High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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.

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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$104,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,670 – $130,120860
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$100,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,950 – $105,0301,070
3Millwrights$91,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,610 – $94,5301,490
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,490 – $124,5206,620
5Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$78,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,340 – $95,280910
6Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,950 – $133,8501,550
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$72,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,460 – $91,6201,710
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,780 – $93,6306,520
9Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,470 – $93,080780
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,840 – $88,8103,820
11Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,830 – $80,620610
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$63,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,840 – $95,6105,740
13Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,420 – $100,2201,880
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$62,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,240 – $90,1402,130
15Medical Equipment Repairers$60,420
Associate's degree
$37,310 – $99,050910
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$56,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,080 – $81,2409,520
17Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$55,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $69,3701,160
18Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$48,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,870 – $61,480670
19Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,770 – $72,27016,190
20Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,850 – $75,5002,720
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$47,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,850 – $57,0001,150
22Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,930
Some college, no degree
$36,470 – $79,270660
23Tire Repairers and Changers$37,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,560 – $49,9902,370

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

#	Occupation	MedianDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,360	$63,670 – $130,120	860
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,090	$50,950 – $105,030	1,070
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,850	$77,610 – $94,530	1,490
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,200	$46,490 – $124,520	6,620
5	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,990	$51,340 – $95,280	910
6	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,940	$56,950 – $133,850	1,550
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,220	$55,460 – $91,620	1,710
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,100	$48,780 – $93,630	6,520
9	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,050	$43,470 – $93,080	780
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,360	$46,840 – $88,810	3,820
11	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,190	$44,830 – $80,620	610
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,170	$42,840 – $95,610	5,740
13	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,730	$46,420 – $100,220	1,880
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,550	$38,240 – $90,140	2,130
15	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,420	$37,310 – $99,050	910
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,000	$37,080 – $81,240	9,520
17	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,560	$36,950 – $69,370	1,160
18	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,500	$36,870 – $61,480	670
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$36,770 – $72,270	16,190
20	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,450	$37,850 – $75,500	2,720
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,020	$34,850 – $57,000	1,150
22	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,930	$36,470 – $79,270	660
23	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,610	$35,560 – $49,990	2,370

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. 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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