Minnesota · 2025 pay · 976 people
How much does a general maintenance worker make in Minnesota?
$46,202typical pay for a general maintenance worker in 2025
$30,145 – $52,524what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 0.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where general maintenance workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities560 people$46,914
- Veterans Affairs Department131 people$44,469
- Administration Dept101 people$46,054
- Direct Care and Treatment Dept59 people$52,035
- Military Affairs Dept32 people$45,240
- Transportation Department26 people$49,418
- Minnesota Zoological Garden19 people$25,372
- Natural Resources Department14 people$10,161
- Corrections Dept9 people$47,167
- Minnesota State Academies9 people$44,134
- Human Services Dept6 people$28,200
- Perpich Center for Arts Education4 people$32,218
- Public Safety Department4 people$49,739
- Lottery2 people$34,034
No employers match.
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- General Maintenance Worker (this page)$46,202 (everyone)
- General Maintenance Worker Lead$54,673 (everyone)
Highest-paid general maintenance workers, 2025
- 1Vaughn Z JohnsonGeneral Maintenance Worker · Minnesota State Colleges & Universities$180,113
- 2Jesus P OrtizGeneral Maintenance Worker · Minnesota State Colleges & Universities$109,522
- 3Jennifer Colletta PalmaGeneral Maintenance Worker · Minnesota State Colleges & Universities$62,552
- 4Jill VandermeerGeneral Maintenance Worker · Veterans Affairs Department$61,489
- 5Adelaida SheetsGeneral Maintenance Worker · Veterans Affairs Department$60,275
Common questions
How much does a general maintenance worker make in Minnesota?
The typical general maintenance worker was paid $46,202 in 2025; most earned between $30,145 and $52,524. This counts all 976 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.3% of all pay for general maintenance workers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is General Maintenance Worker, at any level (for example "General 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