High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Michigan

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Michigan. 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 Michigan run 3.8% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan salary is worth about 1.04× 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 Michigan.

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

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OccupationMedian, Michigan · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,480 – $131,5702,800
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$96,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,900 – $109,2302,240
3Millwrights$89,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,680 – $97,4602,900
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,490 – $121,84015,740
5Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,180 – $118,1003,380
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$74,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,440 – $84,4502,780
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,320 – $90,5003,860
8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$66,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,470 – $92,1501,460
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080 – $91,27017,310
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,650 – $85,0903,940
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240 – $81,0109,020
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,210 – $95,29012,590
13Medical Equipment Repairers$60,680
Associate's degree
$37,320 – $98,4301,820
14Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,400 – $78,8901,640
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360 – $84,0505,010
16Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$55,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $69,7302,060
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,110 – $79,06022,280
18Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,840 – $64,0201,480
19Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,050 – $70,57039,490
20Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,570
Some college, no degree
$35,710 – $76,0401,660
21Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $73,6805,800
22Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,110 – $61,0901,860
23Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,220 – $57,0002,180
24Tire Repairers and Changers$37,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $49,2904,470

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,890	$65,480 – $131,570	2,800
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,890	$50,900 – $109,230	2,240
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,190	$58,680 – $97,460	2,900
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,810	$46,490 – $121,840	15,740
5	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,900	$48,180 – $118,100	3,380
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,360	$47,440 – $84,450	2,780
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,680	$49,320 – $90,500	3,860
8	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,140	$43,470 – $92,150	1,460
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,250	$47,080 – $91,270	17,310
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,700	$44,650 – $85,090	3,940
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,420	$45,240 – $81,010	9,020
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,850	$40,210 – $95,290	12,590
13	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,680	$37,320 – $98,430	1,820
14	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,590	$41,400 – $78,890	1,640
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,880	$37,360 – $84,050	5,010
16	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,830	$36,950 – $69,730	2,060
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,120	$36,110 – $79,060	22,280
18	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,900	$27,840 – $64,020	1,480
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,580	$35,050 – $70,570	39,490
20	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,570	$35,710 – $76,040	1,660
21	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,470	$33,830 – $73,680	5,800
22	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,730	$34,110 – $61,090	1,860
23	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,630	$31,220 – $57,000	2,180
24	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,130	$35,170 – $49,290	4,470

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