High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Huntsville, AL

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Huntsville, AL. 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 Huntsville, AL run 6.9% below the national average (2024), so a Huntsville, AL salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Huntsville, AL · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$87,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,510 – $105,090200
2Avionics Technicians$78,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,330 – $91,880140
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,140 – $112,5701,200
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940 – $78,370340
5Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$64,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,860 – $96,500320
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,960 – $79,760110
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,040 – $94,7101,490
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,400 – $92,050370
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,080 – $78,550150
10Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$57,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,230 – $93,110110
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,300 – $76,270170
12Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,440 – $79,010490
13Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$53,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $80,84090
14Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,590 – $73,030770
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,700 – $67,060160
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,830 – $82,860940
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,810 – $67,9401,540
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$39,410
Some college, no degree
$37,610 – $61,600120
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,230 – $50,700140
20Tire Repairers and Changers$37,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $48,370290

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

#	Occupation	MedianHuntsville, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,080	$42,510 – $105,090	200
2	Avionics TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,720	$62,330 – $91,880	140
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,610	$47,140 – $112,570	1,200
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,660	$49,940 – $78,370	340
5	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,910	$46,860 – $96,500	320
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,900	$50,960 – $79,760	110
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,370	$47,040 – $94,710	1,490
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,450	$45,400 – $92,050	370
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,080	$39,080 – $78,550	150
10	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,740	$38,230 – $93,110	110
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,520	$32,300 – $76,270	170
12	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,110	$40,440 – $79,010	490
13	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,860	$35,930 – $80,840	90
14	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,940	$37,590 – $73,030	770
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,920	$35,700 – $67,060	160
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,840	$33,830 – $82,860	940
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$30,810 – $67,940	1,540
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$39,410	$37,610 – $61,600	120
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,040	$27,230 – $50,700	140
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,260	$29,640 – $48,370	290

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