Industrial Machinery Mechanics Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $72K, rent takes 30.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,512/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,500/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new industrial machinery mechanics typically earn — is $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,941/month.

Local pay is 12% above the national median — $72K here vs. $65K nationally.

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area pays $72K median vs. the U.S. average of $65K — that’s +12%.

The median is $72,170 a year, that works out to about $35 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $49,020, and experienced industrial machinery mechanics can clear $120,060. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,930/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,512/month, which eats 30.7% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median industrial machinery mechanics salary is worth about $72,170 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.