SOC 49-9098 · Amarillo, TX metro

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

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Amarillo, Texas is $35,080 a year ($16.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,320: half of the 180 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,632).

$35,080average per year

$16.86 / hourMedian $34,320Take-home ≈ $30,367

  • $23K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $41K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

180people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#12 of 25Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,030 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Amarillo earn between $28,530 and $41,130.

  • $23K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $41K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,080$2,923$16.87
Median$34,320$2,860$16.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,530$2,378$13.72
Experienced (75th percentile)$41,130$3,428$19.77

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

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

On the average salary of $35,080, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $30,367 a year, or $2,531 a month and $1,168 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 Amarillo a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $35,080 buys what about $38,205 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Amarillo ranks 12th 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 Amarillo: questions

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

$16.86 an hour on average, and $16.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,367 a year ($2,531 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,080. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 16% 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 Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 2.33, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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