High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Tucson, AZ

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tucson, AZ. 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 Tucson, AZ run 3.1% below the national average (2024), so a Tucson, AZ salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Tucson, AZ · Employed

1Avionics Technicians$80,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,980 – $97,720240
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,760 – $113,810180
3Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$78,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,500 – $89,100220
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$78,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,570 – $102,040150
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$73,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,270 – $92,700860
6Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$73,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,690 – $91,7301,390
7First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$68,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,160 – $109,9702,000
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,550 – $94,880360
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $79,530580
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,050 – $75,8601,380
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $77,590380
12Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$48,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,620 – $64,350150
13Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,000 – $76,2002,150
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,190 – $58,950440
15Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,920
Some college, no degree
$36,700 – $63,720140
16Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$47,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,270 – $76,260170
17Medical Equipment Repairers$46,840
Associate's degree
$33,900 – $94,560170
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,230 – $65,5605,210
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $56,100280
20Tire Repairers and Changers$36,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,800 – $61,460500

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

#	Occupation	MedianTucson, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Avionics TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,620	$62,980 – $97,720	240
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,530	$48,760 – $113,810	180
3	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,810	$36,500 – $89,100	220
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,190	$62,570 – $102,040	150
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,410	$47,270 – $92,700	860
6	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,340	$51,690 – $91,730	1,390
7	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,950	$46,160 – $109,970	2,000
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,830	$48,550 – $94,880	360
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,370	$41,500 – $79,530	580
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,070	$36,050 – $75,860	1,380
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,140	$35,420 – $77,590	380
12	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,920	$31,620 – $64,350	150
13	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,600	$32,000 – $76,200	2,150
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,040	$36,190 – $58,950	440
15	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,920	$36,700 – $63,720	140
16	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,690	$37,270 – $76,260	170
17	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$46,840	$33,900 – $94,560	170
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,600	$35,230 – $65,560	5,210
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,610	$30,580 – $56,100	280
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,000	$34,800 – $61,460	500

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