Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $73K, rent takes 24.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new elevator and escalator installers and repairers typically earn — is $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,933/month.

Local pay runs 33% below the national median — $73K here vs. $110K nationally.

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area pays $73K median vs. the U.S. average of $110K — that’s -33%.

The median is $73,320 a year, that works out to about $35 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,880, and experienced elevator and escalator installers and repairers can clear $105,880. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,887/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 24.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median elevator and escalator installers and repairers salary is worth about $73,320 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.