SOC 49-3042 · Pueblo, CO metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Pueblo, CO

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Pueblo, Colorado is $68,780 a year ($33.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,590: half of the 90 people in this job in the Pueblo, CO 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).

$68,780average per year

$33.07 / hourMedian $65,590Take-home ≈ $54,899

  • $48K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $96K90th

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

90people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#7 of 7Colorado metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Pueblo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,460 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Pueblo earn between $55,220 and $78,190.

  • $48K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $96K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,780$5,732$33.07
Median$65,590$5,466$31.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,220$4,602$26.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,190$6,516$37.59

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay in Pueblo vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Pueblo earn 6% less than the Colorado average ($72,980) and about the same as the U.S. average ($69,240). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $65,510.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Pueblo$68,780$65,590$48,310$96,46090
Colorado$72,980$71,830$49,960$98,8504,060
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 Pueblo

On the average salary of $68,780, a single filer in Pueblo takes home about $54,899 a year, or $4,575 a month and $2,111 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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

Prices in the Pueblo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $68,780 buys what about $74,955 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Pueblo ($48,940). A typical home costs $287,672, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Pueblo ranks 7th of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job; Denver pays the most ($74,590).

All Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salaries in Colorado

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 Pueblo: questions

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

$33.07 an hour on average, and $31.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $54,899 a year ($4,575 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,780. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) earn more in Pueblo 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 Pueblo, CO (39380). 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). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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