High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Anchorage, AK

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Anchorage, AK. 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 Anchorage, AK run 5.4% above the national average (2024), so a Anchorage, AK salary is worth about 0.95× 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, Anchorage, AK · Employed

1Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$101,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,610 – $103,010350
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$98,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,530 – $107,940260
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$97,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,700 – $135,1801,370
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$94,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,940 – $107,680100
5Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$94,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,510 – $120,2201,010
6Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$85,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,070 – $105,140330
7Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$81,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,380 – $143,460300
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$80,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,900 – $109,260540
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$79,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,990 – $79,880100
10Industrial Machinery Mechanics$78,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,410 – $108,850150
11Medical Equipment Repairers$78,570
Associate's degree
$62,330 – $99,520120
12Home Appliance Repairers$75,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,670 – $76,32060
13Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$74,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,840 – $97,400410
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$59,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,580 – $89,790850
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,690 – $87,650150
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,190 – $83,2701,680
17Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$47,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $73,90080
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,890
Some college, no degree
$35,170 – $76,950110
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,510 – $59,670300
20Motorcycle Mechanics$43,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,650 – $111,910140
21Tire Repairers and Changers$38,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,510 – $56,160260

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

#	Occupation	MedianAnchorage, AK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$101,020	$59,610 – $103,010	350
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,690	$58,530 – $107,940	260
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,830	$59,700 – $135,180	1,370
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$94,370	$60,940 – $107,680	100
5	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$94,120	$54,510 – $120,220	1,010
6	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$85,620	$58,070 – $105,140	330
7	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,530	$57,380 – $143,460	300
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,360	$48,900 – $109,260	540
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,870	$49,990 – $79,880	100
10	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,720	$53,410 – $108,850	150
11	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$78,570	$62,330 – $99,520	120
12	Home Appliance RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,650	$34,670 – $76,320	60
13	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,480	$47,840 – $97,400	410
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,880	$39,580 – $89,790	850
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,420	$45,690 – $87,650	150
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,390	$37,190 – $83,270	1,680
17	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,300	$31,200 – $73,900	80
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,890	$35,170 – $76,950	110
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,810	$31,510 – $59,670	300
20	Motorcycle MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,680	$37,650 – $111,910	140
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,640	$34,510 – $56,160	260

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Anchorage, AK. 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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