High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD run 2.6% above the national average (2024), so a Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$119,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,530 – $126,0201,420
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$96,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,910 – $104,5401,760
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,100 – $127,1609,350
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$84,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,710 – $136,5101,280
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$76,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,260 – $105,700980
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$75,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,940 – $126,2602,020
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,430 – $96,3905,500
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$69,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,490 – $90,2002,290
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$64,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,510 – $100,8008,610
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$64,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,380 – $87,7004,490
11Medical Equipment Repairers$62,830
Associate's degree
$49,290 – $93,9401,010
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $81,8901,290
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,080 – $84,4002,660
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,130 – $81,67012,700
15Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$51,550
Some college, no degree
$36,990 – $72,6201,160
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,870 – $73,8702,590
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,530 – $77,29022,470
18Tire Repairers and Changers$43,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $56,9501,090
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$42,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $59,8001,440

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

#	Occupation	MedianPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,460	$64,530 – $126,020	1,420
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,540	$49,910 – $104,540	1,760
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,870	$58,100 – $127,160	9,350
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$84,100	$49,710 – $136,510	1,280
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,320	$47,260 – $105,700	980
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,290	$48,940 – $126,260	2,020
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,340	$49,430 – $96,390	5,500
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,080	$50,490 – $90,200	2,290
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,580	$45,510 – $100,800	8,610
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,550	$47,380 – $87,700	4,490
11	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$62,830	$49,290 – $93,940	1,010
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,870	$39,520 – $81,890	1,290
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,000	$37,080 – $84,400	2,660
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,460	$36,130 – $81,670	12,700
15	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$51,550	$36,990 – $72,620	1,160
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,290	$37,870 – $73,870	2,590
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,200	$36,530 – $77,290	22,470
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,790	$33,840 – $56,950	1,090
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,630	$32,220 – $59,800	1,440

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. 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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