SOC 49-9098 · Redding, CA metro

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Redding, CA

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Redding, California is $43,610 a year ($20.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,270: half of the 60 people in this job in the Redding, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($41,490).

$43,610average per year

$20.96 / hourMedian $39,270Take-home ≈ $36,341

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#19 of 22California metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Redding

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,940 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Redding earn between $38,760 and $46,140.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,610$3,634$20.97
Median$39,270$3,272$18.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,760$3,230$18.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,140$3,845$22.18

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay in Redding vs. California and the U.S.

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Redding earn 6% less than the California average ($46,360) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($41,490). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $39,630.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Redding$43,610$39,270$34,770$60,94060
California$46,360$44,670$35,900$59,7709,050
United States$41,490$39,630$29,310$55,89095,580

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary after taxes in Redding

On the average salary of $43,610, a single filer in Redding takes home about $36,341 a year, or $3,028 a month and $1,398 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Redding a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Redding area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.7), so the average $43,610 buys what about $43,314 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Redding ($48,920). A typical home costs $375,604, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary in other California cities

Redding ranks 19th of 22 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($54,440).

All Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

Wheeling, WV pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,330).

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary by city

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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary in Redding: questions

How much do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers make an hour in Redding?

$20.96 an hour on average, and $18.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers salary in Redding?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers take-home pay in Redding?

About $36,341 a year ($3,028 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,610. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more in Redding than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($41,490).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9098; area Redding, CA (39820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.38, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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