High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Abilene, TX

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Abilene, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single repair and maintenance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Abilene, TX run 9.6% below the national average (2024), so a Abilene, TX salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Abilene, TX · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$79,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830 – $99,77080
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$78,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,760 – $81,51080
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$73,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,180 – $98,16060
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$73,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,600 – $108,310430
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,560 – $77,200140
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$57,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,490 – $77,800280
7Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$56,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,530 – $80,650210
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$56,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,680 – $93,96090
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$54,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,970 – $75,920260
10Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,950 – $70,36030
11Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$48,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,830 – $72,320110
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,740 – $85,67060
13Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,770 – $78,660650
14Maintenance Workers, Machinery$46,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110 – $61,81050
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,990 – $62,830110
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$42,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,600 – $69,720840
17Tire Repairers and Changers$35,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,670 – $46,110100
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$33,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,740 – $43,480110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAbilene, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,600	$45,830 – $99,770	80
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,810	$44,760 – $81,510	80
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,750	$51,180 – $98,160	60
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,170	$45,600 – $108,310	430
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,680	$44,560 – $77,200	140
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,220	$38,490 – $77,800	280
7	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,610	$40,530 – $80,650	210
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,550	$36,680 – $93,960	90
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,330	$34,970 – $75,920	260
10	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,900	$31,950 – $70,360	30
11	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,130	$38,830 – $72,320	110
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,420	$26,740 – $85,670	60
13	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,190	$28,770 – $78,660	650
14	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,060	$38,110 – $61,810	50
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,170	$33,990 – $62,830	110
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,940	$29,600 – $69,720	840
17	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,180	$26,670 – $46,110	100
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,780	$19,740 – $43,480	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Abilene, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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