Occupation is in demand.
Wages vary with the employer, duties, and skill of the worker. Wages are higher in government and hospital jobs, and lower in real estate and hotel or motel jobs. Some workers are members of unions. Union members often receive higher wages than non-union workers.
Building maintenance workers who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.
Maintenance and repair workers, general (SOC 49-9071)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $18.79 | $24.20 | $31.15 |
| Yearly | $39,073 | $50,339 | $64,788 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.97 | $24.54 | $25.73 |
| Yearly | $37,388 | $51,051 | $53,515 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.03 | $23.29 | $28.23 |
| Yearly | $37,508 | $48,432 | $58,725 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $18.89 | $24.53 | $32.10 |
| Yearly | $39,299 | $51,031 | $66,760 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $18.22 | $24.57 | $30.67 |
| Yearly | $37,886 | $51,105 | $63,776 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $19.67 | $24.98 | $31.76 |
| Yearly | $40,915 | $51,953 | $66,074 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $18.93 | $24.20 | $31.03 |
| Yearly | $39,386 | $50,331 | $64,531 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $18.14 | $23.37 | $29.71 |
| Yearly | $37,723 | $48,614 | $61,798 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $18.83 | $24.68 | $30.72 |
| Yearly | $39,159 | $51,328 | $63,888 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.87 | $26.49 | $32.25 |
| Yearly | $41,321 | $55,097 | $67,086 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $19.47 | $24.90 | $31.37 |
| Yearly | $40,496 | $51,806 | $65,260 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $16.80 | $23.04 | $27.87 |
| Yearly | $34,953 | $47,913 | $57,964 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $18.45 | $23.84 | $30.83 |
| Yearly | $38,361 | $49,576 | $64,138 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $17.89 | $23.05 | $29.34 |
| Yearly | $37,206 | $47,949 | $61,033 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $17.62 | $22.86 | $27.64 |
| Yearly | $36,641 | $47,560 | $57,485 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $18.21 | $23.50 | $28.38 |
| Yearly | $37,882 | $48,898 | $59,011 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.36 | $23.58 | $29.83 |
| Yearly | $38,206 | $49,040 | $62,036 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $17.05 | $21.22 | $25.25 |
| Yearly | $35,453 | $44,154 | $52,511 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $18.05 | $22.78 | $29.87 |
| Yearly | $37,542 | $47,372 | $62,131 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $18.13 | $23.08 | $30.28 |
| Yearly | $37,697 | $48,012 | $62,989 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.41 | $23.00 | $29.30 |
| Yearly | $38,290 | $47,843 | $60,929 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $19.99 | $26.95 | $32.27 |
| Yearly | $41,591 | $56,046 | $67,123 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.21 | $21.62 | $27.59 |
| Yearly | $35,800 | $44,980 | $57,390 | |