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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in San Bernardino, CA

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $53,560 a year, an average of $57,510. About 13,720 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
$53,560
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$57,510
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$37,840
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$80,870
Top of the range
People employed
13,720
In San Bernardino metro area
Rent share of median wage
32.1%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in San Bernardino

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

Median gross rent
$1,433
per month, in San Bernardino, CA
Income needed for median rent
$57,300
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median maintenance and repair workers, general wage
$53,560
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
$63,988
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 San Bernardino area. Read the San Bernardino, 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

Tacoma, WA
+13.4%
Median $60,760
Mean $64,140
Employed 17,790
Port St. Lucie, FL
-14.8%
Median $45,620
Mean $47,080
Employed 1,890
Baton Rouge, LA
-13.8%
Median $46,150
Mean $49,960
Employed 3,910
Huntsville, AL
-13.3%
Median $46,430
Mean $48,310
Employed 1,540
Modesto, CA
+11.4%
Median $59,650
Mean $61,030
Employed 1,660
Richmond, VA
-9.0%
Median $48,730
Mean $52,520
Employed 5,520
Fremont, CA
+18.8%
Median $63,630
Mean $69,420
Employed 18,550
Spokane, WA
-2.4%
Median $52,280
Mean $56,900
Employed 2,430

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

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Gross annual income $53,560 / year
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State income tax California (CA)
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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.