High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kansas City, MO-KS. 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 Kansas City, MO-KS run 7.5% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas City, MO-KS salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Kansas City, MO-KS · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,280 – $122,910980
2Millwrights$91,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,630 – $97,340640
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,310 – $125,0104,360
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$71,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,620 – $91,770530
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$68,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,650 – $93,6002,520
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,930 – $87,6801,400
7Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,330 – $83,230510
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,620 – $88,7603,010
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170 – $86,6502,890
10Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,450 – $78,040660
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,970 – $81,440880
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,840 – $82,9101,550
13Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,360 – $89,800920
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$53,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,030 – $80,8505,380
15Medical Equipment Repairers$52,980
Associate's degree
$38,700 – $79,2101,030
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140 – $74,750710
17Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580 – $69,380400
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,530 – $76,19010,360
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,840
Some college, no degree
$36,620 – $65,730420
20Tire Repairers and Changers$39,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,700 – $54,790910

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

#	Occupation	MedianKansas City, MO-KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,740	$58,280 – $122,910	980
2	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,380	$52,630 – $97,340	640
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,060	$51,310 – $125,010	4,360
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,080	$45,620 – $91,770	530
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,770	$47,650 – $93,600	2,520
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,850	$45,930 – $87,680	1,400
7	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,700	$45,330 – $83,230	510
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,680	$45,620 – $88,760	3,010
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,570	$46,170 – $86,650	2,890
10	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,480	$46,450 – $78,040	660
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,580	$42,970 – $81,440	880
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,540	$39,840 – $82,910	1,550
13	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,560	$40,360 – $89,800	920
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,790	$36,030 – $80,850	5,380
15	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$52,980	$38,700 – $79,210	1,030
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,060	$36,140 – $74,750	710
17	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,290	$37,580 – $69,380	400
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,860	$36,530 – $76,190	10,360
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,840	$36,620 – $65,730	420
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,570	$30,700 – $54,790	910

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kansas City, MO-KS. 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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