The median annual wage of general maintenance and repair workers was $34,730 in May 2010. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $20,800, and the top 10 percent earned more than $56,090.
Most general maintenance workers work full time. Some work evening, night, or weekend shifts or are on call for emergency repairs.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition