Industrial Machinery Mechanics
United States. Estimated employment 439,640, with pages for 15 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 49-9041
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$64,520 · 50th
$46,12010th
$55,01025th
$64,52050th
$78,78075th
$95,17090th
That is the median — half of industrial machinery mechanics in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Industrial Machinery Mechanics page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Albany, NY | $76,220 | 850 |
| New York, NY | $75,260 | 10,780 |
| Syracuse, NY | $73,030 | 820 |
| Buffalo, NY | $70,130 | 1,560 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $67,140 | 450 |
| Texarkana, TX | $65,980 | 280 |
| Utica, NY | $64,790 | 420 |
| Elmira, NY | $64,750 | 120 |
| Dallas, TX | $63,380 | 12,730 |
| Houston, TX | $63,180 | 18,360 |
| Austin, TX | $62,660 | 2,940 |
| Sherman, TX | $62,400 | 320 |
| Killeen, TX | $61,980 | 300 |
| Beaumont, TX | $61,950 | 1,430 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $61,330 | 250 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 439,640 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 49-9041, Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Mapped to our taxonomy as industrial-machinery-mechanics.
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