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 $44,648 for beginners, reaching about $56,952 at mid-level, and approach $80,592 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 Wisconsin

How much does a General Maintenance Worker make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Maintenance Worker in Wisconsin is $45,713 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,483
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,626 to $50,827
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,993

10% $35,993

50% (Median) $45,713

90% $55,483

General Maintenance Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,827	$4,236	$977	$24
Average	$45,713	$3,809	$879	$22
25th Percentile	$40,626	$3,385	$781	$20

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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): $44,648
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,708
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,952
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,635
Expert (over 8 years): $80,592

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
General Maintenance Worker	less than 1 year	$44,648
General Maintenance Worker II	1-2 years	$49,708
General Maintenance Worker III	2-4 years	$56,952
General Maintenance Worker IV	5-8 years	$73,635
General Maintenance Supervisor	over 8 years	$80,592

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:

Green Lake: $44,466
Greenville: $44,889
Hancock: $44,072

Green Lake, WI $44,466

Greenville, WI $44,889

Hancock, WI $44,072

Hortonville, WI $44,795

Iola, WI $44,268

King, WI $44,607

Larsen, WI $44,712

Leopolis, WI $44,213

Manawa, WI $44,433

Marion, WI $44,296

Menasha, WI $44,926

Neenah, WI $44,844

Neshkoro, WI $44,306

New London, WI $44,610

Ogdensburg, WI $44,333

Omro, WI $44,552

Pickett, WI $44,588

Pine River, WI $44,416

Plainfield, WI $44,154

Poy Sippi, WI $44,447

Princeton, WI $44,360

Readfield, WI $44,667

Redgranite, WI $44,459

Ripon, WI $44,544

Rosendale, WI $44,566

Saxeville, WI $44,367

Scandinavia, WI $44,303

Tilleda, WI $44,146

Van Dyne, WI $44,622

Waukau, WI $44,545

Waupaca, WI $44,425

Wautoma, WI $44,322

Weyauwega, WI $44,501

Wild Rose, WI $44,335

Winnebago, WI $44,724

Winneconne, WI $44,620

Wilson, WI $45,352

Boyd, WI $44,177

Cadott, WI $44,209

Chetek, WI $44,090

Chippewa Falls, WI $44,304

Colfax, WI $44,250

Conrath, WI $44,000

Cornell, WI $44,114

Dallas, WI $44,343

Downing, WI $45,139

Downsville, WI $44,812

Durand, WI $44,769

Eau Galle, WI $44,670

Eleva, WI $44,352

Elk Mound, WI $44,254

Elmwood, WI $45,099

Fairchild, WI $44,298

Fall Creek, WI $44,324

Gilmanton, WI $44,554

Holcombe, WI $44,039

Humbird, WI $44,249

Independence, WI $44,425

Jim Falls, WI $44,151

Knapp, WI $45,116

Maiden Rock, WI $45,171

Menomonie, WI $44,769

Merrillan, WI $44,187

Mondovi, WI $44,441

Nelson, WI $44,972

New Auburn, WI $44,072

Osseo, WI $44,455

Pepin, WI $45,326

Pigeon Falls, WI $44,554

Plum City, WI $45,110

Prairie Farm, WI $44,725

Ridgeland, WI $44,486

Rock Falls, WI $44,273

Sand Creek, WI $44,096

Sheldon, WI $43,981

Spring Valley, WI $45,382

Stanley, WI $44,189

Stockholm, WI $45,432

Strum, WI $44,426

Thorp, WI $44,168

Wheeler, WI $44,582

Whitehall, WI $44,368

Spooner, WI $43,968

Almena, WI $44,583

Ashland, WI $43,924

Balsam Lake, WI $45,310

Barron, WI $44,303

Barronett, WI $43,986

Bayfield, WI $43,925

Benoit, WI $43,861

Birchwood, WI $43,908

Brill, WI $44,092

Bruce, WI $43,958

Brule, WI $44,335

Cable, WI $43,771

Cameron, WI $44,103

Centuria, WI $45,559

Comstock, WI $44,704

Cornucopia, WI $43,983

Couderay, WI $43,793

Cumberland, WI $44,376

Danbury, WI $44,230

Drummond, WI $43,901

Edgewater, WI $43,882

Exeland, WI $43,826

Foxboro, WI $44,492

Frederic, WI $44,622

Gordon, WI $44,123

Grand View, WI $43,812

Grantsburg, WI $44,893

Haugen, WI $44,139

Hawthorne, WI $44,480

Hayward, WI $43,826

Herbster, WI $44,044

Hertel, WI $43,980

High Bridge, WI $43,858

Iron River, WI $44,173

Ladysmith, WI $43,962

Lake Nebagamon, WI $44,381

La Pointe, WI $43,850

Luck, WI $45,139

Maple, WI $44,486

Marengo, WI $43,840

Mason, WI $43,846

Mikana, WI $44,087

Milltown, WI $45,327

Minong, WI $44,103

Odanah, WI $44,024

Ojibwa, WI $43,750

Glidden, WI $43,766

Harshaw, WI $43,969

Hawkins, WI $43,886

Hazelhurst, WI $43,976

Heafford Junction, WI $44,013

Hurley, WI $43,888

Iron Belt, WI $43,806

Kennan, WI $43,893

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $43,965

Lake Tomahawk, WI $43,989

Land O Lakes, WI $43,930

Laona, WI $43,954

Long Lake, WI $43,834

Mc Naughton, WI $43,994

Manitowish Waters, WI $43,927

Mellen, WI $43,784

Mercer, WI $43,849

Minocqua, WI $44,011

Montreal, WI $43,900

Park Falls, WI $43,882

Phelps, WI $43,930

Phillips, WI $43,902

Prentice, WI $43,936

Presque Isle, WI $43,909

Saint Germain, WI $44,019

Saxon, WI $43,823

Sayner, WI $43,960

Star Lake, WI $43,845

Three Lakes, WI $43,968

Tony, WI $43,956

Tripoli, WI $43,861

Upson, WI $43,676

Wabeno, WI $43,958

Woodruff, WI $44,029

La Crosse, WI $43,720

Alma, WI $44,834

Alma Center, WI $44,243

Arcadia, WI $44,404

Arkdale, WI $44,075

Bangor, WI $43,815

Black River Falls, WI $44,099

Blair, WI $44,233

Camp Douglas, WI $44,140

Cashton, WI $43,863

Cataract, WI $43,933

Chaseburg, WI $43,792

Cochrane, WI $44,756

Coon Valley, WI $43,774

De Soto, WI $43,868

Dodge, WI $44,280

Eastman, WI $43,992

Ettrick, WI $43,952

Ferryville, WI $43,939

Fountain City, WI $44,563

Galesville, WI $44,085

Gays Mills, WI $44,077

Genoa, WI $43,824

Hillsboro, WI $44,234

Hixton, WI $44,242

Holmen, WI $43,821

Hustler, WI $44,301

Kendall, WI $44,179

La Farge, WI $44,111

Lynxville, WI $43,996

Mather, WI $44,087

Melrose, WI $43,943

Millston, WI $43,993

Mindoro, WI $43,853

Mount Sterling, WI $44,149

Necedah, WI $44,092

Norwalk, WI $43,915

Oakdale, WI $44,142

Onalaska, WI $43,753

Ontario, WI $44,107

Readstown, WI $44,061

Rockland, WI $43,807

Seneca, WI $44,192

Soldiers Grove, WI $44,110

Sparta, WI $43,898

Steuben, WI $44,072

Stoddard, WI $43,756

Taylor, WI $44,146

Tomah, WI $44,164

Trempealeau, WI $44,080

Palmyra, WI $45,076

Tunnel City, WI $44,143

Viola, WI $44,139

Viroqua, WI $43,864

Warrens, WI $44,074

Westby, WI $43,841

West Salem, WI $43,776

Wilton, WI $44,140

Eau Claire, WI $44,425

Altoona, WI $44,486

Arkansaw, WI $44,952

Augusta, WI $44,314

Bay City, WI $45,361

Bloomer, WI $44,162

Boyceville, WI $44,858

Glen Flora, WI $43,884

Wales, WI $45,693

Bagley, WI $43,999

Beetown, WI $44,044

Benton, WI $44,217

Bloomington, WI $44,052

Boscobel, WI $44,146

Cassville, WI $43,999

Cuba City, WI $44,139

Dickeyville, WI $44,176

Fennimore, WI $44,199

Glen Haven, WI $43,975

Hazel Green, WI $44,067

Kieler, WI $44,189

Lancaster, WI $44,098

Mount Hope, WI $44,045

Patch Grove, WI $44,203

Platteville, WI $44,286

Potosi, WI $44,011

Prairie Du Chien, WI $44,107

Sinsinawa, WI $44,050

Stitzer, WI $44,185

Wauzeka, WI $44,066

Woodman, WI $44,018

Portage, WI $44,987

Adams, WI $44,278

Arlington, WI $45,442

Baraboo, WI $44,991

Beaver Dam, WI $44,951

Brandon, WI $44,472

Briggsville, WI $44,708

Burnett, WI $44,647

Cambria, WI $44,925

Cazenovia, WI $44,314

Columbus, WI $45,305

Dalton, WI $44,669

Dellwood, WI $44,129

Doylestown, WI $45,234

Elroy, WI $44,192

Endeavor, WI $44,651

Fairwater, WI $44,559

Fall River, WI $45,177

Fox Lake, WI $44,729

Friendship, WI $44,144

Friesland, WI $44,867

Grand Marsh, WI $44,297

Hillpoint, WI $44,573

Kingston, WI $44,711

Lake Delton, WI $44,826

La Valle, WI $44,375

Lime Ridge, WI $44,541

Loganville, WI $44,676

Lyndon Station, WI $44,435

Markesan, WI $44,495

Marquette, WI $44,649

Mauston, WI $44,267

Montello, WI $44,494

New Lisbon, WI $44,145

North Freedom, WI $45,013

Oxford, WI $44,501

Packwaukee, WI $44,678

Pardeeville, WI $45,014

Poynette, WI $45,300

Randolph, WI $44,923

Reedsburg, WI $44,663

Rio, WI $45,251

Rock Springs, WI $44,722

Union Center, WI $44,392

Waupun, WI $44,565

Westfield, WI $44,288

Wisconsin Dells, WI $44,642

Wonewoc, WI $44,224

Wyocena, WI $45,116

Amery, WI $45,571

Baldwin, WI $45,844

Beldenville, WI $45,760

Clayton, WI $44,974

Clear Lake, WI $45,336

Cushing, WI $45,417

Deer Park, WI $45,662

Dresser, WI $45,970

East Ellsworth, WI $45,644

Ellsworth, WI $45,718

Glenwood City, WI $45,437

Hager City, WI $45,836

Hammond, WI $46,384

Hudson, WI $47,119

New Richmond, WI $46,496

Osceola, WI $46,616

Prescott, WI $46,745

River Falls, WI $46,686

Roberts, WI $46,673

Saint Croix Falls, WI $45,698

Somerset, WI $46,934

Star Prairie, WI $46,373

Pell Lake, WI $44,954

Pleasant Prairie, WI $44,996

Powers Lake, WI $45,031

Rochester, WI $45,212

Salem, WI $45,066

Silver Lake, WI $45,078

Somers, WI $44,941

South Milwaukee, WI $46,271

Springfield, WI $44,974

Sturtevant, WI $44,949

Sullivan, WI $45,182

Trevor, WI $45,088

Twin Lakes, WI $45,068

Union Grove, WI $45,047

Walworth, WI $44,879

Radisson, WI $43,806

Waterford, WI $45,450

Waukesha, WI $46,140

Whitewater, WI $44,819

Williams Bay, WI $44,835

Wilmot, WI $45,086

Woodworth, WI $45,031

Zenda, WI $44,833

Milwaukee, WI $46,522

Saint Francis, WI $46,501

Racine, WI $44,919

Afton, WI $44,788

Albany, WI $45,093

Arena, WI $45,109

Argyle, WI $44,842

Avalon, WI $44,795

Avoca, WI $44,537

Barneveld, WI $45,112

Belleville, WI $45,391

Belmont, WI $44,410

Beloit, WI $44,747

Black Earth, WI $45,393

Blanchardville, WI $44,960

Blue Mounds, WI $45,259

Blue River, WI $44,130

Brodhead, WI $44,786

Brooklyn, WI $45,413

Browntown, WI $44,490

Cambridge, WI $45,391

Gile, WI $44,035

Clinton, WI $44,821

Wausau, WI $44,181

Marshfield, WI $44,200

Abbotsford, WI $44,156

Amherst, WI $44,274

Amherst Junction, WI $44,224

Aniwa, WI $44,007

Antigo, WI $44,051

Arpin, WI $44,112

Athens, WI $44,055

Auburndale, WI $44,091

Babcock, WI $44,022

Birnamwood, WI $44,034

Blenker, WI $44,085

Bowler, WI $44,119

Brokaw, WI $44,122

Bryant, WI $43,956

Chili, WI $44,146

Colby, WI $44,132

Curtiss, WI $44,112

Custer, WI $44,162

Deerbrook, WI $43,953

Dorchester, WI $44,115

Edgar, WI $44,090

Eland, WI $44,084

Elcho, WI $43,974

Elderon, WI $44,111

Elton, WI $44,012

Galloway, WI $44,152

Gilman, WI $44,016

Jump River, WI $43,977

Gleason, WI $43,962

Granton, WI $44,144

Greenwood, WI $44,167

Hannibal, WI $44,008

Hatley, WI $44,067

Hewitt, WI $44,279

Irma, WI $43,982

Junction City, WI $44,067

Loyal, WI $44,163

Lublin, WI $44,053

Marathon, WI $44,082

Mattoon, WI $44,170

Medford, WI $44,068

Merrill, WI $44,053

Milladore, WI $44,083

Mosinee, WI $44,112

Neillsville, WI $44,205

Nekoosa, WI $44,127

Nelsonville, WI $44,320

Ogema, WI $43,949

Owen, WI $44,122

Pearson, WI $43,938

Pelican Lake, WI $43,941

Phlox, WI $44,137

Woodville, WI $45,592

Houlton, WI $47,234

Abrams, WI $44,182

Amberg, WI $43,915

Armstrong Creek, WI $43,926

Athelstane, WI $43,943

Black Creek, WI $44,661

Bonduel, WI $44,305

Brillion, WI $44,621

Cecil, WI $44,236

Coleman, WI $44,144

Combined Locks, WI $44,957

Crivitz, WI $44,065

De Pere, WI $44,277

Dunbar, WI $43,897

Fence, WI $43,851

Florence, WI $43,915

Forest Junction, WI $44,748

Gillett, WI $44,204

Goodman, WI $43,924

Greenleaf, WI $44,447

Green Valley, WI $44,217

Gresham, WI $44,189

Hilbert, WI $44,731

Kaukauna, WI $44,902

Freedom, WI $44,846

Keshena, WI $44,236

Kimberly, WI $44,960

Krakow, WI $44,217

Lakewood, WI $43,997

Lena, WI $44,174

Little Chute, WI $44,958

Little Suamico, WI $44,171

Marinette, WI $44,199

Mountain, WI $44,022

Neopit, WI $44,128

Niagara, WI $43,963

Nichols, WI $44,463

Oconto, WI $44,170

Oconto Falls, WI $44,194

Oneida, WI $44,221

Pembine, WI $43,935

Peshtigo, WI $44,162

Porterfield, WI $44,047

Potter, WI $44,644

Pound, WI $44,096

Pulaski, WI $44,233

Pickerel, WI $43,980

Pittsville, WI $44,080

Plover, WI $44,228

Port Edwards, WI $44,251

Rib Lake, WI $44,009

Ringle, WI $44,053

Rosholt, WI $44,144

Rothschild, WI $44,222

Rudolph, WI $44,098

Schofield, WI $44,185

Spencer, WI $44,154

Stetsonville, WI $44,088

Stevens Point, WI $44,209

Stratford, WI $44,117

Summit Lake, WI $43,987

Tigerton, WI $44,188

Tomahawk, WI $44,015

Unity, WI $44,119

Vesper, WI $44,104

Westboro, WI $43,952

White Lake, WI $43,974

Willard, WI $44,157

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $44,183

Withee, WI $44,095

Wittenberg, WI $44,134

Rhinelander, WI $44,039

Argonne, WI $43,898

Boulder Junction, WI $43,926

Brantwood, WI $43,885

Butternut, WI $43,813

Catawba, WI $43,899

Clam Lake, WI $43,661

Conover, WI $43,948

Crandon, WI $44,017

Eagle River, WI $44,014

Fifield, WI $43,871

Poplar, WI $44,551

Port Wing, WI $44,184

Seymour, WI $44,410

Oak Creek, WI $45,958

Adell, WI $45,060

Allenton, WI $45,224

Ashippun, WI $45,370

Belgium, WI $45,502

Brookfield, WI $46,419

Brownsville, WI $44,611

Butler, WI $46,446

Campbellsport, WI $44,831

Cascade, WI $44,794

Cedarburg, WI $46,024

Cedar Grove, WI $45,293

Chilton, WI $44,646

Cleveland, WI $44,467

Clyman, WI $45,014

Colgate, WI $45,950

Delafield, WI $45,675

Eden, WI $44,597

Elkhart Lake, WI $44,593

Fredonia, WI $45,490

Germantown, WI $46,141

Glenbeulah, WI $44,572

Grafton, WI $46,032

Greenbush, WI $44,570

Hartford, WI $45,545

Hartland, WI $45,814

Hingham, WI $44,988

Horicon, WI $44,884

Hubertus, WI $45,889

Hustisford, WI $45,064

Iron Ridge, WI $45,131

Ixonia, WI $45,271

Jackson, WI $45,893

Johnson Creek, WI $45,132

Juneau, WI $44,883

Kewaskum, WI $45,244

Kiel, WI $44,515

Kohler, WI $44,707

Lannon, WI $46,205

Lebanon, WI $45,107

Lomira, WI $44,820

Malone, WI $44,608

Mayville, WI $44,835

Menomonee Falls, WI $46,275

Merton, WI $45,889

Mount Calvary, WI $44,646

Nashotah, WI $45,665

Neosho, WI $45,287

Newburg, WI $45,675

New Holstein, WI $44,583

Newton, WI $44,425

North Lake, WI $46,048

Oakfield, WI $44,528

Oconomowoc, WI $45,485

Okauchee, WI $45,615

Oostburg, WI $45,070

Pewaukee, WI $46,012

Plymouth, WI $44,654

Port Washington, WI $45,753

Random Lake, WI $45,274

Richfield, WI $45,914

Rubicon, WI $45,366

Saint Cloud, WI $44,642

Saukville, WI $45,810

Sheboygan, WI $44,835

Sheboygan Falls, WI $44,684

Slinger, WI $45,688

Stockbridge, WI $44,746

Sussex, WI $46,047

West Bend, WI $45,451

Theresa, WI $45,088

Thiensville, WI $46,363

Waldo, WI $44,948

Watertown, WI $45,075

Mequon, WI $46,244

Woodland, WI $45,171

Bassett, WI $45,069

Benet Lake, WI $45,026

Big Bend, WI $45,771

Bristol, WI $45,032

Burlington, WI $45,117

Caledonia, WI $45,285

Camp Lake, WI $45,082

Cudahy, WI $46,465

Darien, WI $44,869

Delavan, WI $44,850

Dousman, WI $45,362

Eagle, WI $45,279

Cobb, WI $44,562

Cottage Grove, WI $45,651

Cross Plains, WI $45,537

Dane, WI $45,534

Darlington, WI $44,537

Deerfield, WI $45,526

De Forest, WI $45,585

Dodgeville, WI $44,762

Edgerton, WI $45,291

Edmund, WI $44,659

Evansville, WI $45,167

Footville, WI $44,885

Fort Atkinson, WI $45,097

Gotham, WI $44,760

Gratiot, WI $44,337

Hanover, WI $44,875

Highland, WI $44,502

Hollandale, WI $45,031

Janesville, WI $44,911

Shawano, WI $44,262

Sherwood, WI $44,863

Shiocton, WI $44,547

Sobieski, WI $44,178

Suamico, WI $44,166

Suring, WI $44,111

Townsend, WI $44,017

Wausaukee, WI $43,991

Wrightstown, WI $44,730

Zachow, WI $44,250

Algoma, WI $44,169

Baileys Harbor, WI $44,048

Brussels, WI $44,164

Casco, WI $44,173

Collins, WI $44,519

Denmark, WI $44,226

Egg Harbor, WI $44,083

Ellison Bay, WI $44,007

Ephraim, WI $44,082

Fish Creek, WI $44,053

Forestville, WI $44,165

Francis Creek, WI $44,277

Kellnersville, WI $44,306

Kewaunee, WI $44,194

Luxemburg, WI $44,174

Manitowoc, WI $44,360

Maplewood, WI $44,157

Maribel, WI $44,278

Mishicot, WI $44,241

New Franken, WI $44,168

Reedsville, WI $44,396

Saint Nazianz, WI $44,484

Sister Bay, WI $44,056

Sturgeon Bay, WI $44,173

Tisch Mills, WI $44,221

Two Rivers, WI $44,237

Valders, WI $44,463

Washington Island, WI $43,982

Whitelaw, WI $44,308

Green Bay, WI $44,161

East Troy, WI $45,279

Elkhorn, WI $44,967

Elm Grove, WI $46,446

Fontana, WI $44,861

Franksville, WI $45,256

Genesee Depot, WI $45,604

Genoa City, WI $44,989

Greendale, WI $46,413

Hales Corners, WI $46,333

Franklin, WI $46,066

Helenville, WI $45,025

Honey Creek, WI $45,137

Kansasville, WI $45,121

Kenosha, WI $44,930

New Berlin, WI $46,188

Lake Geneva, WI $44,836

Lyons, WI $45,078

Mukwonago, WI $45,555

Muskego, WI $45,844

New Munster, WI $45,083

North Prairie, WI $45,531

Fremont, WI $44,585

Rice Lake, WI $44,052

Sarona, WI $43,944

Shell Lake, WI $43,981

Siren, WI $44,426

Solon Springs, WI $44,177

South Range, WI $44,593

Springbrook, WI $43,859

Stone Lake, WI $43,875

Superior, WI $44,641

Trego, WI $43,906

Turtle Lake, WI $44,901

Wascott, WI $44,132

Washburn, WI $43,963

Webster, WI $44,016

Weyerhaeuser, WI $43,945

Winter, WI $43,735

Oshkosh, WI $44,702

Almond, WI $44,218

Appleton, WI $44,960

Bancroft, WI $44,080

Bear Creek, WI $44,476

Berlin, WI $44,506

Big Falls, WI $44,373

Butte Des Morts, WI $44,678

Caroline, WI $44,253

Clintonville, WI $44,368

Coloma, WI $44,102

Dale, WI $44,760

Eldorado, WI $44,596

Embarrass, WI $44,353

Eureka, WI $44,519

Fond Du Lac, WI $44,813

Jefferson, WI $45,059

Juda, WI $44,730

Lake Mills, WI $45,275

Linden, WI $44,613

Livingston, WI $44,384

Lodi, WI $45,388

Lone Rock, WI $44,625

Lowell, WI $45,099

Mc Farland, WI $45,702

Marshall, WI $45,477

Mazomanie, WI $45,370

Merrimac, WI $45,191

Middleton, WI $45,669

Milton, WI $44,930

Mineral Point, WI $44,632

Monroe, WI $44,703

Montfort, WI $44,403

Monticello, WI $45,042

Morrisonville, WI $45,538

Mount Horeb, WI $45,324

Muscoda, WI $44,328

New Glarus, WI $45,226

Oregon, WI $45,625

Orfordville, WI $44,833

Plain, WI $44,761

Prairie Du Sac, WI $45,215

Reeseville, WI $45,191

Rewey, WI $44,434

Richland Center, WI $44,283

Ridgeway, WI $45,083

Sauk City, WI $45,228

Sextonville, WI $44,690

Sharon, WI $44,859

Shullsburg, WI $44,252

South Wayne, WI $44,432

Spring Green, WI $44,934

Stoughton, WI $45,539

Sun Prairie, WI $45,585

Verona, WI $45,573

Waterloo, WI $45,336

Waunakee, WI $45,687

Windsor, WI $45,658

Woodford, WI $44,695

Madison, WI $45,783

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	$54,856	$26.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$54,856	$26.0	20%
Biotechnology	$52,570	$25.0	15%
Financial Services	$52,570	$25.0	15%
Software & Networking	$52,570	$25.0	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.

$40,626

Average $45,713/year

$50,827

$3,385

Average $3,809/month

$4,236

$781

Average $879/week

$977

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,827	$4,236	$977	$24
Average	$45,713	$3,809	$879	$22
25th Percentile	$40,626	$3,385	$781	$20

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