SOC 49-3042 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Jacksonville, Florida is $64,820 a year ($31.16 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,530: half of the 1,100 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,240).

$64,820average per year

$31.16 / hourMedian $63,530Take-home ≈ $54,263

  • $44K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,100people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#5 of 18Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,530 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Jacksonville earn between $57,640 and $76,020.

  • $44K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,820$5,402$31.16
Median$63,530$5,294$30.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,640$4,803$27.71
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,020$6,335$36.55

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay in Jacksonville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Jacksonville earn about the same as the Florida average ($64,090) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($69,240). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $65,510.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jacksonville$64,820$63,530$44,420$78,5301,100
Florida$64,090$63,550$43,040$80,3509,240
United States$69,240$65,510$46,820$94,460176,600

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $64,820, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $54,263 a year, or $4,522 a month and $2,087 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Jacksonville a good place for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $64,820 buys what about $65,156 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 5th of 18 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($71,040).

All Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines)

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($96,370).

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary by city

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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in Jacksonville: questions

How much do mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) make an hour in Jacksonville?

$31.16 an hour on average, and $30.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $54,263 a year ($4,522 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,820. Florida has no state income tax.

Do mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,240).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-3042; area Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.26, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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