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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in New Orleans, LA

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area earn a median of $45,260 a year, an average of $48,250. About 4,940 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
$45,260
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$48,250
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$29,840
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$72,340
Top of the range
People employed
4,940
In New Orleans metro area
Rent share of median wage
32.1%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in New Orleans

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

Median gross rent
$1,211
per month, in New Orleans, LA
Income needed for median rent
$48,400
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median maintenance and repair workers, general wage
$45,260
6.5% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
32.1%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$55,339
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 New Orleans area. Read the New Orleans, LA 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

Cleveland, OH
+14.7%
Median $51,930
Mean $54,840
Employed 12,860
Aurora, CO
+15.9%
Median $52,450
Mean $57,310
Employed 11,510
Tampa, FL
+1.7%
Median $46,020
Mean $48,460
Employed 14,380
Arlington, TX
+8.0%
Median $48,860
Mean $52,350
Employed 39,740
Wichita, KS
+4.2%
Median $47,150
Mean $47,930
Employed 2,740
Urban Honolulu, HI
+22.1%
Median $55,280
Mean $57,150
Employed 5,120
Anaheim, CA
+24.9%
Median $56,520
Mean $58,390
Employed 47,890
Bakersfield, CA
+12.2%
Median $50,800
Mean $57,240
Employed 2,490

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

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Gross annual income $45,260 / year
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State income tax Louisiana (LA)
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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.