SOC 49-9098 · Waco, TX metro

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

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Waco, Texas is $34,880 a year ($16.77 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,030: half of the 180 people in this job in the Waco, 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).

$34,880average per year

$16.77 / hourMedian $34,030Take-home ≈ $30,206

  • $23K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

180people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 25Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,580 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Waco earn between $29,660 and $42,430.

  • $23K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,880$2,907$16.77
Median$34,030$2,836$16.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,660$2,472$14.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$42,430$3,536$20.40

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

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

On the average salary of $34,880, a single filer in Waco takes home about $30,206 a year, or $2,517 a month and $1,162 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 Waco a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $34,880 buys what about $37,688 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Waco ranks 13th 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 Waco: questions

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

$16.77 an hour on average, and $16.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,206 a year ($2,517 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,880. Texas has no state income tax.

Do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more in Waco 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 Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 2.27, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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