U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Homeland Security / Maintenance Mechanic

Job-title file

Maintenance Mechanic

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

262 employees hold this title in Department of Homeland Security. Median total compensation for the role is $76,833, below the department median of $107,590.

Employees: 262
Total payroll: $20.9M
Role median: $76,833
Agency median: $107,590
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$45,330$123,108+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 262 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Maintenance Mechanic pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — about 1,529,700 people — is $49,590. Department of Homeland Security pays a median base salary of $76,833 for this role, 55% above that figure — about the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Homeland Security sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,350

$40,840

$49,590

$62,620

$77,180

Department of Homeland Security median · $76,833

The bar is the range of annual wages for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Homeland Security’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Homeland Security is $76,833, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Maintenance Mechanic is held in 17 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Homeland Security, the median of $76,833 ranks #5 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Energy

$101,164 · 10

Presidio Trust

$84,813 · 5

Smithsonian Institution

$79,035 · 63

Department of Commerce

$77,199 · 46

Department of Treasury

$74,739 · 23

Social Security Administration

$74,276 · 11

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

$73,254 · 1

Department of Transportation

$72,534 · 78

General Services Administration

$70,916 · 3

Department of Health and Human Services

$70,499 · 428

Government Printing Office

$67,597 · 2

Department of Veterans Affairs

$67,577 · 1,869

Median total compensation for the Maintenance Mechanic role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Maintenance Mechanic beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $65,657 ranks #4 of 11. See Maintenance Mechanic across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$100,292 · 12

$90,896 · 15

$70,771 · 401

$61,547 · 115

New York Public Authorities

$60,736 · 10

Maine

$52,143 · 34

City of Baltimore

$50,202 · 44

Florida

$39,733 · 273

Median total compensation for comparable Maintenance Mechanicroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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John Sha

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$91,745

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $91,745
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,745
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Airport-San Francisco
Work county: San Mateo
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,745
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,745
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 060006081
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

John Sha works as a Maintenance Mechanic for Department of Homeland Security based in Airport-San Francisco, California. John earned $91,745 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Stephen Fleming

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$91,578

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $91,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,578
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Round Hill
Work county: Loudoun
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,578
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512130107
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

Stephen Fleming holds the role of Maintenance Mechanic at Department of Homeland Security based in Round Hill, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $91,578. Their pay grade is 11.

Eric Lentz

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$91,557

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $91,557
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,557
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Honolulu
Work county: Honolulu
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,557
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,557
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 152400003
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

Eric Lentz holds the role of Maintenance Mechanic at Department of Homeland Security based in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2024, their total compensation was $91,557. Their pay grade is 10.

Peter Zucco

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$91,181

Sub-department: Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Base pay: $91,181
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,181
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Glynco
Work county: Glynn
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,181
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,181
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 132394127
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WS

At Department of Homeland Security, Peter Zucco serves as a Maintenance Mechanic based in Glynco, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,181. They are classified at grade 11.

John Woytsek

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$90,534

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $90,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,534
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Cape May
Work county: Cape May
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $90,534
Basic Pay (before locality): $90,534
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 340530009
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WS

John Woytsek is a Maintenance Mechanic at Department of Homeland Security based in Cape May, New Jersey. 2024 total compensation came to $90,534. They are classified at grade 10.

John Kelley

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$90,367

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $90,367
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,367
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Barnstable
Work county: Barnstable
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $90,367
Basic Pay (before locality): $90,367
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250075001
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

At Department of Homeland Security, John Kelley serves as a Maintenance Mechanic based in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Their 2024 pay totaled $90,367. They are classified at grade 09.

Adams Florez

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$90,179

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $90,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,179
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Galveston
Work county: Galveston
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $90,179
Basic Pay (before locality): $90,179
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482570167
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WS

Adams Florez is a Maintenance Mechanic at Department of Homeland Security based in Galveston, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $90,179. They are classified at grade 10.

Michael Carter

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$90,158

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $89,908
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,158
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Port Angeles
Work county: Clallam
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $89,908
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,908
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531700009
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

Michael Carter holds the role of Maintenance Mechanic at Department of Homeland Security based in Port Angeles, Washington. In 2024, their total compensation was $90,158. Their pay grade is 10.

Anthony Polselli

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$89,324

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $89,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,324
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Buzzards Bay
Work county: Barnstable
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $89,324
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250160001
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

Anthony Polselli works as a Maintenance Mechanic for Department of Homeland Security based in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Anthony earned $89,324 in 2024. Their pay grade is 10.

Anthony Clarke

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$89,324

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $89,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,324
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Boston
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $89,324
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250120025
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

At Department of Homeland Security, Anthony Clarke serves as a Maintenance Mechanic based in Boston, Massachusetts. Their 2024 pay totaled $89,324. They are classified at grade 10.

Mikel Howton

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$88,197

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $88,197
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,197
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $88,197
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,197
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WL

Mikel Howton holds the role of Maintenance Mechanic at Department of Homeland Security based in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $88,197. Their pay grade is 10.

Spencer Oberlin

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$88,176

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $88,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,176
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Petaluma
Work county: Sonoma
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $88,176
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,176
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062740097
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Spencer Oberlin works as a Maintenance Mechanic for Department of Homeland Security based in Petaluma, California. Spencer earned $88,176 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

Shane Van Dyke

Maintenance Mechanic/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$88,176

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $88,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,176
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Petaluma
Work county: Sonoma
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $88,176
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,176
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062740097
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 4749
Pay Plan (OPM): WG

Shane Van Dyke holds the role of Maintenance Mechanic at Department of Homeland Security based in Petaluma, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $88,176. Their pay grade is 09.