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Average Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Salary in Virginia

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines in Virginia earn a median annual salary of $62,400, which is -2.5% compared to the national median. There are 4,990 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Virginia (state).

$62,400
Virginia median annual wage
$30/hour median
-2.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $63,980
4,990
Local employment
1.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.05
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$45,430
25th
$52,190
Median
$62,400
75th
$76,610
90th
$81,180

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Virginia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
101.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$61,719
Goods: 100.4%
Services: 92.2%
Rents: 106.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Rhode Island$80,770Compare170
Alaska$79,900Compare1,590
Nevada$78,970Compare3,360
Massachusetts$78,450Compare2,280
California$78,060Compare21,170
Hawaii$78,060Compare640

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Virginia

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$219,5001.22
Dentists, All Other Specialists$219,4600.42
Nurse Anesthetists$199,9600.74
Computer And Information Systems Managers$192,8701.10
Pediatricians, General$189,0701.08
Dermatologists$187,150N/A
Air Traffic Controllers$185,8901.92
Dentists, General$182,5701.30

Virginia has salary data for 769 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines in Virginia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines are projected to change by +5.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 16,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.