The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,020, Hawaii is the highest paying state for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $79,450). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $80,020 |
$50,810 | 570 |
| 2 | Alaska | $79,450 |
$52,570 | 1,180 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $74,350 |
$47,700 | 2,340 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $72,900 |
$43,230 | 630 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $72,360 |
$46,230 | 2,610 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $67,090 |
$46,540 | 100 |
| 7 | Washington | $65,970 |
$47,720 | 4,600 |
| 8 | California | $65,840 |
$46,120 | 13,300 |
| 9 | Nevada | $65,480 |
$45,560 | 2,620 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $64,690 |
$44,580 | 1,630 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $64,380 |
$30,650 | 140 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $63,520 |
$47,330 | 1,690 |
| 13 | Wyoming | $63,360 |
$43,870 | 1,470 |
| 14 | Oregon | $62,470 |
$46,040 | 2,400 |
| 15 | New York | $61,700 |
$44,450 | 3,010 |
| 16 | Maryland | $61,630 |
$45,940 | 2,260 |
| 17 | Montana | $61,520 |
$45,740 | 1,280 |
| 18 | Colorado | $61,210 |
$44,040 | 3,440 |
| 19 | Nebraska | $60,780 |
$39,910 | 1,040 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $60,590 |
$46,200 | 2,570 |
| 21 | Arizona | $60,390 |
$37,780 | 7,690 |
| 22 | Missouri | $60,380 |
$36,240 | 3,350 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $60,190 |
$44,690 | 560 |
| 24 | Indiana | $59,250 |
$42,220 | 3,590 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $58,910 |
$39,350 | 7,480 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $58,910 |
$41,680 | 710 |
| 27 | Iowa | $58,130 |
$37,160 | 2,610 |
| 28 | Texas | $57,940 |
$37,760 | 20,130 |
| 29 | Kansas | $57,530 |
$37,980 | 1,840 |
| 30 | Utah | $57,390 |
$39,290 | 2,140 |
| 31 | Ohio | $56,940 |
$38,750 | 5,490 |
| 32 | Virginia | $56,760 |
$38,170 | 4,480 |
| 33 | Alabama | $56,640 |
$38,270 | 4,470 |
| 34 | Michigan | $55,970 |
$39,350 | 3,710 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $55,850 |
$42,640 | 1,340 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $55,240 |
$37,440 | 2,340 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $54,080 |
$37,760 | 2,540 |
| 38 | Idaho | $53,800 |
$37,810 | 1,240 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $53,720 |
$38,760 | 4,080 |
| 40 | Florida | $52,940 |
$37,190 | 7,080 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $52,890 |
$36,510 | 2,890 |
| 42 | Virgin Islands | $52,800 |
$36,380 | 40 |
| 43 | Georgia | $52,680 |
$36,580 | 4,760 |
| 44 | Delaware | $51,640 |
$40,320 | 400 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $51,630 |
$37,420 | 1,150 |
| 46 | Maine | $51,250 |
$40,040 | 1,280 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $51,220 |
$37,180 | 2,250 |
| 48 | Vermont | $50,880 |
$40,080 | 210 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $49,730 |
$32,910 | 1,750 |
| 50 | Illinois | $49,610 |
$38,080 | 3,570 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $49,350 |
$36,350 | 2,460 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $47,890 |
$31,680 | 1,890 |
| 53 | Guam | $39,420 |
$31,780 | 160 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $31,790 |
$18,750 | 270 |