High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Idaho

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Idaho. 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 Idaho run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Idaho salary is worth about 1.05× 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 Idaho.

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

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OccupationMedian, Idaho · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$125,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,770 – $131,140860
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,440 – $118,8003,780
3Medical Equipment Repairers$74,270
Associate's degree
$57,910 – $103,330310
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,610 – $99,3301,220
5Millwrights$64,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,000 – $77,460410
6Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,790 – $84,100420
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,270 – $90,5802,750
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,630 – $83,9901,080
9Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,840 – $98,260600
10Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$59,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,200 – $78,330680
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,960 – $77,8001,930
12Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$56,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070 – $77,170300
13Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,660 – $80,7804,550
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,730 – $77,550990
15Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$49,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,370 – $79,170370
16Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $93,040850
17Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$49,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $76,290340
18Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,570 – $77,7105,030
19Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,830 – $75,8708,200
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,880 – $51,800430
21Tire Repairers and Changers$37,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,250 – $49,0901,070

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

#	Occupation	MedianIdaho	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$125,410	$75,770 – $131,140	860
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,940	$46,440 – $118,800	3,780
3	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$74,270	$57,910 – $103,330	310
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,830	$46,610 – $99,330	1,220
5	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,710	$57,000 – $77,460	410
6	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,410	$49,790 – $84,100	420
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,860	$47,270 – $90,580	2,750
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,440	$41,630 – $83,990	1,080
9	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,250	$44,840 – $98,260	600
10	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,600	$42,200 – $78,330	680
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,230	$45,960 – $77,800	1,930
12	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,340	$45,070 – $77,170	300
13	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,240	$38,660 – $80,780	4,550
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,680	$37,730 – $77,550	990
15	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,550	$36,370 – $79,170	370
16	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,200	$36,610 – $93,040	850
17	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,180	$35,360 – $76,290	340
18	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,420	$34,570 – $77,710	5,030
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,190	$35,830 – $75,870	8,200
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,250	$26,880 – $51,800	430
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,570	$31,250 – $49,090	1,070

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