SOC 49-9043 · Vallejo, CA metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Vallejo, CA

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Vallejo, California is $81,290 a year ($39.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $83,540: half of the 70 people in this job in the Vallejo, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,660).

$81,290average per year

$39.08 / hourMedian $83,540Take-home ≈ $62,550

  • $59K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $90K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
+24%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 17California metros
108cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Vallejo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $90,170 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Vallejo earn between $78,070 and $90,170.

  • $59K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $90K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$81,290$6,774$39.08
Median$83,540$6,962$40.16
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,070$6,506$37.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$90,170$7,514$43.35

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

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Vallejo

On the average salary of $81,290, a single filer in Vallejo takes home about $62,550 a year, or $5,212 a month and $2,406 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Vallejo a good place for maintenance workers, machinery? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Vallejo area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 108.5), so the average $81,290 buys what about $74,936 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Vallejo ($58,620). A typical home costs $576,614, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other California cities

Vallejo ranks 1st of 17 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Louisville, KY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($111,740).

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Vallejo: questions

How much do maintenance workers, machinery make an hour in Vallejo?

$39.08 an hour on average, and $40.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance workers, machinery salary in Vallejo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance workers, machinery take-home pay in Vallejo?

About $62,550 a year ($5,212 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,290. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do maintenance workers, machinery earn more in Vallejo than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,660).

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 49-9043; area Vallejo, CA (46700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.2%.
  • 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 1.34, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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