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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in California

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in California earns $78,550 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,883 a month.

10th percentile
$47,880
25th percentile
$63,830
Median percentile
$78,550
75th percentile
$94,620
90th percentile
$129,310

Based on 20,080 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,591 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,550
Federal income tax−$8,451
Social Security + Medicare−$6,009
California income tax (approx.)−$5,499
Monthly take-home$4,883
Every two weeks$2,254

Does it go far here?

$70,945Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines salaries · Take-home pay in California