SOC 49-9098 · Ocala, FL metro

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Ocala, FL

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Ocala, Florida is $37,030 a year ($17.80 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,650: half of the 70 people in this job in the Ocala, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,632).

$37,030average per year

$17.80 / hourMedian $35,650Take-home ≈ $31,934

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $41K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#19 of 19Florida metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Ocala

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,020 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Ocala earn between $32,400 and $40,660.

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $41K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,030$3,086$17.80
Median$35,650$2,971$17.14
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,400$2,700$15.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$40,660$3,388$19.55

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

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

On the average salary of $37,030, a single filer in Ocala takes home about $31,934 a year, or $2,661 a month and $1,228 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Ocala area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $37,030 buys what about $38,883 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Ocala ($43,990). A typical home costs $273,318, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Ocala ranks 19th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Fort Myers pays the most ($41,920).

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

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 Ocala: questions

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

$17.80 an hour on average, and $17.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,934 a year ($2,661 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,030. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,632).

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 Ocala, FL (36100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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