Highest-paying Cities for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

The top 100 highest paying cities for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $86,560, West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota is the highest paying city for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines. It is followed by Fairbanks, Alaska (average annual salary $85,540). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$86,560	$49,400	550
2	Fairbanks, Alaska	$85,540	$58,240	230
3	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$80,390	$55,310	430
4	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$78,900	$56,020	500
5	Anchorage, Alaska	$78,500	$47,910	450
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$77,560	$54,780	1,660
7	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$77,360	$53,390	90
8	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$76,790	$45,900	120
9	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$76,690	$49,890	2,860
10	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$75,770	$46,890	210
11	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$74,950	$46,800	2,090
12	Kokomo, Indiana	$74,880	$44,950	40
13	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$74,660	$35,050	60
14	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$74,450	$47,840	630
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$74,000	$48,400	410
16	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$73,850	$51,740	300
17	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$73,840	$49,230	1,430
18	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$72,010	$51,430	950
19	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$71,890	$41,400	400
20	St Cloud, Minnesota	$71,790	$51,710	80
21	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$71,710	$42,720	140
22	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$71,140	$50,230	60
23	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$70,860	$46,630	70
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$70,720	$52,650	2,370
25	Yuba City, California	$70,480	$48,160	150
26	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$70,030	$48,680	590
27	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$69,950	$45,700	30
28	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$69,720	$40,130	40
29	Honolulu, Hawaii	$69,610	$47,750	200
30	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$69,200	$44,500	80
31	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$68,560	$48,060	870
32	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$67,520	$47,020	160
33	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$67,490	$47,710	260
34	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$67,470	$46,560	1,190
35	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$67,300	$50,800	60
36	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$67,200	$42,230	150
37	Napa, California	$66,710	$40,490	40
38	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$66,500	$46,070	50
39	Olympia, Washington	$66,500	$46,460	120
40	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$66,480	$47,510	130
41	New Haven, Connecticut	$66,230	$33,790	120
42	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$66,110	$47,110	890
43	Bismarck, North Dakota	$65,780	$48,050	250
44	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$65,620	$48,590	50
45	Tacoma, Washington	$65,600	$42,650	430
46	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$65,590	$45,850	190
47	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$65,580	$50,300	1,280
48	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$65,530	$44,240	670
49	Bloomington, Illinois	$65,360	$42,110	40
50	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$65,270	$39,350	40
51	Stockton, California	$65,170	$48,020	400
52	Manchester, New Hampshire	$65,140	$42,020	80
53	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$65,060	$42,730	820
54	Salinas, California	$64,920	$41,180	150
55	El Centro, California	$64,890	$43,840	100
56	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$64,870	$48,310	810
57	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$64,850	$49,130	270
58	Redding, California	$64,740	$44,470	100
59	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$64,740	$44,330	2,030
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$64,570	$43,530	3,050
61	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$64,560	$42,880	60
62	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$64,450	$46,920	370
63	Billings, Montana	$64,300	$44,170	300
64	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$64,290	$46,520	3,490
65	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$64,150	$41,200	210
66	Springfield, Massachusetts	$64,140	$43,960	180
67	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$63,940	$42,030	150
68	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$63,920	$38,650	40
69	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$63,730	$44,550	320
70	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$63,730	$48,670	1,140
71	Fresno, California	$63,550	$46,120	410
72	Salem, Oregon	$63,430	$48,670	200
73	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$63,360	$46,990	150
74	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$63,310	$41,880	70
75	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$63,160	$36,950	260
76	Bend, Oregon	$63,010	$43,880	120
77	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$62,910	$39,460	570
78	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$62,850	$43,580	90
79	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$62,820	$39,140	460
80	Longview, Washington	$62,770	$44,960	160
81	Jacksonville, North Carolina	$62,680	$46,820	60
82	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$62,600	$39,690	790
83	Prescott, Arizona	$62,520	$47,280	340
84	Albany, Oregon	$62,470	$41,980	120
85	Merced, California	$62,440	$37,590	60
86	St Louis, Missouri	$62,440	$38,830	1,330
87	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$62,390	$38,900	390
88	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$62,370	$45,750	310
89	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$62,340	$44,440	320
90	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$62,310	$46,650	700
91	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$62,290	$46,150	1,160
92	Peabody, Massachusetts	$62,260	$44,980	40
93	Lincoln, Nebraska	$62,230	$43,420	170
94	Worcester, Massachusetts	$62,220	$45,170	190
95	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$62,200	$42,910	110
96	Great Falls, Montana	$62,190	$41,180	90
97	Modesto, California	$62,180	$43,720	170
98	Pocatello, Idaho	$62,160	$43,530	80
99	Casper, Wyoming	$62,070	$38,410	200
100	Fargo, North Dakota	$62,020	$43,880	310

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines.