Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in the US
A mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines earns a national median of $65,510 a year (mean $69,240) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #353 of 825.
How much does a mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines earn in the US?
A mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in the United States earns a median of $65,510 a year (mean $69,240), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 29% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 176,600 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-3042), ranked #353 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$65,510
per year
Mean
$69,240
per year
Employment
176,600
US workers
National rank
#353
of 825 by median
What a mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines (SOC 49-3042) earns a median annual wage of $65,510 and a mean (average) of $69,240. The median is the midpoint — half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines earn more and half earn less — and is 29% 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 mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines is $65,510, and the mean (average) is $69,240. The median is the midpoint — half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines earn more and half earn less.
- How does mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines pay compare to the US average?
- At $65,510, a mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines earns 29% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 176,600 mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines employed nationally (SOC 49-3042), across all industries.
- Where does this mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 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 49-3042. 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 49-3042 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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