California · 2025 pay · 59 people
How much does a skilled maintenance worker make in California?
$68,208typical pay for a skilled maintenance worker in 2025
$56,527 – $74,501what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 19.1% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where skilled maintenance workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Skilled Maintenance Worker53 people$67,064
- Skilled Maintenance Worker II5 people$70,580
Highest-paid skilled maintenance workers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a skilled maintenance worker make in California?
The typical skilled maintenance worker was paid $68,208 in 2025; most earned between $56,527 and $74,501. This counts all 59 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.7% of all pay for skilled maintenance workers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Skilled Maintenance Worker, at any level (for example "Skilled Maintenance Worker"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this