Industrial Machinery Mechanics Salary in the US
A industrial machinery mechanics earns a national median of $64,520 a year (mean $68,460) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #366 of 825.
How much does a industrial machinery mechanics earn in the US?
A industrial machinery mechanics in the United States earns a median of $64,520 a year (mean $68,460), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 439,640 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-9041), ranked #366 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$64,520
per year
Mean
$68,460
per year
Employment
439,640
US workers
National rank
#366
of 825 by median
What a industrial machinery mechanics earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a industrial machinery mechanics (SOC 49-9041) earns a median annual wage of $64,520 and a mean (average) of $68,460. The median is the midpoint — half of industrial machinery mechanics earn more and half earn less — and is 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a industrial machinery mechanics in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for industrial machinery mechanics is $64,520, and the mean (average) is $68,460. The median is the midpoint — half of industrial machinery mechanics earn more and half earn less.
- How does industrial machinery mechanics pay compare to the US average?
- At $64,520, a industrial machinery mechanics earns 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many industrial machinery mechanics are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 439,640 industrial machinery mechanics employed nationally (SOC 49-9041), across all industries.
- Where does this industrial machinery mechanics salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 49-9041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 49-9041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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