High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Delaware

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Delaware. 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 Delaware run 0.2% below the national average (2024), so a Delaware salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Delaware.

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

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OccupationMedian, Delaware · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$97,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,570 – $119,790330
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$93,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $98,580310
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$86,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,100 – $104,270160
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$83,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,280 – $116,370240
5First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,390 – $125,4601,890
6Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$75,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,180 – $105,150150
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410 – $102,610890
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$67,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,900 – $85,140540
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,530 – $85,200440
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,250 – $82,650670
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,000 – $97,6001,730
12Medical Equipment Repairers$62,260
Associate's degree
$56,190 – $99,610300
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,300 – $77,290160
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,700 – $82,2801,910
15Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$51,550
Some college, no degree
$36,990 – $66,560250
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $78,3803,310
17Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $74,370340
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $71,350510
19Tire Repairers and Changers$46,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360 – $48,550230
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$40,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,970 – $57,640360

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

#	Occupation	MedianDelaware	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,180	$48,570 – $119,790	330
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,850	$38,370 – $98,580	310
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$86,290	$62,100 – $104,270	160
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,550	$63,280 – $116,370	240
5	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,250	$60,390 – $125,460	1,890
6	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,720	$52,180 – $105,150	150
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,320	$49,410 – $102,610	890
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,010	$47,900 – $85,140	540
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,670	$49,530 – $85,200	440
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,590	$49,250 – $82,650	670
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,320	$45,000 – $97,600	1,730
12	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$62,260	$56,190 – $99,610	300
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,680	$39,300 – $77,290	160
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,410	$36,700 – $82,280	1,910
15	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$51,550	$36,990 – $66,560	250
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,150	$36,510 – $78,380	3,310
17	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,780	$33,840 – $74,370	340
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,310	$36,750 – $71,350	510
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,630	$37,360 – $48,550	230
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,530	$31,970 – $57,640	360

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