Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$55,651
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$15,719
22.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,295
Illinois costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Illinois — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$71,370
Kept after tax
$55,651
Worth in national money
$56,295
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $71,370, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 8.95% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Illinois, this sits in the middle: 193 of 494 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $71,370, take-home of $55,651 is worth roughly $56,295 in national money. The average lands at $69,510, below the middle of the range.
- Illinois ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines, at $71,370 — about 8.95% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ranks 193 of 494 occupations in Illinois by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines, whose median is $71,370, the adjusted figure of $56,295 differs little from $55,651 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $69,510 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,370 |
| Top tenth earn over | $94,290 |
| This salary | $71,370 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Illinois | $55,651 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,039 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,460 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $66,554 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,000 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Illinois earn under $71,370 and half over. The published range runs $42,990 at the tenth percentile to $94,290 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Illinois's $55,651, worked from $71,370. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 193 of 494.
- Two cautions on $56,295, the adjusted value of that $71,370 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Illinois. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 193 of 494 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $42,990 to $94,290; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Illinois take-home of $55,651, on $71,370 for work ranking 193 of 494 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 193 of 494 in the state.
- This $56,295 adjusted figure, worked from $71,370, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 193 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 193 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $42,990 and the top tenth $94,290, so most people doing this work in Illinois sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Illinois is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $56,295 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Illinois's own levy, $55,651 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($42,990 to $94,290) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Illinois rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Illinois's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $56,295 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $55,651 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Illinois income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.