SOC 49-9098 · Port St. Lucie, FL metro

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Port St. Lucie, FL

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Port St. Lucie, Florida is $40,350 a year ($19.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,750: half of the 90 people in this job in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($41,490).

$40,350average per year

$19.40 / hourMedian $37,750Take-home ≈ $34,601

  • $32K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $54K90th

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

90people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#8 of 19Florida metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Port St. Lucie

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $53,900 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Port St. Lucie earn between $33,910 and $45,230.

  • $32K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $54K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,350$3,362$19.40
Median$37,750$3,146$18.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,910$2,826$16.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,230$3,769$21.75

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

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay in Port St. Lucie vs. Florida and the U.S.

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Port St. Lucie earn about the same as the Florida average ($40,200) and about the same as the U.S. average ($41,490). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $39,630.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Port St. Lucie$40,350$37,750$31,880$53,90090
Florida$40,200$38,710$31,660$49,1305,520
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 Port St. Lucie

On the average salary of $40,350, a single filer in Port St. Lucie takes home about $34,601 a year, or $2,883 a month and $1,331 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 Port St. Lucie a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Port St. Lucie area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.2), so the average $40,350 buys what about $40,258 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Port St. Lucie ($46,490). A typical home costs $383,275, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Port St. Lucie ranks 8th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Fort Myers pays the most ($41,920).

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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 Port St. Lucie: questions

How much do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers make an hour in Port St. Lucie?

$19.40 an hour on average, and $18.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers salary in Port St. Lucie?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers take-home pay in Port St. Lucie?

About $34,601 a year ($2,883 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,350. Florida has no state income tax.

Do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more in Port St. Lucie than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Port St. Lucie, FL (38940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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