SOC 49-9099 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other Salary in Scranton, PA

The average salary for other installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Scranton, Pennsylvania is $47,210 a year ($22.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,720: half of the 220 people in this job in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,850).

$47,210average per year

$22.70 / hourMedian $45,720Take-home ≈ $38,664

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $62K90th

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

220people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#12 of 15Pennsylvania metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay range in Scranton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,480 or more. The middle half of other installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Scranton earn between $37,030 and $57,690.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,210$3,934$22.70
Median$45,720$3,810$21.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,030$3,086$17.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,690$4,808$27.74

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

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay in Scranton vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Scranton earn 8% less than the Pennsylvania average ($51,340) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($53,850). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $49,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Scranton$47,210$45,720$33,900$62,480220
Pennsylvania$51,340$48,180$31,200$70,3605,380
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 Scranton

On the average salary of $47,210, a single filer in Scranton takes home about $38,664 a year, or $3,222 a month and $1,487 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Scranton area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $47,210 buys what about $50,462 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Scranton ($46,330). A typical home costs $227,793, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $47,210 is worth in another city

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

Scranton ranks 12th of 15 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Lebanon pays the most ($57,510).

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

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 Scranton: questions

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

$22.70 an hour on average, and $21.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,900 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,664 a year ($3,222 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,210. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 12% less than 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (42540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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