SOC 49-9098 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Charlottesville, Virginia is $39,910 a year ($19.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,480: half of the 60 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($41,490).

$39,910average per year

$19.19 / hourMedian $36,480Take-home ≈ $32,767

  • $33K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#5 of 9Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,790 or more. The middle half of helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Charlottesville earn between $33,300 and $43,820.

  • $33K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,910$3,326$19.19
Median$36,480$3,040$17.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,300$2,775$16.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,820$3,652$21.07

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

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay in Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Charlottesville earn 4% less than the Virginia average ($41,790) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($41,490). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $39,630.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$39,910$36,480$32,590$49,79060
Virginia$41,790$38,890$30,410$56,6603,100
United States$41,490$39,630$29,310$55,89095,580

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $39,910, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $32,767 a year, or $2,731 a month and $1,260 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Virginia paycheck calculator: try your own salary

Advertisement

Is Charlottesville a good place for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $39,910 buys what about $40,254 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 11.9 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $39,910 is worth in another city

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 5th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Blacksburg pays the most ($43,760).

All Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

Wheeling, WV pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,330).

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary by city

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in Charlottesville, VA.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary in Charlottesville: questions

How much do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers make an hour in Charlottesville?

$19.19 an hour on average, and $17.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers salary in Charlottesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers take-home pay in Charlottesville?

About $32,767 a year ($2,731 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,910.

Do helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn more in Charlottesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($41,490).

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 49-9098; area Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.