High paying repair and maintenance jobs in El Paso, TX

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in El Paso, TX. 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 El Paso, TX run 10.1% below the national average (2024), so a El Paso, TX salary is worth about 1.11× 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, El Paso, TX · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$79,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,280 – $112,310140
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$70,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $109,720170
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$65,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,280 – $93,250140
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$64,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,020 – $104,3301,610
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$58,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,740 – $76,860210
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$56,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,800 – $76,220710
7Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$55,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,650 – $72,970480
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$53,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,540 – $73,470410
9Millwrights$53,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,770 – $106,820120
10Maintenance Workers, Machinery$49,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,340 – $79,550150
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$48,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,240 – $70,250310
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,350 – $74,220380
13Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$47,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $68,3201,090
14Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$47,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,130 – $72,600790
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$44,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,240 – $72,9902,080
16Medical Equipment Repairers$43,290
Associate's degree
$34,670 – $75,130200
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$40,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,350 – $59,440340
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$39,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,710 – $62,9102,960
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$37,700
Some college, no degree
$30,850 – $50,730210
20Tire Repairers and Changers$33,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,330 – $44,960370
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$32,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,180 – $45,980380

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

#	Occupation	MedianEl Paso, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,760	$34,280 – $112,310	140
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,380	$35,520 – $109,720	170
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,320	$36,280 – $93,250	140
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,520	$40,020 – $104,330	1,610
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,440	$30,740 – $76,860	210
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,470	$37,800 – $76,220	710
7	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,420	$36,650 – $72,970	480
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,580	$38,540 – $73,470	410
9	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,020	$41,770 – $106,820	120
10	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,640	$36,340 – $79,550	150
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,660	$36,240 – $70,250	310
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,590	$28,350 – $74,220	380
13	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,520	$37,510 – $68,320	1,090
14	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,270	$28,130 – $72,600	790
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,250	$27,240 – $72,990	2,080
16	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$43,290	$34,670 – $75,130	200
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,090	$30,350 – $59,440	340
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,510	$27,710 – $62,910	2,960
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$37,700	$30,850 – $50,730	210
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,390	$28,330 – $44,960	370
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,530	$19,180 – $45,980	380

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in El Paso, TX. 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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