High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN run 6.9% below the national average (2024), so a Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Employed

1Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,800 – $157,960970
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,750 – $126,0403,210
3Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510 – $106,120650
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$76,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,610 – $158,690470
5Millwrights$76,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,690 – $88,650490
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$75,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,740 – $92,360790
7Medical Equipment Repairers$62,990
Associate's degree
$35,310 – $79,330440
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,730 – $85,6503,170
9Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,000 – $85,290740
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,720 – $94,190560
11Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,090 – $75,940490
12Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $82,3701,480
13Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,870 – $78,7401,890
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$53,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,590 – $83,780650
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,070 – $76,3307,060
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $81,780420
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,180 – $77,1703,640
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,160
Some college, no degree
$36,350 – $62,160870
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,880 – $50,790230
20Tire Repairers and Changers$37,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,090 – $50,390450

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$157,260	$54,800 – $157,960	970
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,510	$49,750 – $126,040	3,210
3	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,020	$47,510 – $106,120	650
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,800	$37,610 – $158,690	470
5	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,300	$48,690 – $88,650	490
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,610	$48,740 – $92,360	790
7	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$62,990	$35,310 – $79,330	440
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,590	$47,730 – $85,650	3,170
9	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,450	$47,000 – $85,290	740
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,620	$41,720 – $94,190	560
11	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,570	$47,090 – $75,940	490
12	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,310	$43,680 – $82,370	1,480
13	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,930	$45,870 – $78,740	1,890
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,030	$30,590 – $83,780	650
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,970	$35,070 – $76,330	7,060
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,900	$38,020 – $81,780	420
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,440	$34,180 – $77,170	3,640
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,160	$36,350 – $62,160	870
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,830	$29,880 – $50,790	230
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,190	$30,090 – $50,390	450

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. 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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