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Industrial Machinery Mechanic Salary by State (2026)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics earn the most in District of Columbia at $87,670 a year and the least in Mississippi at $57,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $64,520. The table below covers all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $87,670District of Columbia
- National median
- $64,520BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $57,760Mississippi
- Areas reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for industrial machinery mechanics
Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. After cost of living, Wyoming comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1District of Columbia$87,670
- 2Wyoming$78,320
- 3Nevada$77,750
- 4Alaska$77,390
- 5Hawaii$77,330
Lowest median pay
- 1Mississippi$57,760
- 2Arkansas$59,760
- 3Louisiana$60,260
- 4Florida$60,650
- 5New Mexico$60,670
All states
Industrial Machinery Mechanic salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of industrial machinery mechanics OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $87,670 | $71,370 | $97,080 | 200 | $79,772 |
| 2 | WYWyoming | $78,320 | $60,640 | $105,210 | 2,010 | $84,496 |
| 3 | NVNevada | $77,750 | $64,710 | $79,920 | 2,240 | $77,766 |
| 4 | AKAlaska | $77,390 | $61,900 | $95,160 | 860 | $75,606 |
| 5 | HIHawaii | $77,330 | $61,560 | $96,830 | 910 | $70,331 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $77,220 | $61,750 | $97,490 | 10,710 | $72,159 |
| 7 | ILIllinois | $76,200 | $61,120 | $91,880 | 12,100 | $76,232 |
| 8 | OROregon | $75,670 | $62,260 | $86,250 | 7,070 | $73,209 |
| 9 | COColorado | $75,600 | $61,170 | $83,990 | 7,260 | $73,361 |
| 10 | AZArizona | $74,790 | $59,660 | $82,140 | 5,020 | $74,287 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $74,760 | $60,590 | $86,180 | 8,380 | $68,710 |
| 12 | CACalifornia | $74,400 | $59,360 | $90,500 | 26,830 | $67,197 |
| 13 | MAMassachusetts | $72,840 | $58,220 | $84,690 | 6,130 | $68,875 |
| 14 | MEMaine | $72,310 | $59,880 | $79,220 | 1,190 | $74,508 |
| 15 | MNMinnesota | $71,960 | $60,940 | $82,110 | 6,510 | $72,966 |
| 16 | MDMaryland | $71,870 | $59,750 | $80,620 | 2,880 | $68,474 |
| 17 | UTUtah | $70,720 | $59,250 | $81,710 | 4,040 | $71,533 |
| 18 | CTConnecticut | $69,950 | $56,780 | $83,140 | 2,360 | $67,513 |
| 19 | NYNew York | $69,740 | $59,680 | $82,070 | 12,740 | $64,621 |
| 20 | MOMissouri | $67,390 | $57,200 | $78,380 | 5,420 | $74,204 |
| 21 | DEDelaware | $67,320 | $60,220 | $82,570 | 890 | $67,450 |
| 22 | MTMontana | $67,250 | $58,570 | $85,900 | 820 | $71,055 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $66,620 | $59,270 | $77,800 | 13,870 | $70,801 |
| 24 | NDNorth Dakota | $65,990 | $60,400 | $79,170 | 2,560 | $74,180 |
| 25 | KSKansas | $65,830 | $57,960 | $83,540 | 7,700 | $73,089 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $65,130 | $58,740 | $76,790 | 21,950 | $70,203 |
| 27 | TNTennessee | $65,010 | $55,540 | $78,210 | 12,850 | $70,763 |
| 28 | RIRhode Island | $64,770 | $56,170 | $77,910 | 1,070 | $63,326 |
| 29 | KYKentucky | $64,560 | $56,940 | $76,730 | 11,540 | $71,607 |
| 30 | IAIowa | $64,400 | $57,550 | $76,040 | 6,050 | $73,380 |
| 31 | MIMichigan | $64,250 | $57,310 | $77,310 | 17,310 | $66,776 |
| 32 | NHNew Hampshire | $64,150 | $54,960 | $76,740 | 1,950 | $61,585 |
| 33 | NENebraska | $64,110 | $57,550 | $75,670 | 2,880 | $71,152 |
| 34 | VAVirginia | $64,020 | $53,780 | $79,150 | 9,470 | $63,321 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $63,950 | $57,950 | $76,740 | 14,960 | $68,521 |
| 36 | PAPennsylvania | $63,840 | $58,570 | $75,640 | 22,160 | $65,429 |
| 37 | VTVermont | $63,180 | $58,000 | $74,760 | 700 | $64,497 |
| 38 | IDIdaho | $62,860 | $50,590 | $75,140 | 2,750 | $65,826 |
| 39 | NCNorth Carolina | $62,430 | $49,650 | $74,420 | 15,720 | $66,185 |
| 40 | SCSouth Carolina | $62,330 | $50,960 | $76,190 | 9,890 | $66,486 |
| 41 | TXTexas | $61,930 | $49,230 | $77,720 | 56,950 | $63,808 |
| 42 | ALAlabama | $61,920 | $49,180 | $77,380 | 17,850 | $69,712 |
| 43 | WVWest Virginia | $61,710 | $47,780 | $79,810 | 3,150 | $68,952 |
| 44 | SDSouth Dakota | $61,560 | $52,160 | $68,560 | 1,230 | $69,492 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $61,540 | $50,550 | $76,000 | 6,250 | $70,057 |
| 46 | GAGeorgia | $61,130 | $50,200 | $75,360 | 14,230 | $63,483 |
| 47 | NMNew Mexico | $60,670 | $48,990 | $75,460 | 2,780 | $65,794 |
| 48 | FLFlorida | $60,650 | $47,800 | $74,400 | 17,120 | $58,648 |
| 49 | LALouisiana | $60,260 | $47,470 | $74,690 | 7,410 | $68,317 |
| 50 | ARArkansas | $59,760 | $48,370 | $72,340 | 6,270 | $68,739 |
| 51 | MSMississippi | $57,760 | $48,880 | $74,890 | 4,460 | $66,427 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $37,450 | $33,470 | $47,620 | 2,940 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For industrial machinery mechanics, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $87,670, while Wyoming leads once prices are taken into account at $84,496.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Industrial Machinery Mechanic pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays industrial machinery mechanics the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for industrial machinery mechanics at $87,670 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Wyoming ($78,320) and Nevada ($77,750).
Which state pays industrial machinery mechanics the least?
Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi reports the lowest median for industrial machinery mechanics at $57,760 a year, $29,910 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $37,450.
Is the highest-paying state the best for industrial machinery mechanics after cost of living?
Not on this data. District of Columbia pays the most on paper ($87,670) but ranks 2nd of 51 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($79,772). Wyoming leads after that adjustment at $84,496, from a raw median of $78,320. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.