High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Modesto, CA

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Modesto, CA. 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 Modesto, CA run 4.1% above the national average (2024), so a Modesto, CA salary is worth about 0.96× 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, Modesto, CA · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$100,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,000 – $102,300120
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$89,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,960 – $133,260610
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$78,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,970 – $109,58070
4Industrial Machinery Mechanics$78,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,490 – $96,130810
5Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$76,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740 – $97,980420
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$75,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,280 – $93,380240
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$71,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,360 – $96,240150
8Automotive Body and Related Repairers$68,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,450 – $82,490180
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$64,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,820 – $90,480470
10Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$62,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,370 – $95,6801,030
11Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$62,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240 – $77,170140
12Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,800 – $82,890100
13Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$61,750
Some college, no degree
$40,040 – $77,86090
14Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,220 – $82,260270
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,320 – $82,1001,660
16Millwrights$49,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,470 – $72,380130
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,800 – $77,870290
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,620 – $58,020140
19Tire Repairers and Changers$38,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,200 – $48,280210

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

#	Occupation	MedianModesto, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,400	$63,000 – $102,300	120
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,590	$53,960 – $133,260	610
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,620	$50,970 – $109,580	70
4	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,370	$53,490 – $96,130	810
5	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,640	$47,740 – $97,980	420
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,890	$47,280 – $93,380	240
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,460	$48,360 – $96,240	150
8	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,640	$46,450 – $82,490	180
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,760	$47,820 – $90,480	470
10	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,770	$38,370 – $95,680	1,030
11	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,230	$45,240 – $77,170	140
12	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,870	$41,800 – $82,890	100
13	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$61,750	$40,040 – $77,860	90
14	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,670	$43,220 – $82,260	270
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,650	$40,320 – $82,100	1,660
16	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,810	$43,470 – $72,380	130
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,370	$37,800 – $77,870	290
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,360	$35,620 – $58,020	140
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,290	$35,200 – $48,280	210

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