Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,692
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$11,488
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,490
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$58,180
Kept after tax
$46,692
Worth in national money
$53,490
State rank
49
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Mississippi. The middle earner gets $58,180. That is 49 of 51 states, and about 11.19% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 172 among 486 occupations Mississippi publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $58,180 you keep $46,692 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $53,490 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $57,720.
- For mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines, Mississippi sits in the lower band at $58,180, ranking 49 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 11.19%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 172 of 486 in Mississippi places mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Mississippi is $46,692 after the full tax stack, from $58,180. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $53,490 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $57,720 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,830 |
| This salary | $58,180 |
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 Mississippi | $46,692 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,928 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,140 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $55,398 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,797 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
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 Mississippi earn under $58,180 and half over. The published range runs $39,520 at the tenth percentile to $76,830 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $46,692 take-home in Mississippi comes from $58,180. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 172 of 486.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $53,490 uses one figure for the whole of Mississippi. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 486 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 172.
- Figures are distribution medians for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,520 to $76,830; 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.
- Retained pay of $46,692, from $58,180, assumes a single Mississippi filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 172 of 486 locally, and the state ranks 49 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $53,490, worked from $58,180, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Mississippi address, on work sitting at 172 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $39,520 at the bottom tenth to $76,830 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Mississippi is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $53,490 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Mississippi then takes its own share, leaving $46,692.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,520 to $76,830) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi'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 $53,490 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 $46,692 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.