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ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE - ROLE PROFILE

Elevator Project Manager

We place this role around $106,980 a year at mid experience. That is one reported figure rather than a range: we publish a range only where our own sample supports one.

What this role pays.

That band is mid experience, built from our own engagement history. Experience and region move it - the salary calculator applies both.

The federal occupation covering this trade is Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (SOC 47-4021), May 2025. Nationally it reports a median of $109,910 , with the middle of the market between $59,270 and $158,890. That is a trade-level occupation, not this exact job title, so read it as context rather than a figure for this seat.

Where it pays most.

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers across the metros we cover, May 2025. BLS publishes a median for 49 of them and withholds the rest, where the local sample was too small to be reliable.

Highest-paying metros - Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Metro Median Employed there
San Jose $173,920 70
San Francisco $168,270 370
Boston $150,120 -
Chicago $146,580 850
Las Vegas $141,920 410
Los Angeles $140,600 850
San Diego $140,250 170
Seattle $138,880 290
Louisville $42,670 -
Oklahoma City $61,680 40
Albuquerque $71,430 90

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. The last three rows are the lowest-paying metros in the same set. Headcount is metro-wide across every industry, not this trade alone.

Credentials that move an offer.

No single credential reliably moves an offer in this seat. Employers screen on demonstrated commercial experience instead, which makes the resume harder to read and the reference check worth more.

Licensing is a state question, not a national one. The Elevator Maintenance hiring page carries the state-by-state position, and every market page names the authority for that state.

What the search actually takes.

We have closed 0 elevator maintenance searches in 2026 year to date, which is below the 8 we require before publishing a median. We would rather print the count than a number the sample cannot carry. The Hiring Index shows what we do and do not have.

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