What are the main factors that influence a Maintenance/Handyman's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Maintenance/Handyman?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Maintenance/Handyman roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Maintenance/Handyman's salary?

A Maintenance/Handyman's salary grows with experience: a Maintenance/Handyman (0-1 years)earns $44,526, a Facility Maintenance Technician II (1-3 years)earns $51,601, a Facility Maintenance Technician III (3-5 years)earns $57,136, a Facility Maintenance Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $62,892,

What are the highest paying states for a Maintenance/Handyman?

Maintenance/Handyman salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Maintenance/Handyman roles are District of Columbia $49,679, California $49,491, Massachusetts $48,831. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Maintenance/Handyman's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Maintenance/Handyman roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Maintenance/Handyman Salary in the United States

How much does a Maintenance/Handyman make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Maintenance/Handyman in the United States is $44,869 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Maintenance/Handyman's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,774
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,767 to $49,530
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,121

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Maintenance/Handyman Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,530	$4,128	$953	$24
Average	$44,869	$3,739	$863	$22
25th Percentile	$39,767	$3,314	$765	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Maintenance/Handyman Salaries

A Maintenance/Handyman's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Maintenance/Handyman Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Maintenance/Handymans. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,679.
California: $49,491.
Massachusetts: $48,831.

District of Columbia $49,679 California $49,491 Massachusetts $48,831 Washington $48,652 New Jersey $48,634 Alaska $48,571 Connecticut $47,952 New York $47,700

Hawaii $46,897 Rhode Island $46,520 Maryland $46,265 Minnesota $45,915 Colorado $45,780 Illinois $45,735 Oregon $45,565 Delaware $45,439

New Hampshire $45,360 Virginia $45,183 Pennsylvania $44,667 Nevada $44,407 North Dakota $44,322 Michigan $44,187 Wisconsin $44,138 Vermont $44,039

Texas $43,765 Maine $43,747 Arizona $43,721 Ohio $43,689 Georgia $43,276 Indiana $43,070 Wyoming $43,030 Utah $42,967

Iowa $42,940 Kansas $42,724 Louisiana $42,662 North Carolina $42,639 Missouri $42,630 Florida $42,455 Montana $42,361 Nebraska $42,271

Kentucky $42,222 South Carolina $42,042 Tennessee $41,930 Idaho $41,885 New Mexico $41,558 Oklahoma $41,486 Alabama $41,221 South Dakota $40,777

Arkansas $40,535 West Virginia $40,405 Mississippi $40,014

Top Paying Cities for Maintenance/Handymans

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $56,594
San Francisco: $55,974
Oakland: $54,794

San Jose, CA $56,594

San Francisco, CA $55,974

Oakland, CA $54,794

New York, NY $51,662

Paramus, NJ $51,034

Queens Village, NY $51,032

Passaic, NJ $50,989

Bergenfield, NJ $50,985

Stamford, CT $50,886

Huntington, NY $50,868

Newark, NJ $50,536

Bridgeport, CT $50,442

Vallejo, CA $50,352

New Brunswick, NJ $50,334

Petaluma, CA $50,307

Middlesex, NJ $50,222

Somerset, NJ $50,191

Santa Cruz, CA $50,132

Boston, MA $49,859

Monterey, CA $49,701

Seattle, WA $49,598

Santa Rosa, CA $49,589

Los Angeles, CA $49,576

Juneau, AK $49,459

Washington, DC $49,410

Orange, CA $49,250

Santa Ana, CA $49,132

Long Beach, CA $49,087

Anaheim, CA $49,078

Anchorage, AK $49,055

Santa Maria, CA $48,921

Everett, WA $48,912

Danbury, CT $48,754

Bremerton, WA $48,692

Tacoma, WA $48,531

New Suffolk, NY $48,530

Sacramento, CA $48,517

Santa Barbara, CA $48,468

Trenton, NJ $48,418

San Diego, CA $48,418

Brockton, MA $48,369

Fairbanks, AK $48,259

Lompoc, CA $48,145

Lowell, MA $48,108

Ventura, CA $48,100

Nashua, NH $48,091

Stockton, CA $48,086

Modesto, CA $47,759

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,660

Olympia, WA $47,575

Kennewick, WA $47,575

New Haven, CT $47,557

Lawrence, MA $47,395

Hartford, CT $47,350

Riverside, CA $47,341

New Bedford, MA $47,297

Richland, WA $47,297

Bakersfield, CA $47,234

San Bernardino, CA $47,216

New Britain, CT $47,211

Atlantic City, NJ $47,211

New London, CT $47,193

Norwich, CT $47,180

Portsmouth, NH $47,171

Boulder, CO $47,076

Portland, OR $47,014

Worcester, MA $47,009

Minneapolis, MN $46,870

Philadelphia, PA $46,808

Honolulu, HI $46,659

Saint Paul, MN $46,638

Vineland, NJ $46,628

Providence, RI $46,498

Chicago, IL $46,368

Bellingham, WA $46,314

Springfield, MA $46,278

Baltimore, MD $46,265

Chico, CA $46,152

Pittsfield, MA $46,031

Manchester, NH $45,946

Spokane, WA $45,749

Denver, CO $45,744

Albany, NY $45,533

Troy, NY $45,515

Nassau, NY $45,467

Schenectady, NY $45,421

Wilmington, DE $45,385

Burlington, VT $45,322

Salem, OR $45,304

Portland, ME $45,165

Yakima, WA $45,120

Rochester, MN $44,981

Reno, NV $44,959

Fresno, CA $44,959

Milwaukee, WI $44,919

Detroit, MI $44,874

Ann Arbor, MI $44,866

Allentown, PA $44,860

Colorado Springs, CO $44,784

Syracuse, NY $44,762

Carson City, NV $44,762

Houston, TX $44,699

Eugene, OR $44,676

Gary, IN $44,622

Springfield, OR $44,587

Bismarck, ND $44,578

Galveston, TX $44,546

Medford, OR $44,479

Fort Collins, CO $44,461

Concord, NH $44,438

Austin, TX $44,425

Mesa, AZ $44,331

Reading, PA $44,326

Phoenix, AZ $44,322

Dallas, TX $44,308

Saint Cloud, MN $44,265

Madison, WI $44,205

Utica, NY $44,084

Rochester, NY $44,012

Des Moines, IA $44,008

Raleigh, NC $44,003

Atlanta, GA $43,936

Battle Creek, MI $43,922

Salt Lake City, UT $43,909

Lancaster, PA $43,842

Harrisburg, PA $43,779

Kansas City, MO $43,734

Champaign, IL $43,725

Kansas City, KS $43,725

Fort Worth, TX $43,721

Columbus, OH $43,713

Boca Raton, FL $43,703

Pittsburgh, PA $43,685

Richmond, VA $43,667

Indianapolis, IN $43,658

Cleveland, OH $43,653

Las Vegas, NV $43,599

Cincinnati, OH $43,599

Petersburg, VA $43,532

Huntsville, AL $43,465

Lansing, MI $43,435

Lebanon, PA $43,429

Pueblo, CO $43,424

Appleton, WI $43,411

Buffalo, NY $43,393

Dayton, OH $43,380

Racine, WI $43,371

Charlotte, NC $43,366

Saint Louis, MO $43,353

York, PA $43,326

Elkhart, IN $43,326

Gastonia, NC $43,317

Billings, MT $43,306

Beaumont, TX $43,294

Lorain, OH $43,285

Benton Harbor, MI $43,276

Toledo, OH $43,267

Binghamton, NY $43,245

Rock Hill, SC $43,240

Rockford, IL $43,218

Springfield, IL $43,200

Elyria, OH $43,196

Fargo, ND $43,196

Flagstaff, AZ $43,164

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,137

Duluth, MN $43,110

Miami, FL $43,110

Cheyenne, WY $43,079

Grand Forks, ND $43,079

Bangor, ME $42,980

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,931

Durham, NC $42,912

Louisville, KY $42,908

Grand Rapids, MI $42,899

Hialeah, FL $42,895

Casper, WY $42,832

Scranton, PA $42,778

New Orleans, LA $42,765

Virginia Beach, VA $42,760

Akron, OH $42,738

Peoria, IL $42,680

Sarasota, FL $42,671

Nashville, TN $42,639

Omaha, NE $42,639

Green Bay, WI $42,639

Baton Rouge, LA $42,617

Charleston, SC $42,608

Jamestown, NY $42,585

Davenport, IA $42,585

Tucson, AZ $42,563

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,536

Tampa, FL $42,527

Evansville, IN $42,500

Port Arthur, TX $42,500

Bradenton, FL $42,482

Santa Fe, NM $42,401

Orlando, FL $42,321

Clearwater, FL $42,307

Canton, OH $42,213

La Crosse, WI $42,213

Albuquerque, NM $42,186

Newport News, VA $42,182

High Point, NC $42,168

Ogden, UT $42,150

Corpus Christi, TX $42,114

Norfolk, VA $42,087

Laramie, WY $42,087

Rock Island, IL $42,060

Saginaw, MI $42,051

Jacksonville, FL $42,047

Salisbury, NC $42,038

Boise, ID $42,029

Moline, IL $42,007

Fort Myers, FL $41,993

Memphis, TN $41,984

Tulsa, OK $41,962

Waterloo, IA $41,935

Spartanburg, SC $41,890

Lincoln, NE $41,867

Fort Wayne, IN $41,858

Provo, UT $41,854

Cedar Falls, IA $41,800

San Antonio, TX $41,782

Greensboro, NC $41,764

South Bend, IN $41,760

Savannah, GA $41,710

Muskegon, MI $41,692

Birmingham, AL $41,688

Winston Salem, NC $41,666

Lake Charles, LA $41,558

Anderson, IN $41,549

Lexington, KY $41,535

Augusta, GA $41,522

Greenville, SC $41,522

Lima, OH $41,486

Wichita, KS $41,482

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,482

Columbia, SC $41,441

Springfield, OH $41,432

Asheville, NC $41,360

Bloomington, IN $41,329

Knoxville, TN $41,167

Shreveport, LA $41,163

Wilmington, NC $41,105

Roanoke, VA $41,105

Topeka, KS $41,024

Frankfort, KY $41,019

Oklahoma City, OK $40,988

Chillicothe, OH $40,970

Longview, TX $40,966

Melbourne, FL $40,961

Sioux Falls, SD $40,889

Mobile, AL $40,885

Terre Haute, IN $40,867

Altoona, PA $40,840

Amarillo, TX $40,809

Killeen, TX $40,795

Fayetteville, AR $40,759

Chattanooga, TN $40,746

Sioux City, IA $40,705

Idaho Falls, ID $40,696

Lynchburg, VA $40,660

Gainesville, FL $40,602

Portsmouth, OH $40,580

Little Rock, AR $40,571

Lafayette, LA $40,553

Youngstown, OH $40,553

Daytona Beach, FL $40,526

Clarksville, TN $40,521

Pensacola, FL $40,517

Temple, TX $40,514

Hopkinsville, KY $40,382

Erie, PA $40,373

Florence, SC $40,355

Charleston, WV $40,284

Great Falls, MT $40,261

Macon, GA $40,198

Tallahassee, FL $40,194

Fayetteville, NC $40,185

Waco, TX $40,176

Helena, MT $40,144

Pine Bluff, AR $40,127

Vincennes, IN $40,073

Lubbock, TX $40,055

Alamogordo, NM $40,028

Twin Falls, ID $39,987

Rapid City, SD $39,974

Jackson, MS $39,893

Huntington, WV $39,890

Greenville, MS $39,889

Parkersburg, WV $39,843

Montgomery, AL $39,835

Wichita Falls, TX $39,790

Springfield, MO $39,790

Biloxi, MS $39,768

Monroe, LA $39,723

Johnstown, PA $39,691

Sumter, SC $39,673

Columbus, GA $39,669

Pascagoula, MS $39,584

Abilene, TX $39,584

Kingsport, TN $39,467

Albany, GA $39,467

Gulfport, MS $39,453

Alexandria, LA $39,305

Fort Smith, AR $39,193

El Paso, TX $39,072

Las Cruces, NM $38,870

Harlingen, TX $38,756

Pocatello, ID $38,749

Florence, AL $38,691

Brownsville, TX $38,682

Mcallen, TX $38,588

Dothan, AL $38,525

Columbus, MS $38,258

Altus, OK $38,049

Lawton, OK $37,964

Pierre, SD $37,802

What Skills Can Increase a Maintenance/Handyman's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 5.17% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 6.57% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Installation (Mentioned in 2.3% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	5.17%
Preventative Maintenance	6.57%
Installation	2.3%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Maintenance/Handyman's salary.

Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coordination	$48,907	9%
Confidentiality	$47,561	6%
Team Management	$47,561	6%
Scheduling	$47,561	6%
Initiative	$46,664	4%
Verbal Communication	$46,664	4%

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Maintenance/Handyman Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Maintenance/Handyman roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 57% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Maintenance/Handyman positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Maintenance/Handyman as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Maintenance/Handyman

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$58,330	$28.0	30%
Financial Services	$56,086	$27.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$53,843	$26.0	20%
Biotechnology	$51,600	$25.0	15%
Internet	$51,600	$25.0	15%

Maintenance/Handyman Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Maintenance/Handyman's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$39,767

Average $44,869/year

$49,530

$3,314

Average $3,739/month

$4,128

$765

Average $863/week

$953

$19

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,530	$4,128	$953	$24
Average	$44,869	$3,739	$863	$22
25th Percentile	$39,767	$3,314	$765	$19

Salary Trends for Maintenance/Handyman

Salaries for a Maintenance/Handyman can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,844 in 2023 to around $42,900 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Maintenance/Handyman salary trends, .

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2024

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