SOC 49-9099 · Modesto, CA metro

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other Salary in Modesto, CA

The average salary for other installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Modesto, California is $54,740 a year ($26.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,370: half of the 290 people in this job in the Modesto, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,850).

$54,740average per year

$26.32 / hourMedian $49,370Take-home ≈ $44,687

  • $38K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $78K90th

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

290people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#14 of 25California metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay range in Modesto

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,870 or more. The middle half of other installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Modesto earn between $42,160 and $61,580.

  • $38K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $78K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,740$4,562$26.32
Median$49,370$4,114$23.74
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,160$3,513$20.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,580$5,132$29.61

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

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay in Modesto vs. California and the U.S.

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Modesto earn 4% less than the California average ($56,780) and about the same as the U.S. average ($53,850). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $49,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Modesto$54,740$49,370$37,800$77,870290
California$56,780$51,230$38,740$80,53023,630
United States$53,850$49,230$36,080$77,040176,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Modesto

On the average salary of $54,740, a single filer in Modesto takes home about $44,687 a year, or $3,724 a month and $1,719 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Modesto a good place for other installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Modesto area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.1), so the average $54,740 buys what about $52,580 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Modesto ($50,610). A typical home costs $468,302, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other salary in other California cities

Modesto ranks 14th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($64,560).

All Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for other installation, maintenance, and repair workers

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,860).

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other salary by city

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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other salary in Modesto: questions

How much do other installation, maintenance, and repair workers make an hour in Modesto?

$26.32 an hour on average, and $23.74 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other installation, maintenance, and repair workers salary in Modesto?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other installation, maintenance, and repair workers take-home pay in Modesto?

About $44,687 a year ($3,724 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,740. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do other installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more in Modesto than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,850).

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 49-9099; area Modesto, CA (33700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.29, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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