Pay by state · 47 states
Maintenance Worker, Machinery Salary by State (2026)
Maintenance Workers, Machinery earn the most in Wyoming at $84,620 a year and the least in New Mexico at $36,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $60,850. All 47 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $84,620Wyoming
- National median
- $60,850BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $36,240New Mexico
- States reporting
- 47of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Maintenance Worker, Machinery salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of maintenance workers, machinery OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYWyoming | $84,620 | $81,720 | $111,020 | 280 | $91,293 |
| 2 | NHNew Hampshire | $77,070 | $59,420 | $83,890 | 130 | $73,988 |
| 3 | KYKentucky | $76,710 | $60,230 | $157,260 | 2,920 | $85,083 |
| 4 | NVNevada | $75,500 | $53,280 | $91,730 | 750 | $75,516 |
| 5 | RIRhode Island | $72,040 | $60,310 | $83,660 | 110 | $70,434 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $67,840 | $53,160 | $78,820 | 4,130 | $61,272 |
| 7 | NYNew York | $67,610 | $56,490 | $81,620 | 2,760 | $62,648 |
| 8 | VAVirginia | $65,500 | $53,790 | $80,660 | 1,420 | $64,785 |
| 9 | SCSouth Carolina | $64,910 | $53,030 | $76,320 | 960 | $69,238 |
| 10 | TNTennessee | $64,790 | $52,000 | $72,010 | 800 | $70,524 |
| 11 | IAIowa | $64,760 | $58,660 | $79,340 | 900 | $73,790 |
| 12 | WIWisconsin | $64,310 | $56,850 | $75,720 | 420 | $68,346 |
| 13 | COColorado | $64,010 | $57,580 | $76,620 | 740 | $62,114 |
| 14 | MOMissouri | $63,720 | $57,100 | $77,150 | 2,180 | $70,163 |
| 15 | CTConnecticut | $63,250 | $49,290 | $79,910 | 410 | $61,046 |
| 16 | MNMinnesota | $63,020 | $54,790 | $72,100 | 730 | $63,901 |
| 17 | WAWashington | $62,970 | $58,610 | $82,430 | 700 | $58,843 |
| 18 | LALouisiana | $62,640 | $49,920 | $83,130 | 1,410 | $71,015 |
| 19 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $62,520 | $52,150 | $62,520 | 80 | $56,888 |
| 20 | AKAlaska | $61,290 | $50,870 | $77,400 | 40 | $59,877 |
| 21 | NENebraska | $61,190 | $51,800 | $65,330 | 650 | $67,911 |
| 22 | PAPennsylvania | $61,080 | $54,170 | $77,140 | 1,260 | $62,600 |
| 23 | UTUtah | $60,850 | $49,920 | $70,550 | 1,180 | $61,549 |
| 24 | NCNorth Carolina | $60,580 | $50,040 | $68,150 | 4,750 | $64,224 |
| 25 | ALAlabama | $60,560 | $49,260 | $70,310 | 420 | $68,181 |
| 26 | KSKansas | $60,160 | $49,540 | $70,370 | 1,040 | $66,794 |
| 27 | WVWest Virginia | $60,020 | $48,590 | $68,760 | 790 | $67,064 |
| 28 | MIMichigan | $59,590 | $47,920 | $69,660 | 1,640 | $61,933 |
| 29 | MDMaryland | $59,570 | $46,380 | $66,790 | 1,870 | $56,755 |
| 30 | ILIllinois | $59,300 | $46,580 | $75,420 | 560 | $59,325 |
| 31 | OHOhio | $59,280 | $45,890 | $72,510 | 2,330 | $63,897 |
| 32 | TXTexas | $59,280 | $46,710 | $73,120 | 8,800 | $61,078 |
| 33 | OKOklahoma | $58,970 | $45,570 | $68,210 | 1,530 | $67,131 |
| 34 | NJNew Jersey | $57,920 | $48,090 | $60,820 | 310 | $53,233 |
| 35 | GAGeorgia | $57,730 | $45,670 | $72,790 | 2,900 | $59,952 |
| 36 | OROregon | $57,440 | $48,420 | $68,090 | 430 | $55,572 |
| 37 | IDIdaho | $56,250 | $49,210 | $67,210 | 170 | $58,904 |
| 38 | AZArizona | $56,130 | $47,630 | $67,610 | 440 | $55,753 |
| 39 | MAMassachusetts | $55,000 | $45,110 | $63,310 | 320 | $52,006 |
| 40 | MSMississippi | $54,380 | $42,120 | $64,470 | 450 | $62,540 |
| 41 | ARArkansas | $53,250 | $45,210 | $62,370 | 770 | $61,251 |
| 42 | MEMaine | $52,300 | $46,280 | $63,060 | 490 | $53,890 |
| 43 | FLFlorida | $51,900 | $47,240 | $61,670 | 2,830 | $50,187 |
| 44 | INIndiana | $48,760 | $48,550 | $61,530 | 1,780 | $52,245 |
| 45 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,240 | $36,950 | $51,690 | 50 | $51,069 |
| 46 | PRPuerto Rico | $37,870 | $29,440 | $50,780 | 360 | N/A |
| 47 | NMNew Mexico | $36,240 | $36,240 | $58,350 | N/A | $39,301 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Maintenance Workers, Machinery, that changes the ranking: Wyoming leads on raw pay at $84,620, while Wyoming leads once prices are taken into account at $91,293.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Maintenance Worker, Machinery pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Maintenance Workers, Machinery the most?
Wyoming reports the highest median wage for Maintenance Workers, Machinery at $84,620 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Hampshire ($77,070) and Kentucky ($76,710).
Which state pays Maintenance Workers, Machinery the least?
New Mexico reports the lowest median for Maintenance Workers, Machinery at $36,240 a year, $48,380 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Maintenance Workers, Machinery earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wyoming first at $91,293 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $84,620. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.