What are the main factors that influence a General Maintenance Worker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for General Maintenance Worker?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for General Maintenance Worker roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A General Maintenance Worker's salary?

A General Maintenance Worker's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,477 for beginners, reaching about $51,631 at mid-level, and approach $73,063 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a General Maintenance Worker?

General Maintenance Worker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for General Maintenance Worker roles are District of Columbia $51,452, California $51,257, Massachusetts $50,574. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of General Maintenance Worker roles make?

Salaries for General Maintenance Worker level roles vary by specialization: Factory/Plant Maintenance Worker IV: $76,613; Lead General Maintenance Worker: $76,600; General Maintenance Worker IV: $76,594; Senior General Maintenance Worker: $59,290; General Maintenance Worker III: $59,240.

General Maintenance Worker Salary in Mississippi

How much does a General Maintenance Worker make in Mississippi? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Maintenance Worker in Mississippi is $41,443 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a General Maintenance Worker's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,300
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,830 to $46,079
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,631

10% $32,631

50% (Median) $41,443

90% $50,300

General Maintenance Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,079	$3,840	$886	$22
Average	$41,443	$3,454	$797	$20
25th Percentile	$36,830	$3,069	$708	$18

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Key Factors That Influence General Maintenance Worker Salaries

A General Maintenance Worker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects General Maintenance Worker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a General Maintenance Worker's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $40,477
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,064
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,631
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,756
Expert (over 8 years): $73,063

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
General Maintenance Worker	less than 1 year	$40,477
General Maintenance Worker II	1-2 years	$45,064
General Maintenance Worker III	2-4 years	$51,631
General Maintenance Worker IV	5-8 years	$66,756
General Maintenance Supervisor	over 8 years	$73,063

How Do General Maintenance Worker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract General Maintenance Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,452.
California: $51,257.
Massachusetts: $50,574.

District of Columbia $51,452 California $51,257 Massachusetts $50,574 Washington $50,388 New Jersey $50,370 Alaska $50,305 Connecticut $49,663 New York $49,403

Hawaii $48,571 Rhode Island $48,181 Maryland $47,916 Minnesota $47,554 Colorado $47,414 Illinois $47,368 Oregon $47,191 Delaware $47,061

New Hampshire $46,979 Virginia $46,796 Pennsylvania $46,262 Nevada $45,992 North Dakota $45,904 Michigan $45,764 Wisconsin $45,713 Vermont $45,611

Texas $45,328 Maine $45,309 Arizona $45,281 Ohio $45,249 Georgia $44,821 Indiana $44,607 Wyoming $44,565 Utah $44,500

Iowa $44,473 Kansas $44,249 Louisiana $44,184 North Carolina $44,161 Missouri $44,152 Florida $43,971 Montana $43,873 Nebraska $43,780

Kentucky $43,729 South Carolina $43,543 Tennessee $43,427 Idaho $43,380 New Mexico $43,041 Oklahoma $42,967 Alabama $42,693 South Dakota $42,233

Arkansas $41,982 West Virginia $41,847 Mississippi $41,443

Top Paying Cities for General Maintenance Worker

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Hillsboro: $40,668
Holly Bluff: $40,319
Kosciusko: $40,309

Hillsboro, MS $40,668

Holly Bluff, MS $40,319

Kosciusko, MS $40,309

Lake, MS $40,534

Lena, MS $40,694

Lexington, MS $40,238

Lorman, MS $40,338

Louise, MS $40,746

Ludlow, MS $40,783

Mc Adams, MS $40,273

Mc Cool, MS $40,227

Madden, MS $40,430

Madison, MS $41,154

Magee, MS $40,719

Mayersville, MS $40,561

Mendenhall, MS $40,863

Midnight, MS $40,747

Mize, MS $40,553

Morton, MS $40,878

Mount Olive, MS $40,556

Natchez, MS $40,442

Newhebron, MS $40,669

Pattison, MS $40,531

Pelahatchie, MS $41,008

Pickens, MS $40,561

Piney Woods, MS $41,075

Pinola, MS $40,839

Port Gibson, MS $40,524

Puckett, MS $40,917

Pulaski, MS $40,683

Raleigh, MS $40,574

Raymond, MS $41,138

Redwood, MS $40,583

Ridgeland, MS $41,259

Rolling Fork, MS $40,590

Sallis, MS $40,342

Sandhill, MS $41,102

Satartia, MS $40,790

Sharon, MS $40,832

Sibley, MS $40,540

Silver City, MS $40,520

Star, MS $41,131

Taylorsville, MS $40,451

Tchula, MS $40,272

Terry, MS $41,151

Thomastown, MS $40,433

Tinsley, MS $40,754

Tougaloo, MS $41,288

Utica, MS $40,911

Vaiden, MS $40,156

Valley Park, MS $40,396

Vaughan, MS $40,642

Vicksburg, MS $40,722

Walnut Grove, MS $40,507

Washington, MS $40,425

Wesson, MS $40,701

West, MS $40,151

Whitfield, MS $41,285

Yazoo City, MS $40,585

Jackson, MS $41,317

Pearl, MS $41,314

Richland, MS $41,317

Flowood, MS $41,306

Byram, MS $41,267

Lula, MS $41,104

Lyon, MS $40,339

Marks, MS $40,612

Michigan City, MS $41,410

Mount Pleasant, MS $42,405

Myrtle, MS $40,661

Nesbit, MS $43,106

New Albany, MS $40,589

Olive Branch, MS $43,043

Oxford, MS $40,728

Pope, MS $40,473

Potts Camp, MS $41,108

Red Banks, MS $42,384

Ripley, MS $40,536

Robinsonville, MS $42,524

Sarah, MS $41,916

Sardis, MS $41,181

Senatobia, MS $41,969

Sherard, MS $40,252

Sledge, MS $41,036

Southaven, MS $43,359

Taylor, MS $40,666

Tiplersville, MS $40,607

Tula, MS $40,438

Tunica, MS $42,027

University, MS $41,016

Victoria, MS $42,332

Walls, MS $43,265

Walnut, MS $40,621

Waterford, MS $41,258

Greenville, MS $41,313

Alligator, MS $40,123

Anguilla, MS $40,882

Arcola, MS $41,313

Avon, MS $41,313

Benoit, MS $40,926

Beulah, MS $40,549

Boyle, MS $40,743

Chatham, MS $41,241

Cleveland, MS $40,595

Doddsville, MS $40,371

Drew, MS $40,155

Parchman, MS $40,199

Dublin, MS $40,052

Duncan, MS $40,102

Glen Allan, MS $41,118

Grace, MS $41,018

Gunnison, MS $40,219

Hollandale, MS $41,313

Holly Ridge, MS $40,954

Indianola, MS $40,981

Inverness, MS $40,901

Isola, MS $40,993

Leland, MS $41,313

Merigold, MS $40,376

Metcalfe, MS $41,313

Moorhead, MS $40,584

Mound Bayou, MS $40,339

Pace, MS $40,577

Panther Burn, MS $41,133

Rena Lara, MS $40,111

Rome, MS $40,119

Rosedale, MS $40,481

Ruleville, MS $40,349

Scott, MS $41,067

Shaw, MS $40,866

Shelby, MS $40,243

Stoneville, MS $41,313

Sunflower, MS $40,508

Wayside, MS $41,313

Winstonville, MS $40,451

Winterville, MS $41,313

Tupelo, MS $40,774

Algoma, MS $40,662

Amory, MS $40,086

Baldwyn, MS $40,562

Becker, MS $39,983

Belden, MS $40,704

Belmont, MS $40,403

Blue Springs, MS $40,589

Booneville, MS $40,538

Burnsville, MS $40,506

Corinth, MS $40,659

Dennis, MS $40,357

Derma, MS $40,626

Ecru, MS $40,622

Fulton, MS $40,563

Gattman, MS $39,925

Glen, MS $40,546

Abbeville, MS $40,964

Arkabutla, MS $42,364

Ashland, MS $41,119

Batesville, MS $40,848

Belen, MS $40,487

Blue Mountain, MS $40,629

Byhalia, MS $42,572

Clarksdale, MS $40,222

Coahoma, MS $40,636

Coldwater, MS $42,431

Como, MS $41,415

Courtland, MS $40,636

Crenshaw, MS $41,200

Crowder, MS $40,495

Darling, MS $40,832

Dumas, MS $40,509

Dundee, MS $41,129

Etta, MS $40,617

Falcon, MS $40,931

Falkner, MS $40,811

Farrell, MS $40,340

Friars Point, MS $40,660

Hernando, MS $42,747

Hickory Flat, MS $40,926

Holly Springs, MS $41,588

Horn Lake, MS $43,312

Independence, MS $42,265

Jonestown, MS $40,673

Lake Cormorant, MS $43,084

Lamar, MS $41,609

Stennis Space Center, MS $41,284

Diamondhead, MS $40,937

Biloxi, MS $41,187

Diberville, MS $41,164

Escatawpa, MS $40,964

Gautier, MS $40,956

Hurley, MS $41,073

Kiln, MS $40,978

Lakeshore, MS $41,315

Long Beach, MS $40,886

Mc Henry, MS $40,772

Moss Point, MS $40,997

Ocean Springs, MS $41,017

Vancleave, MS $40,916

Pascagoula, MS $40,997

Pass Christian, MS $40,887

Pearlington, MS $41,850

Perkinston, MS $40,764

Saucier, MS $40,894

Waveland, MS $41,001

Wiggins, MS $40,625

Brookhaven, MS $40,694

Bogue Chitto, MS $40,487

Bude, MS $40,492

Centreville, MS $41,683

Chatawa, MS $40,858

Crosby, MS $40,731

Fernwood, MS $40,666

Gloster, MS $41,008

Jayess, MS $40,352

Kokomo, MS $40,372

Liberty, MS $41,121

Mc Call Creek, MS $40,454

Mccomb, MS $40,503

Magnolia, MS $40,713

Meadville, MS $40,333

Monticello, MS $40,593

Oak Vale, MS $40,388

Osyka, MS $40,996

Roxie, MS $40,310

Ruth, MS $40,414

Silver Creek, MS $40,557

Smithdale, MS $40,428

Sontag, MS $40,607

Summit, MS $40,412

Tylertown, MS $40,404

Union Church, MS $40,493

Woodville, MS $41,164

Columbus, MS $39,624

Aberdeen, MS $39,891

Ackerman, MS $40,245

Artesia, MS $39,682

Bellefontaine, MS $40,306

Brooksville, MS $39,834

Caledonia, MS $39,799

Cedarbluff, MS $39,896

Crawford, MS $39,741

Eupora, MS $40,295

French Camp, MS $40,234

Hamilton, MS $39,724

Kilmichael, MS $40,214

Maben, MS $40,137

Mantee, MS $40,190

Mathiston, MS $40,209

Mayhew, MS $39,627

Montpelier, MS $40,038

Pheba, MS $40,000

Prairie, MS $39,886

Starkville, MS $39,845

Mississippi State, MS $39,812

Steens, MS $39,646

Stewart, MS $40,220

Sturgis, MS $40,115

Walthall, MS $40,373

Weir, MS $40,284

West Point, MS $39,702

Woodland, MS $40,214

Thaxton, MS $40,515

Tishomingo, MS $40,325

Toccopola, MS $40,519

Trebloc, MS $40,081

Tremont, MS $40,470

Van Vleet, MS $40,392

Vardaman, MS $40,440

Verona, MS $40,766

Wheeler, MS $40,542

Grenada, MS $40,234

Banner, MS $40,408

Big Creek, MS $40,301

Bruce, MS $40,433

Calhoun City, MS $40,384

Carrollton, MS $40,044

Cascilla, MS $40,094

Charleston, MS $40,149

Coffeeville, MS $40,258

Coila, MS $40,048

Cruger, MS $40,140

Duck Hill, MS $40,201

Elliott, MS $40,246

Enid, MS $40,264

Glendora, MS $40,029

Gore Springs, MS $40,274

Greenwood, MS $40,033

Holcomb, MS $40,042

Itta Bena, MS $40,328

Mc Carley, MS $40,096

Minter City, MS $39,948

Money, MS $40,001

Morgan City, MS $40,399

North Carrollton, MS $40,260

Oakland, MS $40,218

Paris, MS $40,409

Philipp, MS $39,917

Pittsboro, MS $40,443

Schlater, MS $40,027

Scobey, MS $40,154

Sidon, MS $40,128

Slate Spring, MS $40,358

Sumner, MS $40,148

Swan Lake, MS $40,042

Swiftown, MS $40,505

Tie Plant, MS $40,235

Tillatoba, MS $40,173

Tippo, MS $39,979

Tutwiler, MS $40,127

Vance, MS $40,062

Water Valley, MS $40,367

Webb, MS $40,092

Winona, MS $40,201

Belzoni, MS $40,697

Benton, MS $40,634

Bentonia, MS $40,925

Bolton, MS $41,093

Brandon, MS $41,096

Braxton, MS $41,027

Camden, MS $40,529

Canton, MS $40,949

Carthage, MS $40,451

Cary, MS $40,632

Clinton, MS $41,223

Conehatta, MS $40,451

Crystal Springs, MS $41,010

Delta City, MS $41,130

D Lo, MS $40,942

Durant, MS $40,278

Edwards, MS $40,986

Ethel, MS $40,224

Fayette, MS $40,355

Flora, MS $41,074

Pocahontas, MS $41,275

Florence, MS $41,179

Meridian, MS $40,372

Bailey, MS $40,317

Buckatunna, MS $40,352

Chunky, MS $40,279

Clara, MS $40,323

Collinsville, MS $40,339

Daleville, MS $40,278

Decatur, MS $40,339

De Kalb, MS $40,287

Enterprise, MS $40,279

Hickory, MS $40,286

Lauderdale, MS $40,327

Lawrence, MS $40,425

Little Rock, MS $40,295

Louin, MS $40,363

Louisville, MS $40,285

Macon, MS $40,387

Marion, MS $40,458

Newton, MS $40,348

Noxapater, MS $40,304

Pachuta, MS $40,256

Paulding, MS $40,247

Philadelphia, MS $40,338

Porterville, MS $40,279

Preston, MS $40,292

Quitman, MS $40,308

Rose Hill, MS $40,225

Scooba, MS $40,373

Sebastopol, MS $40,549

Shubuta, MS $40,273

Shuqualak, MS $40,366

State Line, MS $40,427

Stonewall, MS $40,325

Toomsuba, MS $40,336

Union, MS $40,313

Vossburg, MS $40,264

Waynesboro, MS $40,326

Hattiesburg, MS $40,419

Bassfield, MS $40,389

Bay Springs, MS $40,393

Beaumont, MS $40,373

Brooklyn, MS $40,456

Carriere, MS $41,168

Carson, MS $40,407

Collins, MS $40,444

Columbia, MS $40,384

Eastabuchie, MS $40,343

Ellisville, MS $40,357

Heidelberg, MS $40,293

Laurel, MS $40,482

Leakesville, MS $40,685

Lucedale, MS $41,002

Lumberton, MS $40,566

Mc Lain, MS $40,531

Mc Neill, MS $41,117

Moselle, MS $40,343

Moss, MS $40,319

Neely, MS $40,457

New Augusta, MS $40,292

Nicholson, MS $41,372

Ovett, MS $40,289

Petal, MS $40,405

Picayune, MS $41,333

Poplarville, MS $40,849

Prentiss, MS $40,533

Purvis, MS $40,406

Richton, MS $40,283

Sandersville, MS $40,362

Sandy Hook, MS $40,399

Seminary, MS $40,334

Soso, MS $40,327

Stringer, MS $40,351

Sumrall, MS $40,354

Foxworth, MS $40,372

Gulfport, MS $40,862

Bay Saint Louis, MS $41,238

Plantersville, MS $40,542

Pontotoc, MS $40,652

Randolph, MS $40,501

Rienzi, MS $40,542

Saltillo, MS $40,669

Shannon, MS $40,556

Sherman, MS $40,717

Smithville, MS $40,337

Golden, MS $40,406

Greenwood Springs, MS $40,056

Guntown, MS $40,603

Houlka, MS $40,559

Houston, MS $40,340

Iuka, MS $40,360

Mantachie, MS $40,608

Marietta, MS $40,489

Mooreville, MS $40,684

Nettleton, MS $40,395

New Site, MS $40,402

Okolona, MS $40,303

Lambert, MS $40,174

Forest, MS $40,645

Gallman, MS $40,898

Georgetown, MS $40,924

Goodman, MS $40,487

Harperville, MS $40,613

Harriston, MS $40,373

Harrisville, MS $40,990

Hazlehurst, MS $40,739

Hermanville, MS $40,607

General Maintenance Worker Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For General Maintenance Worker roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, General Maintenance Worker positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view General Maintenance Worker as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a General Maintenance Worker

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$49,731	$24.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$49,731	$24.0	20%
Biotechnology	$47,659	$23.0	15%
Financial Services	$47,659	$23.0	15%
Software & Networking	$47,659	$23.0	15%

General Maintenance Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a General Maintenance Worker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$36,830

Average $41,443/year

$46,079

$3,069

Average $3,454/month

$3,840

$708

Average $797/week

$886

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,079	$3,840	$886	$22
Average	$41,443	$3,454	$797	$20
25th Percentile	$36,830	$3,069	$708	$18

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