High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. 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 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA run 3.7% above the national average (2024), so a Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 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, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$135,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$101,590 – $152,38050
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$89,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,300 – $126,700410
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$88,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$70,910 – $98,58070
4Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$86,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,620 – $102,13040
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$81,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,560 – $97,620110
6Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$78,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,370 – $94,980260
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$76,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,980 – $135,580270
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$74,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,920 – $100,950260
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$69,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,530 – $102,000140
10Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$67,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,790 – $93,97060
11Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$66,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,710 – $70,97050
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,810 – $93,94060
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,710 – $78,0101,130
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,760 – $151,110100
15Medical Equipment Repairers$57,710
Associate's degree
$45,790 – $78,92070
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$51,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,870 – $81,710450
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$51,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040 – $59,77070
18Tire Repairers and Changers$42,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $58,460100

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

#	Occupation	MedianOlympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$135,450	$101,590 – $152,380	50
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,110	$66,300 – $126,700	410
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,790	$70,910 – $98,580	70
4	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,450	$52,620 – $102,130	40
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,120	$58,560 – $97,620	110
6	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,960	$58,370 – $94,980	260
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,260	$46,980 – $135,580	270
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,170	$50,920 – $100,950	260
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,350	$50,530 – $102,000	140
10	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,440	$47,790 – $93,970	60
11	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,550	$38,710 – $70,970	50
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,510	$46,810 – $93,940	60
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,980	$39,710 – $78,010	1,130
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,240	$44,760 – $151,110	100
15	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$57,710	$45,790 – $78,920	70
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,260	$38,870 – $81,710	450
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,000	$37,040 – $59,770	70
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,080	$37,330 – $58,460	100

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. 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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