High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Montana

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Montana. 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 Montana run 5.4% below the national average (2024), so a Montana salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Montana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Montana · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$110,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,220 – $125,010680
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$81,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,880 – $125,3102,690
3Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$75,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,110 – $94,680530
4Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$73,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,450 – $92,410630
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$72,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,550 – $91,1201,330
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,730 – $105,930820
7Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$64,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,100 – $97,200310
8Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,630 – $81,240400
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,900 – $81,2301,230
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,880 – $77,7001,230
11Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410 – $98,370190
12Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,170 – $78,4602,900
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$57,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,830 – $72,850500
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$48,820
Some college, no degree
$34,140 – $62,730160
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,660 – $76,6301,010
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $63,020190
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $72,3005,420
18Tire Repairers and Changers$46,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,790 – $49,880740
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,300 – $51,830400

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$110,320	$73,220 – $125,010	680
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,440	$51,880 – $125,310	2,690
3	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,720	$48,110 – $94,680	530
4	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,970	$50,450 – $92,410	630
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,560	$57,550 – $91,120	1,330
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,250	$48,730 – $105,930	820
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,170	$47,100 – $97,200	310
8	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,710	$41,630 – $81,240	400
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,850	$41,900 – $81,230	1,230
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,990	$44,880 – $77,700	1,230
11	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,800	$49,410 – $98,370	190
12	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,740	$38,170 – $78,460	2,900
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,500	$34,830 – $72,850	500
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$48,820	$34,140 – $62,730	160
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,360	$37,660 – $76,630	1,010
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,880	$35,360 – $63,020	190
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,870	$34,790 – $72,300	5,420
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,360	$36,790 – $49,880	740
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,430	$31,300 – $51,830	400

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