High paying repair and maintenance jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA run 15.6% above the national average (2024), so a San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA salary is worth about 0.86× 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$137,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$83,620 – $189,980770
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$103,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,910 – $118,6401,240
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$102,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,050 – $166,7706,130
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$95,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,590 – $135,1802,370
5Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$93,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,320 – $134,180940
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$92,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,750 – $133,5901,850
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$90,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,280 – $131,5702,550
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$82,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,900 – $105,5501,730
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$79,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,040 – $115,1301,030
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$78,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,180 – $129,3803,980
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$76,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,610 – $96,2402,680
12Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$76,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,210 – $108,0707,270
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$63,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,970 – $98,14018,550
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$60,780
Some college, no degree
$35,900 – $80,460790
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$58,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,540 – $93,7502,620
16Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$47,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $69,5501,010
17Tire Repairers and Changers$45,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,060 – $65,8701,180

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$137,180	$83,620 – $189,980	770
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,500	$60,910 – $118,640	1,240
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,360	$62,050 – $166,770	6,130
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,410	$60,590 – $135,180	2,370
5	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$93,400	$62,320 – $134,180	940
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$92,290	$61,750 – $133,590	1,850
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,580	$58,280 – $131,570	2,550
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,100	$48,900 – $105,550	1,730
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,350	$52,040 – $115,130	1,030
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,490	$49,180 – $129,380	3,980
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,740	$47,610 – $96,240	2,680
12	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,030	$45,210 – $108,070	7,270
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,630	$45,970 – $98,140	18,550
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$60,780	$35,900 – $80,460	790
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,140	$42,540 – $93,750	2,620
16	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,460	$37,540 – $69,550	1,010
17	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,180	$39,060 – $65,870	1,180

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. 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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