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SOC 49-9071 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — Oshkosh

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · 10 metro areas compared

$58,470 /year
$28.11per hour
990jobs in area
+17.9%vs US median

The median wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Oshkosh, WI is $58,470 per year, 17.9% above the national median of $49,590.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $49,59010TH$38,50025TH$47,220MEDIAN$58,47075TH$67,05090TH$80,120

How pay has moved

$61,205$44,7952019202020212022202320242025$58,470
$47,600 in 2019 to $58,470 in 2025, +22.8% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.8%
Openings per year
159,800
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Oshkosh, WI is $58,470 per year, 17.9% above the national median of $49,590. Half of workers earn between $47,220 and $67,050. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $38,500 and the ninetieth at $80,120.

Employment stands at 990, or 10.6 jobs per thousand held locally. Within the state, Sheboygan records the highest median at $62,410. Of the 297 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 161st.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$38,500−22.4%
25th$47,220−4.8%
Median (50th)$58,470+17.9%
75th$67,050+35.2%
90th$80,120+61.6%
Mean$58,600+18.2%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Wisconsin

Median annual wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Sheboygan$62,410760
2Kenosha$58,740840
3Green Bay$58,0801,910
4Appleton$57,4201,340
5Madison$57,3303,790
6Janesville$56,610770
7Milwaukee$56,3208,270
8Wausau$55,650830
9Racine$54,030800
10Eau Claire$53,890920

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Oshkosh run 7.1% below the national average, so the median of $58,470 goes as far as $62,939 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 26.9% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$58,470as reported by BLS

Local price level

92.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$62,939US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $58,470 a year, 17.9% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $38,500 to $80,120 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 990 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Sheboygan, at $62,410.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Oshkosh, WI?

The median annual wage is $58,470, or $28.11 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $49,590, so pay in Oshkosh, WI is 17.9% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Oshkosh, WI earns more than $80,120 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $38,500 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Sheboygan, at $62,410 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 990 jobs in this occupation in Oshkosh, WI. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.