Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,647
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$13,303
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,271
Virginia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Virginia — 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
$63,950
Kept after tax
$50,647
Worth in national money
$50,271
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Virginia is 32 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $63,950. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Virginia, this sits in the middle: 207 of 489 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $63,950, take-home of $50,647 is worth roughly $50,271 in national money. The average comes to $65,460, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Virginia ranks 32 of 51 for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines at $63,950. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ranks 207 of 489 occupations in Virginia 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 Virginia is near the national base, so for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines, whose median is $63,950, the adjusted figure of $50,271 differs little from $50,647 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $65,460 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,540 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,950 |
| Top tenth earn over | $82,940 |
| This salary | $63,950 |
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 Virginia | $50,647 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,564 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,850 |
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 | $60,320 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,866 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Virginia earn less than $63,950. The published range is $45,540 up to $82,940, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $50,647 take-home in Virginia comes from $63,950. 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 207 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,271, the adjusted value of that $63,950 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 207 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,540 to $82,940. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $50,647, from $63,950, assumes a single Virginia 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 207 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $50,271 — the adjusted value of that $63,950 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 207 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $45,540 at the bottom tenth to $82,940 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Virginia run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $50,271 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Virginia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $50,647 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($45,540 to $82,940) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Virginia rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Virginia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $50,271 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $50,647 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Virginia 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.