SOC 49-9098 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

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

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Austin, Texas is $40,060 a year ($19.26 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,510: half of the 1,130 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,632).

$40,060average per year

$19.26 / hourMedian $39,510Take-home ≈ $34,368

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  • $34K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,130people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 25Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,410 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Austin earn between $33,810 and $47,360.

  • $25K10th
  • $34K25th
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  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,060$3,338$19.26
Median$39,510$3,292$19.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,810$2,818$16.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,360$3,947$22.77

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

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

On the average salary of $40,060, a single filer in Austin takes home about $34,368 a year, or $2,864 a month and $1,322 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 Austin a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $40,060 buys what about $40,850 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 10.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Austin ranks 4th 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).

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary by city

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

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

$19.26 an hour on average, and $19.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,368 a year ($2,864 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,060. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • 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 1.42, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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