SOC 49-9071 · Kenosha, WI metro

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Kenosha, WI

The average salary for maintenance and repair workers, general in Kenosha, Wisconsin is $57,070 a year ($27.44 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,740: half of the 840 people in this job in the Kenosha, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

$57,070average per year

$27.44 / hourMedian $58,740Take-home ≈ $46,111

  • $32K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $78K90th

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

840people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#3 of 13Wisconsin metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,400 or more. The middle half of maintenance and repair workers, general in Kenosha earn between $45,460 and $72,300.

  • $32K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $78K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,070$4,756$27.44
Median$58,740$4,895$28.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,460$3,788$21.86
Experienced (75th percentile)$72,300$6,025$34.76

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

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in Kenosha vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Maintenance and repair workers, general in Kenosha earn 3% more than the Wisconsin average ($55,230) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($53,780). At the median the gap is +18% against the U.S. median of $49,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kenosha$57,070$58,740$31,640$78,400840
Wisconsin$55,230$55,810$35,870$75,91030,880
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 Kenosha

On the average salary of $57,070, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $46,111 a year, or $3,843 a month and $1,773 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Kenosha a good place for maintenance and repair workers, general? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kenosha area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.1), so the average $57,070 buys what about $56,439 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Kenosha ($48,310). A typical home costs $247,800, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in other Wisconsin cities

Kenosha ranks 3rd of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($61,940).

All Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salaries in Wisconsin

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 Kenosha: questions

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

$27.44 an hour on average, and $28.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,460, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,111 a year ($3,843 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,070.

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

The average here is 6% more than 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 Kenosha, WI (28450). 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: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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 1.13, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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