High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Missouri

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Missouri. 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 Missouri run 9.2% below the national average (2024), so a Missouri salary is worth about 1.10× 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 Missouri.

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

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OccupationMedian, Missouri · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$96,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,900 – $115,7403,440
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,420 – $121,94011,220
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$71,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,620 – $97,1601,700
4Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,190 – $104,1105,420
5Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,070 – $84,4302,180
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,930 – $88,3803,370
7Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $81,6304,350
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,180 – $88,7607,220
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,170 – $82,4806,780
10Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,050 – $96,0502,710
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$57,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,590 – $86,7902,260
12Medical Equipment Repairers$57,340
Associate's degree
$37,320 – $99,4201,540
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$54,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,560 – $75,5501,790
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $83,8802,390
15Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$51,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470 – $73,850960
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,950 – $76,87017,210
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $75,62031,180
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,080
Some college, no degree
$35,090 – $59,4801,090
19Tire Repairers and Changers$38,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,500 – $52,6702,110

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

#	Occupation	MedianMissouri	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,360	$59,900 – $115,740	3,440
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,470	$48,420 – $121,940	11,220
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,470	$45,620 – $97,160	1,700
4	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,390	$45,190 – $104,110	5,420
5	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,720	$48,070 – $84,430	2,180
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,390	$45,930 – $88,380	3,370
7	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,540	$36,240 – $81,630	4,350
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,950	$39,180 – $88,760	7,220
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,360	$41,170 – $82,480	6,780
10	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,080	$43,050 – $96,050	2,710
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,610	$36,590 – $86,790	2,260
12	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$57,340	$37,320 – $99,420	1,540
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,620	$41,560 – $75,550	1,790
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$38,690 – $83,880	2,390
15	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,330	$37,470 – $73,850	960
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,160	$34,950 – $76,870	17,210
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,370	$34,050 – $75,620	31,180
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$44,080	$35,090 – $59,480	1,090
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,920	$29,500 – $52,670	2,110

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