High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Wichita, KS

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wichita, KS. 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 Wichita, KS run 11.1% below the national average (2024), so a Wichita, KS salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Wichita, KS · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$102,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,230 – $121,200200
2Industrial Machinery Mechanics$83,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,490 – $90,6202,470
3Millwrights$82,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,830 – $88,980120
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,700 – $118,8701,300
5Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$71,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $100,400120
6Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$67,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,250 – $106,500100
7Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$65,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,480 – $94,880580
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,840 – $79,980360
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,770 – $76,860230
10Avionics Technicians$59,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,300 – $79,410120
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,580 – $84,780880
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,600 – $71,380270
13Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $74,300610
14Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,840 – $75,700180
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,970 – $64,940220
16Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $69,280220
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,350 – $74,0301,330
18Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,170 – $74,800380
19Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $64,7102,740
20Medical Equipment Repairers$43,080
Associate's degree
$35,530 – $66,810230
21Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$41,270
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $60,340100
22Tire Repairers and Changers$38,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,280 – $56,100120

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

#	Occupation	MedianWichita, KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,920	$58,230 – $121,200	200
2	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,540	$49,490 – $90,620	2,470
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,890	$44,830 – $88,980	120
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,820	$47,700 – $118,870	1,300
5	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,410	$41,600 – $100,400	120
6	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,040	$53,250 – $106,500	100
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,640	$47,480 – $94,880	580
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,280	$46,840 – $79,980	360
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,390	$45,770 – $76,860	230
10	Avionics TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,790	$37,300 – $79,410	120
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,520	$44,580 – $84,780	880
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,710	$45,600 – $71,380	270
13	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,080	$43,680 – $74,300	610
14	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,310	$40,840 – $75,700	180
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,450	$31,970 – $64,940	220
16	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,430	$35,530 – $69,280	220
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,800	$31,350 – $74,030	1,330
18	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,350	$36,170 – $74,800	380
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,150	$32,240 – $64,710	2,740
20	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$43,080	$35,530 – $66,810	230
21	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$41,270	$34,010 – $60,340	100
22	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,060	$28,280 – $56,100	120

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