High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Wisconsin

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Wisconsin salary is worth about 1.06× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Wisconsin.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Wisconsin · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$105,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,330 – $119,8502,520
2Millwrights$82,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,530 – $93,2801,220
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,930 – $124,09010,640
4Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$76,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,230 – $109,550980
5Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$73,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,520 – $99,8501,270
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$66,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,360 – $88,79013,870
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,660 – $89,2602,090
8Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,710 – $91,080950
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,250 – $82,2106,750
10Medical Equipment Repairers$62,220
Associate's degree
$41,610 – $115,6101,490
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,930 – $98,0706,630
12Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,780 – $81,9602,120
13Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,660 – $74,8001,560
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,200 – $75,5002,690
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870 – $75,91030,880
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,590 – $78,14012,270
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,200 – $71,7202,360
18Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$48,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040 – $63,5301,020
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,690
Some college, no degree
$36,210 – $72,3401,010
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $52,7201,640
21Tire Repairers and Changers$39,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $48,0701,350

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

#	Occupation	MedianWisconsin	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,820	$58,330 – $119,850	2,520
2	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,630	$57,530 – $93,280	1,220
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,570	$55,930 – $124,090	10,640
4	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,540	$58,230 – $109,550	980
5	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,930	$44,520 – $99,850	1,270
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,620	$49,360 – $88,790	13,870
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,450	$48,660 – $89,260	2,090
8	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,560	$47,710 – $91,080	950
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,450	$45,250 – $82,210	6,750
10	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$62,220	$41,610 – $115,610	1,490
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,710	$45,930 – $98,070	6,630
12	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,770	$48,780 – $81,960	2,120
13	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,870	$38,660 – $74,800	1,560
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,660	$38,200 – $75,500	2,690
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,810	$35,870 – $75,910	30,880
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,350	$36,590 – $78,140	12,270
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,100	$39,200 – $71,720	2,360
18	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,140	$37,040 – $63,530	1,020
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,690	$36,210 – $72,340	1,010
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,600	$28,080 – $52,720	1,640
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,560	$36,460 – $48,070	1,350

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