High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Wilmington, NC

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wilmington, NC. 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 Wilmington, NC run 3.6% below the national average (2024), so a Wilmington, NC salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Wilmington, NC · Employed

1Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$106,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$80,580 – $118,37060
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$73,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020 – $120,740880
3Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$68,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,950 – $90,290250
4Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,210 – $88,730270
5Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$63,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,360 – $105,020230
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,180 – $89,450140
7Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,920 – $81,490290
8Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,450 – $121,37070
9Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,430 – $78,150130
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,820 – $75,620360
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$50,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $90,640200
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,080 – $73,270710
13Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,190 – $77,8501,130
14Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$46,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140 – $71,220190
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,120 – $62,2801,700
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$45,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,100 – $60,990120
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,040
Some college, no degree
$29,840 – $66,610110
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,950 – $71,450190
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,800 – $47,230210
20Tire Repairers and Changers$35,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $46,160140

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

#	Occupation	MedianWilmington, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and RelayPostsecondary nondegree award	$106,950	$80,580 – $118,370	60
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,160	$46,020 – $120,740	880
3	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,700	$48,950 – $90,290	250
4	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,440	$37,210 – $88,730	270
5	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,630	$46,360 – $105,020	230
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,550	$50,180 – $89,450	140
7	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,470	$38,920 – $81,490	290
8	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,670	$50,450 – $121,370	70
9	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,240	$36,430 – $78,150	130
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,560	$40,820 – $75,620	360
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,060	$35,990 – $90,640	200
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,860	$37,080 – $73,270	710
13	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,100	$33,190 – $77,850	1,130
14	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,260	$36,140 – $71,220	190
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,830	$31,120 – $62,280	1,700
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,570	$32,100 – $60,990	120
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,040	$29,840 – $66,610	110
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,390	$32,950 – $71,450	190
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,200	$20,800 – $47,230	210
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,050	$29,140 – $46,160	140

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