Pay by state · 53 states
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Except Engines Salary by State (2026)
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines earn the most in Alaska at $82,670 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $43,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $65,510. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $82,670Alaska
- National median
- $65,510BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $43,510Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Except Engines salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $82,670 | $65,500 | $105,300 | 1,430 | $80,765 |
| 2 | NVNevada | $79,860 | $68,050 | $92,690 | 2,870 | $79,877 |
| 3 | MNMinnesota | $79,370 | $63,060 | $90,500 | 2,890 | $80,480 |
| 4 | HIHawaii | $79,170 | $66,610 | $90,830 | 530 | $72,005 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $78,620 | $64,800 | $96,750 | 3,900 | $73,468 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $78,550 | $63,830 | $94,620 | 20,080 | $70,945 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $78,190 | $65,400 | $92,270 | 1,080 | $75,466 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $78,180 | $63,560 | $92,980 | 3,520 | $71,853 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $76,070 | $64,880 | $92,450 | 1,620 | $71,929 |
| 10 | NDNorth Dakota | $76,030 | $60,960 | $87,750 | 1,720 | $85,466 |
| 11 | OROregon | $74,740 | $61,790 | $82,950 | 2,650 | $72,310 |
| 12 | WYWyoming | $73,200 | $57,010 | $83,390 | 1,420 | $78,972 |
| 13 | MTMontana | $72,560 | $62,590 | $83,200 | 1,330 | $76,665 |
| 14 | COColorado | $71,830 | $60,490 | $86,270 | 4,060 | $69,703 |
| 15 | ILIllinois | $71,370 | $55,160 | $80,870 | 3,470 | $71,400 |
| 16 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $70,780 | $57,740 | $77,480 | 130 | $64,403 |
| 17 | NHNew Hampshire | $68,570 | $59,730 | $78,640 | 660 | $65,828 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $68,250 | $60,250 | $81,180 | 1,800 | $65,025 |
| 19 | RIRhode Island | $68,130 | $60,130 | $84,480 | 260 | $66,611 |
| 20 | DEDelaware | $67,010 | $55,860 | $80,390 | 540 | $67,139 |
| 21 | SDSouth Dakota | $66,730 | $60,700 | $79,580 | 830 | $75,328 |
| 22 | MIMichigan | $66,680 | $58,850 | $78,120 | 3,860 | $69,302 |
| 23 | NYNew York | $66,310 | $59,120 | $79,450 | 4,700 | $61,443 |
| 24 | WIWisconsin | $65,450 | $59,310 | $80,270 | 2,090 | $69,557 |
| 25 | NENebraska | $65,150 | $59,810 | $77,260 | 1,490 | $72,306 |
| 26 | AZArizona | $64,980 | $59,350 | $77,520 | 7,040 | $64,543 |
| 27 | IDIdaho | $64,830 | $57,770 | $79,780 | 1,220 | $67,889 |
| 28 | IAIowa | $64,290 | $57,250 | $78,430 | 2,820 | $73,255 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $64,200 | $56,550 | $79,440 | 3,130 | $68,789 |
| 30 | NCNorth Carolina | $64,080 | $55,940 | $76,410 | 5,100 | $67,935 |
| 31 | VTVermont | $64,020 | $58,680 | $74,940 | 350 | $65,355 |
| 32 | VAVirginia | $63,950 | $53,500 | $77,060 | 4,340 | $63,252 |
| 33 | PAPennsylvania | $63,870 | $57,270 | $75,150 | 6,870 | $65,459 |
| 34 | ALAlabama | $63,850 | $55,270 | $75,890 | 4,640 | $71,885 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $63,630 | $52,010 | $77,470 | 1,470 | $69,004 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $63,580 | $57,120 | $76,250 | 2,230 | $64,311 |
| 37 | FLFlorida | $63,550 | $52,680 | $75,390 | 9,240 | $61,452 |
| 38 | MOMissouri | $63,390 | $52,390 | $78,650 | 3,370 | $69,800 |
| 39 | OHOhio | $63,200 | $58,130 | $76,450 | 6,270 | $68,123 |
| 40 | LALouisiana | $62,260 | $48,990 | $73,540 | 4,270 | $70,584 |
| 41 | TXTexas | $61,940 | $50,740 | $76,690 | 20,080 | $63,818 |
| 42 | TNTennessee | $61,880 | $52,000 | $74,020 | 2,600 | $67,356 |
| 43 | MEMaine | $61,280 | $54,330 | $74,060 | 1,490 | $63,143 |
| 44 | KSKansas | $60,890 | $51,200 | $72,960 | 1,690 | $67,604 |
| 45 | GAGeorgia | $60,560 | $50,720 | $72,670 | 6,270 | $62,891 |
| 46 | ARArkansas | $60,530 | $47,820 | $65,680 | 1,190 | $69,625 |
| 47 | KYKentucky | $59,220 | $48,810 | $70,240 | 2,540 | $65,684 |
| 48 | SCSouth Carolina | $59,180 | $48,480 | $65,080 | 2,830 | $63,126 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $58,180 | $47,000 | $64,470 | 1,690 | $66,910 |
| 50 | OKOklahoma | $58,130 | $47,250 | $72,620 | 2,800 | $66,175 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $56,810 | $46,350 | $64,910 | 2,110 | $63,477 |
| 52 | GUGuam | $45,280 | $39,790 | $56,990 | 280 | N/A |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $43,510 | $28,860 | $57,390 | 240 | 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 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $82,670, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $85,466.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Except Engines pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines at $82,670 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Nevada ($79,860) and Minnesota ($79,370).
Which state pays Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines at $43,510 a year, $39,160 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $85,466 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $76,030. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.