Installation, Maintenance, and Repair jobs: what they pay

$63,320avg. a year
$30.44 an hour · 6,086,190 employed in the U.S.

National average and median pay for 51 installation, maintenance, and repair jobs, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Open a job to see pay in every state and large metro area.

Top-paying installation, maintenance, and repair jobs

Average annual U.S. pay, May 2025

51 installation, maintenance, and repair jobs

JobAvg. payMedianJobs
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,780$49,5901,529,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$56,420$50,620704,640
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,220$79,860617,500
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$68,460$64,520439,640
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$64,780$61,010409,670
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$64,320$61,770289,960
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$69,240$65,510176,600
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$53,850$49,230176,300
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,690$54,890149,310
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$68,500$63,890140,920
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$84,740$79,870138,090
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$91,970$95,320131,070
Tire Repairers and Changers$40,170$37,710108,410
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$73,940$74,33097,720
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,490$39,63095,580
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,960$60,07086,340
Medical Equipment Repairers$65,930$61,66065,990
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,880$47,81065,600
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,570$74,09065,010
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,610$60,85060,020
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$76,210$74,34048,240
Millwrights$69,780$65,70040,330
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,290$56,55037,870
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$49,990$47,88036,060
Home Appliance Repairers$56,040$50,99032,150
Mechanical Door Repairers$57,540$55,72027,120
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$49,770$47,45026,410
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,070$57,55023,220
Riggers$66,810$62,64022,530
Rail Car Repairers$70,680$67,53021,350
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$100,760$103,02020,720
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$50,430$47,63020,310
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$57,930$52,60019,780
Avionics Technicians$83,380$82,28018,830
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$56,440$52,00017,430
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$55,470$51,32015,040
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$58,610$56,21014,450
Motorcycle Mechanics$52,370$48,58013,510
Bicycle Repairers$42,730$42,78012,170
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$69,870$63,52011,140
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$68,980$64,1209,980
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$71,180$68,9909,400
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$90,410$92,4608,720
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$51,560$48,4208,550
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$83,300$84,8906,940
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$49,960$46,4205,380
Commercial Divers$88,320$72,9903,450
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$45,410$45,9903,020
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$56,040$52,7201,650
Watch and Clock Repairers$70,840$67,2301,310
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons$63,770$61,2901,080

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.