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SOC 47-4021Mechanical Trades

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Assemble, install, repair, and maintain electric and hydraulic freight and passenger elevators, escalators, and dumbwaiters.

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers earn a median $51.24/hr ($106,580/yr). Top-paying state: New Jersey at $61.33/hr. True labor cost with burden: ~$71.74/hr.

$51.24
Median Hourly
$50.67
Mean Hourly
$106,580
Median Annual
29,400
Employment

Wage Distribution

10th
$30.55/hr
25th
$39.88/hr
Median
$51.24/hr
75th
$60.12/hr
90th
$68.44/hr

Source: BLS OEWS May 2024. Percentiles represent the wage below which a given percentage of workers fall.

Top-Paying States

#StateMedian Hourly
1New Jersey$61.33
2New York$60.88
3Illinois$59.22
4Massachusetts$57.67
5California$56.88

Top-Paying Metro Areas

#Metro AreaMedian Hourly
1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$65.44
2Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$63.22
3San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$62.55
4Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$60.33
5Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58.88

True Labor Cost: ~$71.74/hr

The base wage of $51.24/hr becomes approximately $71.74/hr after applying a 1.4x burden rate (payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, overhead).

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