High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Florida

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Florida. 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 Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Florida.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$86,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,690 – $109,3006,420
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$76,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,500 – $130,19014,850
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740 – $116,94041,250
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,040 – $80,3509,240
5Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$61,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $80,6205,760
6Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$61,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,810 – $88,4803,650
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,910 – $92,55011,820
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,470 – $84,00017,120
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,300 – $79,21014,900
10Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $75,7708,320
11Medical Equipment Repairers$56,940
Associate's degree
$37,560 – $96,8004,260
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,370 – $78,21039,160
13Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$55,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $77,1204,810
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,390 – $93,1709,220
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,970 – $79,18049,930
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,640 – $65,2203,450
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $62,76016,340
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,200 – $67,680111,530
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,690
Some college, no degree
$35,990 – $61,9703,470
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,660 – $49,1305,520
21Tire Repairers and Changers$34,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,700 – $46,9706,960

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,870	$50,690 – $109,300	6,420
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,940	$45,500 – $130,190	14,850
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,900	$47,740 – $116,940	41,250
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,550	$43,040 – $80,350	9,240
5	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,740	$37,510 – $80,620	5,760
6	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,530	$39,810 – $88,480	3,650
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,030	$45,910 – $92,550	11,820
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,650	$43,470 – $84,000	17,120
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,490	$44,300 – $79,210	14,900
10	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,070	$38,570 – $75,770	8,320
11	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$56,940	$37,560 – $96,800	4,260
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,670	$38,370 – $78,210	39,160
13	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,680	$36,960 – $77,120	4,810
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,600	$36,390 – $93,170	9,220
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,260	$31,970 – $79,180	49,930
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$35,640 – $65,220	3,450
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,290	$36,160 – $62,760	16,340
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,060	$34,200 – $67,680	111,530
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,690	$35,990 – $61,970	3,470
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,710	$31,660 – $49,130	5,520
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,010	$29,700 – $46,970	6,960

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