SOC 49-3042 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Beaumont, Texas is $63,350 a year ($30.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,100: half of the 360 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,240).

$63,350average per year

$30.46 / hourMedian $62,100Take-home ≈ $53,082

  • $46K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $79K90th

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

360people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#11 of 25Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,530 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Beaumont earn between $51,960 and $75,350.

  • $46K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $79K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,350$5,279$30.46
Median$62,100$5,175$29.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,960$4,330$24.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,350$6,279$36.23

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay in Beaumont vs. Texas and the U.S.

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Beaumont earn about the same as the Texas average ($65,140) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($69,240). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $65,510.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beaumont$63,350$62,100$46,360$78,530360
Texas$65,140$61,940$45,710$89,14020,080
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 Beaumont

On the average salary of $63,350, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $53,082 a year, or $4,423 a month and $2,042 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 Beaumont a good place for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $63,350 buys what about $70,353 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Beaumont ranks 11th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($69,270).

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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 Beaumont: questions

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

$30.46 an hour on average, and $29.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,082 a year ($4,423 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,350. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 1.96, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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