SOC 49-9043 · Salisbury, MD metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Salisbury, MD

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Salisbury, Maryland is $55,830 a year ($26.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,210: half of the 40 people in this job in the Salisbury, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,660).

$55,830average per year

$26.84 / hourMedian $58,210Take-home ≈ $44,599

  • $41K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4Maryland metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Salisbury

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,420 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Salisbury earn between $50,580 and $62,020.

  • $41K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,830$4,652$26.84
Median$58,210$4,851$27.99
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,580$4,215$24.32
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,020$5,168$29.82

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

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Salisbury

On the average salary of $55,830, a single filer in Salisbury takes home about $44,599 a year, or $3,717 a month and $1,715 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

Prices in the Salisbury area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.6), so the average $55,830 buys what about $58,389 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Salisbury ($48,710). A typical home costs $429,483, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other Maryland cities

Salisbury ranks 4th of 4 Maryland metro areas for this job; Hagerstown pays the most ($61,510).

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery salaries in Maryland

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 Salisbury: questions

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

$26.84 an hour on average, and $27.99 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,599 a year ($3,717 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,830. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

The average here is 15% less 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 Salisbury, MD (41540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.9%.
  • 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). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.09, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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