Medical Equipment Repairers Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $51K, rent takes 57.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,100/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new medical equipment repairers typically earn — is $37K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,210/month.

Local pay runs 17% below the national median — $51K here vs. $62K nationally.

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area pays $51K median vs. the U.S. average of $62K — that’s -17%.

The median is $51,420 a year, that works out to about $25 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $36,830, and experienced medical equipment repairers can clear $68,540. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,554/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 57.5% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Southern 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 medical equipment repairers salary is worth about $51,420 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.