SOC 49-9098 · Midland, TX metro

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

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Midland, Texas is $40,840 a year ($19.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,040: half of the 250 people in this job in the Midland, TX 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).

$40,840average per year

$19.64 / hourMedian $41,040Take-home ≈ $34,995

  • $22K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $56K90th

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

250people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#2 of 25Texas metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Midland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,160 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Midland earn between $35,250 and $46,700.

  • $22K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $56K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,840$3,403$19.63
Median$41,040$3,420$19.73
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,250$2,938$16.95
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,700$3,892$22.45

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

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay in Midland vs. Texas and the U.S.

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Midland earn 8% more than the Texas average ($37,840) and about the same as the U.S. average ($41,490). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $39,630.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Midland$40,840$41,040$22,140$56,160250
Texas$37,840$37,000$24,100$49,64016,610
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 Midland

On the average salary of $40,840, a single filer in Midland 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 Midland a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Midland area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.8), so the average $40,840 buys what about $42,638 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Midland ($54,480). A typical home costs $330,428, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Midland ranks 2nd 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 Midland: questions

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

$19.64 an hour on average, and $19.73 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

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

Do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more in Midland 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 Midland, TX (33260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.34, this job is 3.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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