High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Bellingham, WA

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bellingham, WA. 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 Bellingham, WA run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Bellingham, WA salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Bellingham, WA · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$96,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,470 – $138,990340
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$78,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,800 – $119,60030
3Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$78,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,210 – $95,920220
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$77,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,700 – $101,520100
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,690 – $126,610430
6Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$72,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,960 – $92,28070
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$72,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,070 – $99,260240
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$71,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,350 – $103,37070
9Millwrights$70,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,790 – $129,63040
10Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$65,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,400 – $94,64050
11Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$60,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,610 – $78,67030
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,460 – $153,15060
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,170 – $84,080880
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$57,000
Some college, no degree
$37,160 – $80,51040
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$56,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,810 – $89,530360
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$55,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,390 – $85,47080
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $64,86060
18Tire Repairers and Changers$42,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,800 – $58,77060

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

#	Occupation	MedianBellingham, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,400	$62,470 – $138,990	340
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,420	$48,800 – $119,600	30
3	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,330	$58,210 – $95,920	220
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,960	$52,700 – $101,520	100
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,960	$45,690 – $126,610	430
6	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,440	$48,960 – $92,280	70
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,190	$48,070 – $99,260	240
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,540	$46,350 – $103,370	70
9	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,350	$45,790 – $129,630	40
10	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,110	$57,400 – $94,640	50
11	Automotive Glass Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,030	$41,610 – $78,670	30
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,180	$39,460 – $153,150	60
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,090	$39,170 – $84,080	880
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$57,000	$37,160 – $80,510	40
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,550	$38,810 – $89,530	360
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,360	$37,390 – $85,470	80
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,560	$36,070 – $64,860	60
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,940	$37,800 – $58,770	60

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