Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Median $60,850
Occupation · SOC 49-9041
Industrial Machinery Mechanics: pay and where the jobs are
What industrial machinery mechanics earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$64,520 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $68,460
- Median hourly wage
- $31.02
- Mean hourly wage
- $32.91
- Employment
- 439,640
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9041.
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How much do industrial machinery mechanics make?
The median annual wage for industrial machinery mechanics was $64,520 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $46,120 and the highest-paid 10% more than $95,170. As an hourly rate, the median is $31.02. About 439,640 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($87,670), Wyoming ($78,320) and Nevada ($77,750). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Wyoming.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for industrial machinery mechanics looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,120 | $22.17 | $3,843 | $3,270 |
| 25th percentile | $55,010 | $26.45 | $4,584 | $3,865 |
| Median | $64,520 | $31.02 | $5,377 | $4,502 |
| 75th percentile | $78,780 | $37.88 | $6,565 | $5,354 |
| 90th percentile | $95,170 | $45.76 | $7,931 | $6,315 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics: pay by state
52 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$68,969 take-home in national prices
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$63,540 take-home in national prices
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$62,023 take-home in national prices
Where a median industrial machinery mechanic paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 200 | $87,670 | $54,310 | $106,200 | $66,022 | $60,074 |
| Wyoming | 2,010 | $78,320 | $50,960 | $114,830 | $63,928 | $68,969 |
| Nevada | 2,240 | $77,750 | $59,450 | $96,150 | $63,527 | $63,540 |
| Alaska | 860 | $77,390 | $47,360 | $109,160 | $63,003 | $61,551 |
| Hawaii | 910 | $77,330 | $50,960 | $117,520 | $58,772 | $53,453 |
| Washington | 10,710 | $77,220 | $49,450 | $112,410 | $62,083 | $58,015 |
| Illinois | 12,100 | $76,200 | $49,230 | $102,590 | $58,810 | $58,834 |
| Oregon | 7,070 | $75,670 | $53,290 | $99,470 | $56,509 | $54,672 |
| Colorado | 7,260 | $75,600 | $50,470 | $101,590 | $59,064 | $57,315 |
| Arizona | 5,020 | $74,790 | $51,240 | $100,810 | $59,969 | $59,566 |
| New Jersey | 8,380 | $74,760 | $48,680 | $99,440 | $58,337 | $53,616 |
| California | 26,830 | $74,400 | $47,880 | $107,700 | $57,477 | $51,912 |
| Massachusetts | 6,130 | $72,840 | $49,230 | $98,350 | $56,316 | $53,250 |
| Maine | 1,190 | $72,310 | $51,160 | $94,060 | $56,135 | $57,842 |
| Minnesota | 6,510 | $71,960 | $52,040 | $97,600 | $55,767 | $56,547 |
| Maryland | 2,880 | $71,870 | $47,620 | $96,450 | $56,343 | $53,681 |
| Utah | 4,040 | $70,720 | $47,870 | $102,800 | $55,718 | $56,358 |
| Connecticut | 2,360 | $69,950 | $47,310 | $101,490 | $54,593 | $52,691 |
| New York | 12,740 | $69,740 | $47,820 | $101,360 | $54,391 | $50,399 |
| Missouri | 5,420 | $67,390 | $45,190 | $104,110 | $54,009 | $59,470 |
| Delaware | 890 | $67,320 | $49,410 | $102,610 | $52,818 | $52,920 |
| Montana | 820 | $67,250 | $48,730 | $105,930 | $53,702 | $56,740 |
| Wisconsin | 13,870 | $66,620 | $49,360 | $88,790 | $53,251 | $56,593 |
| North Dakota | 2,560 | $65,990 | $51,210 | $104,350 | $55,175 | $62,023 |
| Kansas | 7,700 | $65,830 | $45,910 | $90,640 | $52,201 | $57,957 |
| Ohio | 21,950 | $65,130 | $47,580 | $91,540 | $53,164 | $57,305 |
| Tennessee | 12,850 | $65,010 | $45,530 | $88,610 | $54,416 | $59,231 |
| Rhode Island | 1,070 | $64,770 | $48,970 | $82,980 | $51,698 | $50,546 |
| Kentucky | 11,540 | $64,560 | $46,050 | $85,320 | $51,912 | $57,578 |
| Iowa | 6,050 | $64,400 | $47,770 | $82,780 | $52,130 | $59,399 |
| Michigan | 17,310 | $64,250 | $47,080 | $91,270 | $51,325 | $53,343 |
| New Hampshire | 1,950 | $64,150 | $46,630 | $91,850 | $53,725 | $51,576 |
| Nebraska | 2,880 | $64,110 | $49,130 | $83,320 | $51,655 | $57,329 |
| Virginia | 9,470 | $64,020 | $46,060 | $92,210 | $50,753 | $50,199 |
| Indiana | 14,960 | $63,950 | $47,860 | $87,300 | $51,707 | $55,403 |
| Pennsylvania | 22,160 | $63,840 | $47,510 | $84,620 | $51,471 | $52,752 |
| Vermont | 700 | $63,180 | $50,170 | $86,210 | $51,262 | $52,331 |
| Idaho | 2,750 | $62,860 | $47,270 | $90,580 | $50,465 | $52,846 |
| North Carolina | 15,720 | $62,430 | $43,550 | $81,970 | $50,360 | $53,390 |
| South Carolina | 9,890 | $62,330 | $45,060 | $83,050 | $50,445 | $53,809 |
| Texas | 56,950 | $61,930 | $41,580 | $95,770 | $51,941 | $53,516 |
| Alabama | 17,850 | $61,920 | $42,940 | $91,840 | $49,339 | $55,548 |
| West Virginia | 3,150 | $61,710 | $44,860 | $93,730 | $49,826 | $55,673 |
| South Dakota | 1,230 | $61,560 | $48,510 | $77,680 | $51,643 | $58,298 |
| Oklahoma | 6,250 | $61,540 | $46,210 | $90,700 | $49,404 | $56,241 |
| Georgia | 14,230 | $61,130 | $44,730 | $83,890 | $48,996 | $50,882 |
| New Mexico | 2,780 | $60,670 | $41,290 | $84,480 | $49,243 | $53,401 |
| Florida | 17,120 | $60,650 | $43,470 | $84,000 | $50,912 | $49,232 |
| Louisiana | 7,410 | $60,260 | $37,790 | $88,490 | $49,177 | $55,752 |
| Arkansas | 6,270 | $59,760 | $39,180 | $81,020 | $48,474 | $55,757 |
| Mississippi | 4,460 | $57,760 | $38,880 | $86,930 | $47,012 | $54,066 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,940 | $37,450 | $25,560 | $58,000 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9041. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.