High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Bangor, ME

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bangor, ME. 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 Bangor, ME run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Bangor, ME salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Bangor, ME · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$98,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,080 – $117,890120
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$80,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,930 – $92,76050
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,120 – $120,600300
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$65,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,630 – $131,01080
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,930 – $77,69080
6Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390 – $64,48050
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,970 – $80,080210
8Medical Equipment Repairers$60,640
Associate's degree
$41,630 – $95,46040
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,240 – $91,31050
10Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,850 – $80,430270
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,120 – $76,090220
12Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$57,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,760 – $70,470100
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $67,10090
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,060 – $70,930450
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $68,900600
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010 – $66,94040
17Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$45,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,560 – $58,98040
18Tire Repairers and Changers$38,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,110 – $46,650100
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$35,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,680 – $42,51030

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

#	Occupation	MedianBangor, ME	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,230	$59,080 – $117,890	120
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,900	$55,930 – $92,760	50
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,160	$48,120 – $120,600	300
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,480	$60,630 – $131,010	80
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,070	$47,930 – $77,690	80
6	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,800	$45,390 – $64,480	50
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,430	$45,970 – $80,080	210
8	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,640	$41,630 – $95,460	40
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,440	$48,240 – $91,310	50
10	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,360	$44,850 – $80,430	270
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,470	$45,120 – $76,090	220
12	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,940	$38,760 – $70,470	100
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,700	$37,380 – $67,100	90
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,170	$37,060 – $70,930	450
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,960	$36,240 – $68,900	600
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,720	$37,010 – $66,940	40
17	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,430	$36,560 – $58,980	40
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,370	$36,110 – $46,650	100
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,870	$31,680 – $42,510	30

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