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Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers — wages and employment

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers earned a median annual wage of $106,580 in the United States in May 2024, with 23,340 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $106,580SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers earned a median annual wage of $106,580 in the United States in May 2024, with 23,340 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $54,720 or less, the best-paid tenth $149,250 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $102,420 to $106,580, +4.1 %. The best-paying state is Hawaii at $150,600; the lowest Puerto Rico at $37,720. Among metropolitan areas, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA pays the highest median, $169,560. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Hawaii$150,600—
Maine$138,520130
Nevada$137,950—
California$137,3402,830
Oregon$135,620—
New Jersey$134,590410
Massachusetts$134,360500
Washington$133,0301,170
Illinois$130,070970
District of Columbia$125,030—
New York$124,5303,710
Missouri$123,710—
Kansas$121,50070
Maryland$119,2001,200
Colorado$117,770380
Minnesota$117,760480
Michigan$114,570660
Indiana$113,710130
Arizona$110,500—
Iowa$107,010190
Pennsylvania$106,140680
Florida$103,4002,100
Virginia$102,720590
Oklahoma$102,620100
North Carolina$102,310390
Tennessee$97,150670
Texas$94,5501,360
Alabama$89,750260
Montana$84,55060
Delaware$84,12040
Utah$78,680230
South Carolina$71,350330
Ohio$70,290150
Georgia$67,510510
Arkansas$60,220100
Wisconsin$57,470250
Kentucky$43,500210
Puerto Rico$37,720170

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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