SOC 49-3042 · Minot, ND metro

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Minot, ND

The average salary for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Minot, North Dakota is $74,380 a year ($35.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,900: half of the 130 people in this job in the Minot, ND metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($69,240).

$74,380average per year

$35.76 / hourMedian $75,900Take-home ≈ $60,987

  • $55K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $99K90th

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

130people in this job
+7%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4North Dakota metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines pay range in Minot

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,170 or more. The middle half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Minot earn between $59,480 and $86,180.

  • $55K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $99K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,380$6,198$35.76
Median$75,900$6,325$36.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,480$4,957$28.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$86,180$7,182$41.43

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

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

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines) in Minot earn about the same as the North Dakota average ($75,710) and 7% more than the U.S. average ($69,240). At the median the gap is +16% against the U.S. median of $65,510.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Minot$74,380$75,900$55,240$99,170130
North Dakota$75,710$76,030$52,000$101,8301,720
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 Minot

On the average salary of $74,380, a single filer in Minot takes home about $60,987 a year, or $5,082 a month and $2,346 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 Minot a good place for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Minot area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $74,380 buys what about $85,467 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Minot ($48,940). A typical home costs $268,181, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Minot ranks 3rd of 4 North Dakota metro areas for this job; Bismarck pays the most ($81,640).

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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 Minot: questions

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

$35.76 an hour on average, and $36.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,987 a year ($5,082 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,380.

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

The average here is 7% more 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 Minot, ND (33500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 3.31, this job is 3.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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