Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary — Killeen, Texas

The average Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines in Killeen, Texas earns $55,890 a year.

$55,890 / year, mean
↓ 20.2% below national average 14th percentile in Texas

Killeen is among the lowest-paying cities in Texas for this specific role. That's noticeably below the national average for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
180
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.4%
Cost of living 91 #152 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $252,591 #135 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $67,203 #125 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Killeen ranks #152 for cost of living and #135 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $96,370 San Jose $92,290 Los Angeles $90,850 Seattle $85,600 Mount Vernon $82,700 Bremerton $82,560 Olympia $81,190 Vallejo $80,850 San Luis Obispo $80,510 Kokomo $80,110 Santa Rosa $80,080 Longview $79,690 New York $79,670 Bellingham $79,310 Portland $78,350 Santa Cruz $76,890 Salinas $76,820 Springfield $76,230 Napa $76,180 Atlantic City $75,970 Sacramento $75,400 Kennewick $75,360 San Diego $74,930 Santa Maria $74,880 Rockford $74,370 Kiryas Joel $74,170 Spokane $74,130 Bend $74,040 Riverside $73,570 Salem $73,480 Redding $73,060 Modesto $73,040 Yuba City $72,970 Vineland $72,960 Detroit $72,270 Hanford $72,070 El Centro $71,890 Chicago $71,830 Eugene $71,820 Oxnard $71,740 Stockton $71,430 Fresno $71,220 Kingston $71,190 Chico $71,150 Albany $71,080 Naples $71,040 Elkhart $70,810 Albany $70,640 Indianapolis $70,630 Port St. Lucie $70,610 Lansing $70,470 Philadelphia $70,400 Baltimore $70,290 Evansville $69,960 Glens Falls $69,640 Medford $69,360 Odessa $69,270 Lafayette $69,120 Michigan City $68,990 Syracuse $68,970 Trenton $68,760 Staunton $68,640 Terre Haute $68,300 Miami $68,010 Houston $67,650 Harrisburg $67,460 Peoria $67,450 Flint $67,240 Bakersfield $67,220 Yakima $67,170 Grand Rapids $67,150 Midland $67,080 Battle Creek $67,020 Austin $66,900 Fort Wayne $66,850 Salisbury $66,480 State College $66,430 Dover $66,400 Midland $66,390 Wenatchee $66,350 Louisville $66,340 Kalamazoo $66,310 Palm Bay $66,310 South Bend $66,280 Ann Arbor $66,260 Allentown $66,240 Champaign $65,880 Chambersburg $65,810 Traverse City $65,610 Gettysburg $65,510 Richmond $65,470 Reading $65,370 San Antonio $65,190 Dallas $65,130 Buffalo $65,110 Bloomington $64,970 College Station $64,920 Pittsburgh $64,900 Virginia Beach $64,900 Jacksonville $64,820 Columbus $64,630 Charlottesville $64,560 Rochester $64,480 Elmira $64,440 York $64,410 Fort Myers $64,380 Niles $64,380 Corpus Christi $64,260 Longview $64,240 Binghamton $64,120 Roanoke $63,960 Lancaster $63,790 Tampa $63,790 Wichita Falls $63,770 Hagerstown $63,690 Wheeling $63,660 Saginaw $63,560 Lakeland $63,510 Sarasota $63,380 Beaumont $63,350 Harrisonburg $63,330 Scranton $63,070 Winchester $62,880 Abilene $62,670 Amarillo $62,640 Erie $62,640 Merced $62,550 Pensacola $62,340 Utica $62,290 Elizabethtown $62,260 Watertown $62,000 Sherman $61,810 Lexington $61,750 Victoria $61,750 Crestview $61,430 Texarkana $61,410 Deltona $61,350 Williamsport $61,320 Wildwood $61,260 Beckley $60,940 Gainesville $60,730 Johnstown $60,630 Visalia $60,480 Lynchburg $60,420 Monroe $60,340 Muskegon $60,220 Bowling Green $59,830 Jackson $59,830 Panama City $59,760 Tyler $59,530 Paducah $59,070 Waco $58,590 Owensboro $58,550 Orlando $58,420 Lebanon $58,340 Ocala $58,230 San Angelo $58,230 Altoona $58,200 Lubbock $57,910 Charleston $57,760 Weirton $57,740 Tallahassee $57,400 Laredo $56,220 Blacksburg $55,940 Killeen $55,890 El Paso $55,890 Huntington $54,570 Brownsville $54,020 McAllen $53,790 Morgantown $52,160 Parkersburg $49,340
CityMean salaryvs. Killeen
Abilene, Texas$62,670+12.1%
Albany, Oregon$71,080+27.2%
Albany, New York$70,640+26.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$66,240+18.5%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$58,200+4.1%
Amarillo, Texas$62,640+12.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$66,260+18.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$75,970+35.9%
Austin, Texas$66,900+19.7%
Bakersfield, California$67,220+20.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$70,290+25.8%
Battle Creek, Michigan$67,020+19.9%
Beaumont, Texas$63,350+13.3%
Beckley, West Virginia$60,940+9.0%
Bellingham, Washington$79,310+41.9%
Bend, Oregon$74,040+32.5%
Binghamton, New York$64,120+14.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$55,940+0.1%
Bloomington, Indiana$64,970+16.2%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$59,830+7.0%
Bremerton, Washington$82,560+47.7%
Brownsville, Texas$54,020-3.3%
Buffalo, New York$65,110+16.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$64,380+15.2%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$65,810+17.7%
Champaign, Illinois$65,880+17.9%
Charleston, West Virginia$57,760+3.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$64,560+15.5%
Chicago, Illinois$71,830+28.5%
Chico, California$71,150+27.3%
College Station, Texas$64,920+16.2%
Columbus, Indiana$64,630+15.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$64,260+15.0%
Crestview, Florida$61,430+9.9%
Dallas, Texas$65,130+16.5%
Deltona, Florida$61,350+9.8%
Detroit, Michigan$72,270+29.3%
Dover, Delaware$66,400+18.8%
El Centro, California$71,890+28.6%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$62,260+11.4%
Elkhart, Indiana$70,810+26.7%
Elmira, New York$64,440+15.3%
El Paso, Texas$55,890+0.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$62,640+12.1%
Eugene, Oregon$71,820+28.5%
Evansville, Indiana$69,960+25.2%
Flint, Michigan$67,240+20.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$66,850+19.6%
Fresno, California$71,220+27.4%
Gainesville, Florida$60,730+8.7%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$65,510+17.2%
Glens Falls, New York$69,640+24.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$67,150+20.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$63,690+14.0%
Hanford, California$72,070+28.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$67,460+20.7%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$63,330+13.3%
Houston, Texas$67,650+21.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$54,570-2.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$70,630+26.4%
Jackson, Michigan$59,830+7.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$64,820+16.0%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$60,630+8.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$66,310+18.6%
Kennewick, Washington$75,360+34.8%
Kingston, New York$71,190+27.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$74,170+32.7%
Kokomo, Indiana$80,110+43.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$69,120+23.7%
Lakeland, Florida$63,510+13.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$63,790+14.1%
Lansing, Michigan$70,470+26.1%
Laredo, Texas$56,220+0.6%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$58,340+4.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$61,750+10.5%
Longview, Texas$64,240+14.9%
Longview, Washington$79,690+42.6%
Los Angeles, California$90,850+62.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$66,340+18.7%
Lubbock, Texas$57,910+3.6%
Lynchburg, Virginia$60,420+8.1%
McAllen, Texas$53,790-3.8%
Medford, Oregon$69,360+24.1%
Merced, California$62,550+11.9%
Miami, Florida$68,010+21.7%
Michigan City, Indiana$68,990+23.4%
Midland, Michigan$67,080+20.0%
Midland, Texas$66,390+18.8%
Modesto, California$73,040+30.7%
Monroe, Michigan$60,340+8.0%
Morgantown, West Virginia$52,160-6.7%
Mount Vernon, Washington$82,700+48.0%
Muskegon, Michigan$60,220+7.7%
Napa, California$76,180+36.3%
Naples, Florida$71,040+27.1%
New York, New York$79,670+42.5%
Niles, Michigan$64,380+15.2%
Sarasota, Florida$63,380+13.4%
Ocala, Florida$58,230+4.2%
Odessa, Texas$69,270+23.9%
Olympia, Washington$81,190+45.3%
Orlando, Florida$58,420+4.5%
Owensboro, Kentucky$58,550+4.8%
Oxnard, California$71,740+28.4%
Paducah, Kentucky$59,070+5.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$66,310+18.6%
Panama City, Florida$59,760+6.9%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$49,340-11.7%
Pensacola, Florida$62,340+11.5%
Peoria, Illinois$67,450+20.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$70,400+26.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$64,900+16.1%
Portland, Oregon$78,350+40.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$70,610+26.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$65,370+17.0%
Redding, California$73,060+30.7%
Richmond, Virginia$65,470+17.1%
Riverside, California$73,570+31.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$63,960+14.4%
Rochester, New York$64,480+15.4%
Rockford, Illinois$74,370+33.1%
Sacramento, California$75,400+34.9%
Saginaw, Michigan$63,560+13.7%
Salem, Oregon$73,480+31.5%
Salinas, California$76,820+37.4%
Salisbury, Maryland$66,480+18.9%
San Angelo, Texas$58,230+4.2%
San Antonio, Texas$65,190+16.6%
San Diego, California$74,930+34.1%
San Francisco, California$96,370+72.4%
San Jose, California$92,290+65.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$80,510+44.1%
Santa Cruz, California$76,890+37.6%
Santa Maria, California$74,880+34.0%
Santa Rosa, California$80,080+43.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$63,070+12.8%
Seattle, Washington$85,600+53.2%
Sherman, Texas$61,810+10.6%
South Bend, Indiana$66,280+18.6%
Spokane, Washington$74,130+32.6%
Springfield, Illinois$76,230+36.4%
State College, Pennsylvania$66,430+18.9%
Staunton, Virginia$68,640+22.8%
Stockton, California$71,430+27.8%
Syracuse, New York$68,970+23.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$57,400+2.7%
Tampa, Florida$63,790+14.1%
Terre Haute, Indiana$68,300+22.2%
Texarkana, Texas$61,410+9.9%
Traverse City, Michigan$65,610+17.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$68,760+23.0%
Tyler, Texas$59,530+6.5%
Utica, New York$62,290+11.5%
Vallejo, California$80,850+44.7%
Victoria, Texas$61,750+10.5%
Vineland, New Jersey$72,960+30.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$64,900+16.1%
Visalia, California$60,480+8.2%
Waco, Texas$58,590+4.8%
Watertown, New York$62,000+10.9%
Weirton, West Virginia$57,740+3.3%
Wenatchee, Washington$66,350+18.7%
Wheeling, West Virginia$63,660+13.9%
Wichita Falls, Texas$63,770+14.1%
Wildwood, Florida$61,260+9.6%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$61,320+9.7%
Winchester, Virginia$62,880+12.5%
Yakima, Washington$67,170+20.2%
York, Pennsylvania$64,410+15.2%
Yuba City, California$72,970+30.6%
Gross salary
55,890/yr
Estimated take-home
47,088/yr
Est. total withheld
15.7%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 49-3042 SOC code
Official area Killeen-Temple, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 28660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Temple
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Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
485,850