SOC 49-9098 · Burlington, NC metro

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Burlington, NC

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Burlington, North Carolina is $40,260 a year ($19.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,760: half of the 130 people in this job in the Burlington, NC 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).

$40,260average per year

$19.36 / hourMedian $38,760Take-home ≈ $33,431

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $48K90th

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

130people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#5 of 13North Carolina metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Burlington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,300 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Burlington earn between $36,360 and $45,500.

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,260$3,355$19.36
Median$38,760$3,230$18.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,360$3,030$17.48
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,500$3,792$21.88

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

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay in Burlington vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Burlington earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($39,500) and about the same as the U.S. average ($41,490). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $39,630.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Burlington$40,260$38,760$29,560$48,300130
North Carolina$39,500$38,700$29,320$48,9604,400
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 Burlington

On the average salary of $40,260, a single filer in Burlington takes home about $33,431 a year, or $2,786 a month and $1,286 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Burlington area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.2), so the average $40,260 buys what about $43,199 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Burlington ($44,010). A typical home costs $298,353, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Burlington ranks 5th of 13 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Charlotte pays the most ($42,150).

All Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salaries in North Carolina

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 Burlington: questions

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

$19.36 an hour on average, and $18.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,431 a year ($2,786 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,260.

Do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more in Burlington 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 Burlington, NC (15500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.09, this job is 3.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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