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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $63,030 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,166 a month.

10th percentile
$45,960
25th percentile
$51,070
Median percentile
$63,030
75th percentile
$73,340
90th percentile
$78,260

Based on 230 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

$49,988 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,030
Federal income tax−$5,384
Social Security + Medicare−$4,822
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,836
Monthly take-home$4,166
Every two weeks$1,923

Does it go far here?

$71,852Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

JobMedian pay
Industrial Engineers$104,840
General and Operations Managers$101,210
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,380
Registered Nurses$75,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,010
Accountants and Auditors$71,690

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