SOC 49-9043 · Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Elkhart, IN

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Elkhart, Indiana is $55,980 a year ($26.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,710: half of the 130 people in this job in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

$55,980average per year

$26.91 / hourMedian $54,710Take-home ≈ $44,411

  • $48K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $62K90th

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

130people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Indiana metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Elkhart

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,930 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Elkhart earn between $54,710 and $59,800.

  • $48K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,980$4,665$26.91
Median$54,710$4,559$26.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,710$4,559$26.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,800$4,983$28.75

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

Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay in Elkhart vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Maintenance workers, machinery in Elkhart earn about the same as the Indiana average ($54,990) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($64,610). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $60,850.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Elkhart$55,980$54,710$48,140$61,930130
Indiana$54,990$48,760$44,230$72,5501,780
United States$64,610$60,850$42,000$88,55060,020

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

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Elkhart

On the average salary of $55,980, a single filer in Elkhart takes home about $44,411 a year, or $3,701 a month and $1,708 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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Is Elkhart a good place for maintenance workers, machinery? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Elkhart area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.3), so the average $55,980 buys what about $61,976 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Elkhart ($48,070). A typical home costs $265,734, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other Indiana cities

Elkhart ranks 4th of 5 Indiana metro areas for this job; Evansville pays the most ($65,850).

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery salaries in Indiana

Highest-paying cities for maintenance workers, machinery

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

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary by city

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Elkhart: questions

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

$26.91 an hour on average, and $26.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,411 a year ($3,701 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,980. Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN (21140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.73, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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