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

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Odessa, TX earns $65,740 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,584 a month.

10th percentile: $46,940
25th percentile: $57,340
Median percentile: $65,740
75th percentile: $80,080
90th percentile: $95,990

Based on 550 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

$55,002 take-home a year

Gross pay	$65,740
Federal income tax	−$5,709
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,029
Texas income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$4,584
Every two weeks	$2,115

Does it go far here?

$70,014Median pay in Odessa, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).

27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,259 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Odessa, TX

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$104,100
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$84,570
Registered Nurses	$81,370
Accountants and Auditors	$80,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,580
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$73,350
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$66,620
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$65,750

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