High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Kentucky

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kentucky. 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 Kentucky run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Kentucky 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Kentucky.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kentucky · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,770 – $102,4002,930
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,890 – $123,12010,020
3Maintenance Workers, Machinery$76,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980 – $162,4602,920
4Millwrights$70,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,210 – $86,6401,220
5Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$67,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,210 – $156,9101,680
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,050 – $85,32011,540
7Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$64,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,450 – $91,4201,870
8Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,120 – $75,5501,080
9Medical Equipment Repairers$60,230
Associate's degree
$35,310 – $82,980860
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,870 – $88,3202,210
11Rail Car Repairers$59,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,950 – $80,350770
12Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $79,0902,540
13Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,790 – $80,0205,100
14Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,250 – $80,5003,890
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $81,7801,110
16Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,070 – $76,490800
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,070
Some college, no degree
$36,300 – $61,9701,440
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $75,74022,190
19Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,360 – $80,7701,680
20Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$44,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,210 – $73,91011,140
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $51,480900
22Tire Repairers and Changers$36,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,690 – $46,8901,270

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

#	Occupation	MedianKentucky	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,020	$47,770 – $102,400	2,930
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,760	$46,890 – $123,120	10,020
3	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,710	$48,980 – $162,460	2,920
4	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,610	$48,210 – $86,640	1,220
5	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,920	$45,210 – $156,910	1,680
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,560	$46,050 – $85,320	11,540
7	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,010	$42,450 – $91,420	1,870
8	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,700	$45,120 – $75,550	1,080
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,230	$35,310 – $82,980	860
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,700	$38,870 – $88,320	2,210
11	Rail Car RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,430	$39,950 – $80,350	770
12	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,220	$37,950 – $79,090	2,540
13	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,620	$38,790 – $80,020	5,100
14	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,480	$38,250 – $80,500	3,890
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,310	$36,920 – $81,780	1,110
16	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,970	$28,070 – $76,490	800
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,070	$36,300 – $61,970	1,440
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,810	$30,470 – $75,740	22,190
19	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,080	$28,360 – $80,770	1,680
20	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,890	$30,210 – $73,910	11,140
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,000	$29,140 – $51,480	900
22	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,300	$28,690 – $46,890	1,270

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