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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in New York, NY

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn a median $78,060 a year — 19% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $60,127 take-home, or $5,011 a month.

Median salary
$78,060
$37.53 per hour
Typical range
$52,040 – $102,120
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in New York, NY
4,380
0.41× national concentration
▲3.2%
Pay trend: The median for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in New York, NY rose from $75,610 (May 2024) to $78,060 (May 2025). That beat inflation (2.4%), a real raise of about 0.8%.

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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines in New York, NY
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$60,127
per year · effective tax rate 23.0%
$5,011Monthly
$2,505Twice a month
$2,313Every 2 weeks
$28.91Hourly
  • Federal income tax$8,343
  • Social Security (6.2%)$4,840
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,132
  • New York income tax$3,618
  • Take-home pay$60,127

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 5.40% state

Living in New York City? City residents also pay New York City’s city income tax — about $2,591 a year on this salary — which lowers take-home pay to $57,536 ($4,795 a month). Choose “New York City” under City income tax in the calculator. Suburban residents usually don’t pay it.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro spans New York, New Jersey. Pick the state you live in — state income tax follows your residence.

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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay by experience in New York, NY

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$52,040$25.02$41,781$3,482
25th percentile$63,020$30.30$50,010$4,168
Median (50th)$78,060$37.53$60,127$5,011
75th percentile$93,660$45.03$70,234$5,853
90th percentile (top earners)$102,120$49.10$75,687$6,307

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, New York resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $78,060 buys in New York, NY

Prices in New York, NY are 12.6% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.49× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines's $60,127 take-home pay has the buying power of $53,416 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$2,378
47% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$2,697
54% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$2,633
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines jobs are less concentrated in New York, NY than nationally (location quotient 0.41), so openings may be scarcer.

Best-paying cities for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines, adjusted for cost of living

New York, NY ranks #5 of 9 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1San Francisco, CA $95,410$70,067$60,605
2Chicago, IL $74,090$57,430$55,437
3Riverside, CA $76,040$58,465$54,926
4Los Angeles, CA $81,000$61,457$54,116
5New York, NY $78,060$60,127$53,416
6Houston, TX $62,410$52,326$53,054
7Dallas, TX $62,860$52,688$51,109
8Phoenix, AZ $63,440$51,777$50,115

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 9 metros →

About the job: mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Long-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
+6.7% (faster than average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines make in New York, NY?

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines salary in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area is $78,060 a year, or about $37.53 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $63,020 and $93,660.

What is a mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines’s take-home pay in New York, NY?

On the median $78,060 salary, a single filer living in New York takes home about $60,127 a year ($5,011 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $3,618 in New York taxes in 2026.

Is New York, NY a good place to work as a mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines?

Pay here is 19% above the national median of $65,510. Local prices are 12.6% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $53,416 would in a typical U.S. city. New York, NY ranks #5 of 9 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines afford rent in New York, NY?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in New York, NY is $2,378 a month ($2,697 for two bedrooms) — 47% of a median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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