SOC 49-3042 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Atlanta, GA

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Atlanta, Georgia is $64,040 a year ($30.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,730: half of the 3,480 people in this job in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,240).

$64,040average per year

$30.79 / hourMedian $60,730Take-home ≈ $51,189

  • $46K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $82K90th

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

3,480people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#2 of 12Georgia metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,230 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Atlanta earn between $53,020 and $75,480.

  • $46K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $82K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,040$5,337$30.79
Median$60,730$5,061$29.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$53,020$4,418$25.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,480$6,290$36.29

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay in Atlanta vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Atlanta earn about the same as the Georgia average ($62,220) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($69,240). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $65,510.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Atlanta$64,040$60,730$46,500$82,2303,480
Georgia$62,220$60,560$44,640$80,3806,270
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 Atlanta

On the average salary of $64,040, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $51,189 a year, or $4,266 a month and $1,969 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).

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

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $64,040 buys what about $64,003 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Atlanta ranks 2nd of 12 Georgia metro areas for this job; Albany pays the most ($66,070).

All Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salaries in Georgia

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 Atlanta: questions

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

$30.79 an hour on average, and $29.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $53,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,189 a year ($4,266 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,040.

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

The average here is 8% 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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