SOC 49-9098 · Jackson, MS metro

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Jackson, MS

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Jackson, Mississippi is $36,910 a year ($17.74 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,850: half of the 280 people in this job in the Jackson, MS 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).

$36,910average per year

$17.74 / hourMedian $36,850Take-home ≈ $31,093

  • $27K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

280people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 3Mississippi metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,510 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Jackson earn between $33,830 and $42,290.

  • $27K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,910$3,076$17.75
Median$36,850$3,071$17.72
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,830$2,819$16.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$42,290$3,524$20.33

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

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

On the average salary of $36,910, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $31,093 a year, or $2,591 a month and $1,196 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Jackson area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.0), so the average $36,910 buys what about $41,450 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($42,850). A typical home costs $215,136, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Jackson ranks 2nd of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job; Gulfport pays the most ($38,760).

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

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 Jackson: questions

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

$17.74 an hour on average, and $17.72 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,093 a year ($2,591 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,910.

Do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more in Jackson 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 Jackson, MS (27140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.68, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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