High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV run 8.9% above the national average (2024), so a Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV salary is worth about 0.92× 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, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$95,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,510 – $103,2302,860
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$95,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,000 – $124,6301,530
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$93,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,060 – $131,0701,440
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$86,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,810 – $127,6209,670
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$74,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,450 – $97,2502,060
6Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$72,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,200 – $97,0602,910
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$71,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,920 – $105,1808,730
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$71,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,810 – $93,5501,560
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$69,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,010 – $101,5102,720
10Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$66,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,960 – $94,1601,610
11Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$61,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,110 – $97,46012,030
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,650 – $128,9602,150
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,890 – $80,52023,100
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$53,420
Some college, no degree
$37,910 – $76,4901,030
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $76,3402,840
16Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,680 – $62,7501,670

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

#	Occupation	MedianWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,560	$50,510 – $103,230	2,860
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,480	$59,000 – $124,630	1,530
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$93,910	$61,060 – $131,070	1,440
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,370	$59,810 – $127,620	9,670
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,720	$51,450 – $97,250	2,060
6	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,580	$51,200 – $97,060	2,910
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,920	$46,920 – $105,180	8,730
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,540	$49,810 – $93,550	1,560
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,800	$48,010 – $101,510	2,720
10	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,790	$47,960 – $94,160	1,610
11	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,860	$38,110 – $97,460	12,030
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,770	$39,650 – $128,960	2,150
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,240	$37,890 – $80,520	23,100
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$53,420	$37,910 – $76,490	1,030
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$35,420 – $76,340	2,840
16	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,260	$33,680 – $62,750	1,670

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. 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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