High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$81,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080 – $109,4501,130
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,350 – $122,2705,750
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$78,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,650 – $128,9201,310
4Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$72,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,360 – $95,0101,150
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,530 – $93,5801,780
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290 – $85,6904,690
7Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$65,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,890 – $93,760480
8Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,110 – $76,060890
9Medical Equipment Repairers$61,530
Associate's degree
$35,510 – $82,220640
10Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990 – $77,710910
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $78,9703,350
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,110 – $79,2103,860
13Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,880 – $80,560760
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,550 – $95,1901,850
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$53,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,470 – $88,1307,990
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,640 – $75,65011,460
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $76,0701,310
18Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,310 – $70,610480
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,570
Some college, no degree
$34,950 – $63,600870
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,970 – $50,9401,170
21Tire Repairers and Changers$35,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,600 – $47,9501,010

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,740	$46,080 – $109,450	1,130
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,070	$48,350 – $122,270	5,750
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,580	$51,650 – $128,920	1,310
4	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,600	$49,360 – $95,010	1,150
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,420	$48,530 – $93,580	1,780
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,530	$46,290 – $85,690	4,690
7	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,170	$48,890 – $93,760	480
8	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,590	$40,110 – $76,060	890
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$61,530	$35,510 – $82,220	640
10	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,580	$44,990 – $77,710	910
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,300	$38,370 – $78,970	3,350
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,840	$40,110 – $79,210	3,860
13	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,080	$43,880 – $80,560	760
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,790	$38,550 – $95,190	1,850
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,660	$34,470 – $88,130	7,990
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,000	$36,640 – $75,650	11,460
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,130	$36,750 – $76,070	1,310
18	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$33,310 – $70,610	480
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,570	$34,950 – $63,600	870
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,630	$31,970 – $50,940	1,170
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,400	$29,600 – $47,950	1,010

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. 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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