Salary comparison
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other: Lawton vs Manhattan
Manhattan, KS pays about 1.2% more for installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other on paper — $66,600 vs $65,790. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, Manhattan comes out ahead by $810 a year in real buying power.
Lawton, OK
$65,790
$57,960
$73,420
$31.63
100
$65,790/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
Manhattan, KS
$66,600
$60,430
$68,830
$32.02
100
$66,600/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $810 a year (1.2%) in favor of Manhattan. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Lawton runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; Manhattan sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, Manhattan is the better deal by $810 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Lawton to Manhattan for this role, the raise needs to beat 1.2% to come out ahead after living costs. Anything below that and you are earning more on paper but keeping less.
Common questions
Where do installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other earn more, Lawton or Manhattan?
Manhattan pays $66,600 on median — about 1.2% more than Lawton ($65,790). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
Manhattan. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, Manhattan gives you roughly$66,600 of real buying power versus $65,790 in the other city.