SOC 49-3042 · Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Kahului, HI

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Kahului, Hawaii is $77,650 a year ($37.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $72,630: half of the 70 people in this job in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($69,240).

$77,650average per year

$37.33 / hourMedian $72,630Take-home ≈ $59,359

  • $60K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $101K90th

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

70people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Hawaii metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Kahului

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,560 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Kahului earn between $67,390 and $79,750.

  • $60K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $101K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,650$6,471$37.33
Median$72,630$6,052$34.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$67,390$5,616$32.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,750$6,646$38.34

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay in Kahului vs. Hawaii and the U.S.

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Kahului earn about the same as the Hawaii average ($79,780) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($69,240). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $65,510.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kahului$77,650$72,630$59,680$100,56070
Hawaii$79,780$79,170$55,640$102,110530
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 Kahului

On the average salary of $77,650, a single filer in Kahului takes home about $59,359 a year, or $4,947 a month and $2,283 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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

Prices in the Kahului area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.4), so the average $77,650 buys what about $70,983 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Kahului ($57,640). A typical home costs $997,307, or 12.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Kahului ranks 2nd of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job; Honolulu pays the most ($80,910).

All Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salaries in Hawaii

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 Kahului: questions

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

$37.33 an hour on average, and $34.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $67,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $59,359 a year ($4,947 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,650. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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

The average here is 12% more 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 Kahului-Wailuku, HI (27980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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