Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in St. Cloud, MN earns $78,360 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,886 a month.

10th percentile: $55,920
25th percentile: $62,810
Median percentile: $78,360
75th percentile: $83,620
90th percentile: $94,690

Based on 220 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

$58,628 take-home a year

Gross pay	$78,360
Federal income tax	−$8,409
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,995
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$5,328
Monthly take-home	$4,886
Every two weeks	$2,255

Does it go far here?

$89,419Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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