320
Mean $55,690
Employed 8,270
Baltimore, MD
+1.3%
Median $52,100
Mean $54,550
Employed 11,250
Kansas City, MO
-5.0%
Median $48,860
Mean $53,330
Employed 10,360
Mesa, AZ
-4.9%
Median $48,930
Mean $53,960
Employed 26,350
Atlanta, GA
-3.5%
Median $49,630
Mean $53,280
Employed 25,190

See maintenance and repair workers, general pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $51,450 / 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.