SOC 49-9098 · Abilene, TX metro

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Abilene, TX

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Abilene, Texas is $33,160 a year ($15.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,780: half of the 110 people in this job in the Abilene, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,632).

$33,160average per year

$15.94 / hourMedian $33,780Take-home ≈ $28,824

  • $20K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

110people in this job
-20%vs U.S. metro average
#21 of 25Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Abilene

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $19,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,480 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Abilene earn between $27,280 and $40,160.

  • $20K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$33,160$2,763$15.94
Median$33,780$2,815$16.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,280$2,273$13.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$40,160$3,347$19.31

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

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

On the average salary of $33,160, a single filer in Abilene takes home about $28,824 a year, or $2,402 a month and $1,109 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 Abilene a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Abilene area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $33,160 buys what about $36,696 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Abilene ($44,340). A typical home costs $217,009, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Abilene ranks 21st of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($41,420).

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

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).

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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary in Abilene: questions

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

$15.94 an hour on average, and $16.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $19,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $28,824 a year ($2,402 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $33,160. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 20% 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 Abilene, TX (10180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.9%.
  • 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 2.31, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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