SOC 49-9071 · Lincoln, NE metro

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Lincoln, NE

The average salary for maintenance and repair workers, general in Lincoln, Nebraska is $53,360 a year ($25.65 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,640: half of the 1,540 people in this job in the Lincoln, NE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

$53,360average per year

$25.65 / hourMedian $50,640Take-home ≈ $43,506

  • $37K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $71K90th

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

1,540people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Nebraska metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,290 or more. The middle half of maintenance and repair workers, general in Lincoln earn between $45,050 and $61,490.

  • $37K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,360$4,447$25.65
Median$50,640$4,220$24.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,050$3,754$21.66
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,490$5,124$29.56

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

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in Lincoln vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Maintenance and repair workers, general in Lincoln earn about the same as the Nebraska average ($52,560) and about the same as the U.S. average ($53,780). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $49,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lincoln$53,360$50,640$36,980$71,2901,540
Nebraska$52,560$50,700$36,240$69,2109,850
United States$53,780$49,590$35,350$77,1801,529,700

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

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $53,360, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $43,506 a year, or $3,626 a month and $1,673 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 (2026 rules).

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Is Lincoln a good place for maintenance and repair workers, general? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $53,360 buys what about $58,265 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 3rd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Grand Island pays the most ($54,240).

All Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for maintenance and repair workers, general

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,440).

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary by city

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Lincoln: questions

How much do maintenance and repair workers, general make an hour in Lincoln?

$25.65 an hour on average, and $24.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance and repair workers, general salary in Lincoln?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance and repair workers, general take-home pay in Lincoln?

About $43,506 a year ($3,626 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,360.

Do maintenance and repair workers, general earn more in Lincoln than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

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 49-9071; area Lincoln, NE (30700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.86, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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