Maintenance and Repair Workers, General hiring incentives: sign-on bonuses, relocation and shift differentials, October 2026
By YourJobs Editorial
Based on 15,399 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings on yourjobs.com between 20 September and 20 October 2026. 2.4% of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings offered a sign-on bonus; where an amount was stated (n = 332) the median was $1,500 and the largest we recorded was $7,500. This page was built 20 October 2026.
Incentives at a glance
- Sign-on bonuses
- 2.4% of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a sign-on bonus (n = 363 postings). Where an amount was stated (n = 332) the median was $1,500 and the largest we recorded was $7,500.
- Retention bonuses
- 0.1% of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a retention bonus (n = 16 postings).
- Relocation assistance
- 0.3% of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned relocation assistance (n = 41 postings).
- Referral bonuses
- 0.5% of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a referral bonus (n = 74 postings).
- Tuition support
- 1.6% of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned tuition reimbursement or assistance (n = 246 postings).
- Shift differentials
- 0.6% of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a shift, weekend or night pay differential (n = 89 postings).
Largest sign-on bonus we recorded
This is one posting, shown with its evidence. It is the top of the range, not a typical bonus.
- Stated amount
- $7,500 (the stated bonus, which may be "up to")
- Job title
- Preventative Maintenance Technician
- Employer
- Wagstaff Inc
- Location
- Spokane Valley, Washington
- First seen
- 19 October 2026
- Posting text
- “…$26.00 - $38.00 per hour, depending on experience and certifications Sign-On Bonus: $7,500 (terms & conditions apply) As an employee of Wagstaff, you’ll enjoy…”
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General sign-on bonuses by state
| State | Postings | Mention a sign-on bonus | Postings mentioning | Median stated amount | Mention relocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 443 | 63% | 277 | $1,500 | 0% |
| Massachusetts | 54 | 35% | 19 | 7.4% | |
| Washington | 106 | 20% | 21 | 0% | |
| Montana | 33 | 9.1% | 3 | 46% | |
| Indiana | 216 | 7.4% | 16 | 0% | |
| North Dakota | 64 | 4.7% | 3 | 0% | |
| Florida | 91 | 4.4% | 4 | 2.2% | |
| Pennsylvania | 217 | 2.3% | 5 | 0% | |
| North Carolina | 321 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.3% | |
| Ohio | 850 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.2% | |
| South Carolina | 259 | 0.4% | 1 | 0% | |
| Alaska | 51 | 0% | 0 | 28% | |
| Arizona | 252 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| California | 271 | 0% | 0 | 1.1% | |
| Iowa | 30 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Kansas | 31 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Kentucky | 598 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Michigan | 979 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Missouri | 2,789 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Oregon | 7,173 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| South Dakota | 136 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Texas | 76 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Virginia | 39 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| Wisconsin | 132 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
States with at least 30 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General postings in the window, ranked by the share mentioning a sign-on bonus. A median is shown only where at least 30 postings stated an amount.
Month by month
| Month | Postings | Sign-on bonus | Median stated amount | Largest stated | Relocation | Tuition support | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (to date) | 15,379 | 2.4% | $1,500 | $7,500 | 0.3% | 1.6% | 0.6% |
| September 2026 | 32 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
| August 2026 | 28 |
A month is the month a posting was first seen. Shares are blank where a month holds fewer than 30 postings; medians are blank where fewer than 30 postings stated an amount.
Related pages
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay: advertised rates
- Current Maintenance and Repair Workers, General jobs
- Hiring incentives across all occupations
- How incentives are read from postings
Notes and sources
Incentive amounts are as stated in the posting (often "up to"); eligibility conditions are not captured.
Source: yourjobs.com job postings (ClickCast feed), read as described on the methodology page. Updated daily; this page was built 20 October 2026, 09:49.
Download the data: incentives by occupation and state (CSV), licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite as:
YourJobs (2026). Hiring incentives for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in US job postings, 20 September to 20 October 2026. https://yourjobs.com/incentives/maintenance-and-repair-workers