A universal wall box thread repair clip includes a front portion that has at least two openings sized to engage the threads of a wall box screw. The repair clip is placed over the end of a wall box so that one of the openings on the front portion is aligned with screw hole formed in the material of the wall box. The repair clip includes retention features that retain it on both plastic and metal wall boxes, where the metal wall boxes include screw tabs that can have varying offset distances.