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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in Houston, TX

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $62,410 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,361 a month.

10th percentile
$46,330
25th percentile
$55,920
Median percentile
$62,410
75th percentile
$78,040
90th percentile
$93,090

Based on 5,330 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

$52,326 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,410
Federal income tax−$5,309
Social Security + Medicare−$4,774
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,361
Every two weeks$2,013

Does it go far here?

$63,278Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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