SOC 49-3042 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Lansing, MI

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Lansing, Michigan is $70,470 a year ($33.88 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $72,190: half of the 170 people in this job in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,051).

$70,470average per year

$33.88 / hourMedian $72,190Take-home ≈ $55,010

  • $50K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $95K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

170people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 14Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Lansing

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,070 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Lansing earn between $59,330 and $79,910.

  • $50K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $95K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,470$5,872$33.88
Median$72,190$6,016$34.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,330$4,944$28.52
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,910$6,659$38.42

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary after taxes in Lansing

On the average salary of $70,470, a single filer in Lansing takes home about $55,010 a year, or $4,584 a month and $2,116 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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

Prices in the Lansing area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.0), so the average $70,470 buys what about $74,186 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lansing ($52,800). A typical home costs $250,377, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lansing ranks 2nd of 14 Michigan metro areas for this job; Detroit pays the most ($72,270).

All Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salaries in Michigan

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 Lansing: questions

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

$33.88 an hour on average, and $34.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,010 a year ($4,584 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,470. Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,051).

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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI (29620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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