SOC 49-3042 · Flagstaff, AZ metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Flagstaff, AZ

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Flagstaff, Arizona is $67,170 a year ($32.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,430: half of the 70 people in this job in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($69,240).

$67,170average per year

$32.29 / hourMedian $62,430Take-home ≈ $54,799

  • $49K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $88K90th

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

70people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 7Arizona metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Flagstaff

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,760 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Flagstaff earn between $50,520 and $78,980.

  • $49K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $88K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,170$5,598$32.29
Median$62,430$5,202$30.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,520$4,210$24.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,980$6,582$37.97

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay in Flagstaff vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Flagstaff earn about the same as the Arizona average ($68,320) and about the same as 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
Flagstaff$67,170$62,430$49,240$87,76070
Arizona$68,320$64,980$48,170$84,0707,040
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 Flagstaff

On the average salary of $67,170, a single filer in Flagstaff takes home about $54,799 a year, or $4,567 a month and $2,108 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Flagstaff area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $67,170 buys what about $66,952 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Flagstaff ($47,500). A typical home costs $628,981, or 9.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Flagstaff ranks 3rd of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Tucson pays the most ($69,680).

All Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salaries in Arizona

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 Flagstaff: questions

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

$32.29 an hour on average, and $30.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $54,799 a year ($4,567 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,170.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Flagstaff, AZ (22380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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