SOC 49-3042 · Greenville, NC metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Greenville, NC

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Greenville, North Carolina is $64,770 a year ($31.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,600: half of the 100 people in this job in the Greenville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,240).

$64,770average per year

$31.14 / hourMedian $65,600Take-home ≈ $52,147

  • $46K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $79K90th

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

100people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#7 of 14North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Greenville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,200 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Greenville earn between $60,020 and $71,700.

  • $46K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $79K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,770$5,398$31.14
Median$65,600$5,467$31.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,020$5,002$28.86
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,700$5,975$34.47

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay in Greenville vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Greenville earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($66,150) and 6% less than 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
Greenville$64,770$65,600$46,480$79,200100
North Carolina$66,150$64,080$47,140$87,6605,100
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 Greenville

On the average salary of $64,770, a single filer in Greenville takes home about $52,147 a year, or $4,346 a month and $2,006 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Greenville a good place for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Greenville area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $64,770 buys what about $73,268 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Greenville ($46,560). A typical home costs $245,726, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in other North Carolina cities

Greenville ranks 7th of 14 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Durham pays the most ($70,040).

All Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salaries in North Carolina

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 Greenville: questions

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

$31.14 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 Greenville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,147 a year ($4,346 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,770.

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

The average here is 6% 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 Greenville, NC (24780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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