SOC 49-9071 · Idaho Falls, ID metro

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Idaho Falls, ID

The average salary for maintenance and repair workers, general in Idaho Falls, Idaho is $56,840 a year ($27.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,030: half of the 640 people in this job in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

$56,840average per year

$27.33 / hourMedian $49,030Take-home ≈ $45,947

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $97K90th

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

640people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#2 of 6Idaho metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay range in Idaho Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,600 or more. The middle half of maintenance and repair workers, general in Idaho Falls earn between $39,080 and $61,140.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $97K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,840$4,737$27.33
Median$49,030$4,086$23.57
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,080$3,257$18.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,140$5,095$29.39

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

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in Idaho Falls vs. Idaho and the U.S.

Maintenance and repair workers, general in Idaho Falls earn 8% more than the Idaho average ($52,680) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($53,780). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $49,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Idaho Falls$56,840$49,030$35,360$96,600640
Idaho$52,680$48,190$35,830$75,8708,200
United States$53,780$49,590$35,350$77,1801,529,700

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

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary after taxes in Idaho Falls

On the average salary of $56,840, a single filer in Idaho Falls takes home about $45,947 a year, or $3,829 a month and $1,767 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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Is Idaho Falls a good place for maintenance and repair workers, general? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Idaho Falls area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.4), so the average $56,840 buys what about $60,204 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Idaho Falls ($46,800). A typical home costs $413,631, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in other Idaho cities

Idaho Falls ranks 2nd of 6 Idaho metro areas for this job; Lewiston pays the most ($56,890).

All Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salaries in Idaho

Highest-paying cities for maintenance and repair workers, general

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,440).

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary by city

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Idaho Falls: questions

How much do maintenance and repair workers, general make an hour in Idaho Falls?

$27.33 an hour on average, and $23.57 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance and repair workers, general salary in Idaho Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance and repair workers, general take-home pay in Idaho Falls?

About $45,947 a year ($3,829 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,840. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do maintenance and repair workers, general earn more in Idaho Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

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 49-9071; area Idaho Falls, ID (26820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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