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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in Columbus, IN

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Columbus, IN earns $60,880 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,106 a month.

10th percentile
$45,430
25th percentile
$54,270
Median percentile
$60,880
75th percentile
$75,740
90th percentile
$92,350

Based on 50 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

$49,271 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,880
Federal income tax−$5,126
Social Security + Medicare−$4,657
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,826
Monthly take-home$4,106
Every two weeks$1,895

Does it go far here?

$65,460Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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