High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Portland-South Portland, ME. 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 Portland-South Portland, ME run 1.9% above the national average (2024), so a Portland-South Portland, ME 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, Portland-South Portland, ME · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$95,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,000 – $99,180230
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,400 – $124,6001,210
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$78,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,180 – $92,600220
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,890 – $110,960280
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$75,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,060 – $92,600600
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$67,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,330 – $93,450550
7Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$66,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,420 – $83,140590
8Riggers$64,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,800 – $81,990280
9Medical Equipment Repairers$64,670
Associate's degree
$42,970 – $94,690170
10Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$64,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,160 – $82,280820
11Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,830 – $79,690140
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$64,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,970 – $80,960920
13Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,830 – $95,000170
14Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,440 – $76,310140
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$59,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,190 – $78,0901,360
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$54,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,400 – $75,62090
17Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,160 – $69,680270
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,220 – $77,6902,550
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,650
Some college, no degree
$32,900 – $73,860150
20Maintenance Workers, Machinery$47,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,280 – $73,520200
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510 – $48,900100
22Tire Repairers and Changers$41,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $49,570150

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

#	Occupation	MedianPortland-South Portland, ME	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,250	$67,000 – $99,180	230
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,050	$52,400 – $124,600	1,210
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,170	$54,180 – $92,600	220
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,100	$60,890 – $110,960	280
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,460	$54,060 – $92,600	600
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,020	$54,330 – $93,450	550
7	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,100	$50,420 – $83,140	590
8	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,910	$54,800 – $81,990	280
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$64,670	$42,970 – $94,690	170
10	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,500	$47,160 – $82,280	820
11	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,210	$49,830 – $79,690	140
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,090	$51,970 – $80,960	920
13	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,070	$51,830 – $95,000	170
14	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,640	$49,440 – $76,310	140
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,090	$42,190 – $78,090	1,360
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,410	$39,400 – $75,620	90
17	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,760	$39,160 – $69,680	270
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,580	$39,220 – $77,690	2,550
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$49,650	$32,900 – $73,860	150
20	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,870	$46,280 – $73,520	200
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,710	$38,510 – $48,900	100
22	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,600	$37,710 – $49,570	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Portland-South Portland, ME. 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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