SOC 49-9043 · Topeka, KS metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Topeka, KS

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Topeka, Kansas is $64,830 a year ($31.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,470: half of the 200 people in this job in the Topeka, KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,660).

$64,830average per year

$31.17 / hourMedian $62,470Take-home ≈ $51,453

  • $47K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 3Kansas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Topeka

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,500 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Topeka earn between $52,000 and $78,500.

  • $47K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,830$5,402$31.17
Median$62,470$5,206$30.03
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,000$4,333$25.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,500$6,542$37.74

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

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Topeka

On the average salary of $64,830, a single filer in Topeka takes home about $51,453 a year, or $4,288 a month and $1,979 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Topeka area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.8), so the average $64,830 buys what about $72,990 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Topeka ($49,540). A typical home costs $217,683, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other Kansas cities

Topeka ranks 2nd of 3 Kansas metro areas for this job; Lawrence pays the most ($66,320).

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery salaries in Kansas

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 Topeka: questions

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

$31.17 an hour on average, and $30.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,453 a year ($4,288 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,830.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Topeka, KS (45820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.46, this job is 4.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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