High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Pennsylvania

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania run 2.4% below the national average (2024), so a Pennsylvania salary is worth about 1.02× 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 Pennsylvania.

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

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OccupationMedian, Pennsylvania · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,550 – $122,5104,150
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$81,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,280 – $100,2003,890
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,900 – $120,85020,220
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$78,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,560 – $136,5102,080
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$65,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,830 – $89,9802,710
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$64,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,510 – $97,8005,220
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,000 – $81,8206,870
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510 – $84,62022,160
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,970 – $89,44015,880
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,910 – $80,44012,630
11Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,290 – $80,2602,650
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$53,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,840 – $78,3106,650
13Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,600 – $77,63029,400
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,960 – $75,22055,590
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $70,3605,380
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,920
Some college, no degree
$35,040 – $69,0702,390
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,940 – $55,5802,540
18Tire Repairers and Changers$37,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,000 – $49,6503,170

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

#	Occupation	MedianPennsylvania	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,230	$64,550 – $122,510	4,150
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,020	$46,280 – $100,200	3,890
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,400	$50,900 – $120,850	20,220
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,000	$48,560 – $136,510	2,080
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,960	$41,830 – $89,980	2,710
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,960	$41,510 – $97,800	5,220
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,870	$48,000 – $81,820	6,870
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,840	$47,510 – $84,620	22,160
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,400	$45,970 – $89,440	15,880
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,740	$45,910 – $80,440	12,630
11	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,500	$38,290 – $80,260	2,650
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,660	$34,840 – $78,310	6,650
13	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,800	$35,600 – $77,630	29,400
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,290	$34,960 – $75,220	55,590
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,180	$31,200 – $70,360	5,380
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,920	$35,040 – $69,070	2,390
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,500	$26,940 – $55,580	2,540
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,840	$30,000 – $49,650	3,170

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