SOC 49-9098 · Reno, NV metro

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Reno, NV

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Reno, Nevada is $40,840 a year ($19.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,610: half of the 200 people in this job in the Reno, NV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,632).

$40,840average per year

$19.64 / hourMedian $36,610Take-home ≈ $34,995

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Nevada metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Reno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,930 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Reno earn between $36,000 and $47,530.

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,840$3,403$19.63
Median$36,610$3,051$17.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,000$3,000$17.31
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,530$3,961$22.85

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

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

On the average salary of $40,840, a single filer in Reno takes home about $34,995 a year, or $2,916 a month and $1,346 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 Reno a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Reno area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $40,840 buys what about $40,430 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Reno ($49,660). A typical home costs $570,546, or 14.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Reno ranks 1st of 2 Nevada metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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 Reno: questions

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

$19.64 an hour on average, and $17.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,995 a year ($2,916 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,840. Nevada has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Reno, NV (39900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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