Salary guide, May 2025

Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician pay by metro, ranked

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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 391. The highest is Longview-Kelso, WA at $96,950 and the lowest is Mayaguez, PR at $31,260. 0 more are published but not rankable and 2 are not published by bls.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics

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Longview-Kelso, WA$96,950
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$93,670
Kokomo, IN$91,470
Fairbanks-College, AK$91,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$90,580
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$89,830
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$89,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$84,620
Wichita, KS$83,540
Duluth, MN-WI$83,380
Great Falls, MT$82,620
Napa, CA$81,320
Helena, MT$81,290
Urban Honolulu, HI$81,120
Lexington Park, MD$80,810
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79,920
Albany, OR$79,730
Bay City, MI$78,960
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$78,800
Anchorage, AK$78,720
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$78,710
Colorado Springs, CO$78,640
Hinesville, GA$78,620
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$78,410
Modesto, CA$78,370

Bars show the top 25 of 391 ranked. The table below lists all 391. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.

Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician by metro, ranked by exact annual median (May 2025)
Rank	Metro	BLS occupation	25th	Median	75th	Employment	LQ
1	Longview-Kelso, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$74,380	$96,950	$99,250	560	4.79
2	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$75,510	$93,670	$93,730	200	1.93
3	Kokomo, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,790	$91,470	$91,470	240	2.38
4	Fairbanks-College, AK	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$75,700	$91,330	$101,780	130	1.25
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$70,480	$90,580	$118,440	2,550	0.38
6	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$66,990	$89,830	$115,700	230	0.64
7	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$71,720	$89,620	$98,050	300	1.12
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$70,010	$84,620	$102,930	920	0.29
9	Wichita, KS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$63,410	$83,540	$83,790	2,470	2.83
10	Duluth, MN-WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$81,310	$83,380	$83,510	460	1.3
11	Great Falls, MT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,660	$82,620	$87,090	90	0.91
12	Napa, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$66,200	$81,320	$95,490	180	0.82
13	Helena, MT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,260	$81,290	$85,160	60	0.46
14	Urban Honolulu, HI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,810	$81,120	$98,740	720	0.57
15	Lexington Park, MD	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$66,470	$80,810	$99,940	70	0.35
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$64,770	$79,920	$102,930	4,600	0.78
17	Albany, OR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,610	$79,730	$93,610	390	2.89
18	Bay City, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,020	$78,960	$91,440	210	2.17
19	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$63,030	$78,800	$104,910	240	1.58
20	Anchorage, AK	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$67,640	$78,720	$91,150	150	0.3
21	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$64,620	$78,710	$96,490	4,830	1.41
22	Colorado Springs, CO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,110	$78,640	$81,500	550	0.62
23	Hinesville, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,360	$78,620	$87,190	100	1.66
24	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,760	$78,410	$85,080	260	0.38
25	Modesto, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$66,350	$78,370	$91,810	810	1.46
26	Vallejo, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$63,440	$78,200	$99,980	520	1.27
27	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,280	$77,850	$79,290	510	2.14
28	Reno, NV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$74,550	$77,810	$77,810	1,090	1.4
29	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,720	$77,630	$90,650	1,050	0.34
30	Bloomington, IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,060	$77,400	$101,070	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
31	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,250	$77,120	$127,180	330	2.29
32	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,090	$77,020	$92,170	260	0.44
33	Decatur, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,340	$76,990	$93,780	950	5.47
34	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$63,230	$76,990	$82,200	3,440	0.76
35	Bellingham, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,050	$76,960	$106,390	430	1.68
36	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$74,000	$76,950	$76,950	180	0.88
37	Corvallis, OR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,820	$76,830	$84,810	30	0.32
38	St. Louis, MO-IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$63,310	$76,780	$104,110	2,610	0.69
39	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$72,310	$76,540	$85,760	70	0.33
40	Walla Walla, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,530	$76,540	$96,270	100	1.43
41	Carson City, NV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,110	$76,320	$95,720	30	0.35
42	Jackson, TN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,960	$76,260	$83,700	630	2.65
43	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,180	$76,220	$86,510	850	0.67
44	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,750	$76,210	$89,850	270	1.86
45	Stockton-Lodi, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,200	$76,140	$85,370	740	0.9
46	El Centro, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,480	$75,890	$83,210	180	0.97
47	Enid, OK	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,760	$75,850	$83,830	80	1.27
48	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,800	$75,850	$83,600	3,720	0.55
49	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,930	$75,800	$91,000	8,710	0.68
50	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,600	$75,680	$83,070	530	2
51	St. Joseph, MO-KS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,040	$75,640	$84,910	110	0.73
52	Greeley, CO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,900	$75,610	$86,640	1,000	2.95
53	Pueblo, CO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,900	$75,600	$79,800	380	2.15
54	Portland-South Portland, ME	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,890	$75,460	$80,410	600	0.73
55	Barnstable Town, MA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,240	$75,420	$85,280	70	0.25
56	Decatur, IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$67,380	$75,380	$84,180	160	1.26
57	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,970	$75,260	$92,480	10,780	0.4
58	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,830	$75,200	$87,320	4,060	0.53
59	Midland, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,200	$75,120	$79,680	110	1.09
60	Sheboygan, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$63,250	$74,820	$77,370	370	2.14
61	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,240	$74,800	$84,400	3,800	0.69
62	Peoria, IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,750	$74,780	$78,830	880	1.88
63	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,500	$74,750	$94,290	300	0.26
64	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,710	$74,720	$88,310	2,060	0.23
65	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,100	$74,580	$82,330	1,650	0.43
66	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,960	$74,570	$80,070	760	0.24
67	Minot, ND	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,900	$74,490	$105,140	140	1.44
68	Lima, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,270	$74,470	$83,450	180	1.26
69	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,930	$74,460	$82,800	1,840	0.79
70	Champaign-Urbana, IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$63,130	$74,420	$88,670	70	0.25
71	Bowling Green, KY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,890	$74,410	$78,950	700	3
72	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,890	$74,170	$83,260	260	0.7
73	New Haven, CT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,990	$74,100	$84,450	520	0.66
74	Flint, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,920	$73,900	$92,110	250	0.67
75	Cedar Rapids, IA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,460	$73,800	$80,590	530	1.35
76	Warner Robins, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$68,060	$73,790	$90,980	360	1.69
77	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,120	$73,680	$94,340	910	0.95
78	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,860	$73,400	$76,710	140	1.03
79	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,510	$73,390	$79,670	1,510	1.42
80	Albany, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$55,850	$73,230	$80,910	280	1.71
81	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,900	$73,200	$82,880	2,740	0.56
82	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,900	$73,200	$86,530	130	0.39
83	Boulder, CO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,920	$73,050	$85,050	340	0.62
84	Syracuse, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,300	$73,030	$84,930	820	0.96
85	Owensboro, KY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,690	$73,010	$76,950	480	3.4
86	Springfield, IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,870	$73,000	$90,540	70	0.25
87	Worcester, MA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,730	$72,960	$82,980	770	0.78
88	Cheyenne, WY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,880	$72,950	$83,660	200	1.44
89	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,120	$72,790	$82,070	750	1.47
90	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,860	$72,680	$79,350	3,280	1.41
91	Redding, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,760	$72,600	$111,350	90	0.47
92	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,240	$72,190	$85,690	530	1.1
93	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,070	$72,090	$90,190	8,500	0.48
94	Rockford, IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,120	$72,000	$81,370	320	0.81
95	Merced, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,300	$71,990	$80,150	310	1.38
96	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,050	$71,960	$79,850	120	0.35
97	Logan, UT-ID	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,420	$71,940	$81,830	130	0.7
98	Rochester, MN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,500	$71,530	$80,970	200	0.57
99	Salinas, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,790	$71,490	$80,470	350	0.67
100	Battle Creek, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,780	$71,130	$77,310	530	3.42
101	Flagstaff, AZ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,600	$71,120	$91,620	60	0.32
102	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,980	$71,100	$78,550	6,520	1.21
103	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,300	$70,930	$75,270	200	1.99
104	Terre Haute, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,800	$70,820	$73,330	430	2.31
105	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,400	$70,790	$77,310	100	0.34
106	Ogden, UT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,460	$70,720	$80,090	610	0.8
107	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,630	$70,710	$79,400	60	0.32
108	Topeka, KS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,750	$70,650	$81,910	360	1.11
109	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,890	$70,640	$78,490	5,150	1.66
110	Kingston, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,200	$70,450	$81,980	70	0.44
111	Kenosha, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,380	$70,430	$77,010	420	1.99
112	Rome, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,510	$70,430	$82,700	250	1.97
113	Columbus, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,630	$70,410	$80,450	2,670	0.86
114	Eugene-Springfield, OR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,680	$70,350	$77,870	560	1.25
115	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,430	$70,340	$80,830	5,500	0.67
116	Toledo, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,200	$70,230	$77,110	1,600	1.95
117	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,210	$70,130	$82,140	1,560	1.04
118	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,180	$70,130	$78,700	370	1.29
119	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,810	$70,030	$81,840	3,320	1.07
120	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,900	$69,930	$78,670	420	1.95
121	Medford, OR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,290	$69,550	$76,900	210	0.83
122	Eau Claire, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,360	$69,350	$77,800	300	1.24
123	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,320	$69,200	$85,480	330	0.74
124	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,730	$69,200	$81,660	480	0.52
125	Knoxville, TN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,690	$69,140	$81,700	1,560	1.3
126	Yuba City, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$69,070	$69,070	$82,220	170	1.19
127	Springfield, MA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,530	$68,970	$82,200	640	1.13
128	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,920	$68,940	$76,960	350	1.63
129	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,550	$68,840	$80,720	90	0.7
130	Kansas City, MO-KS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,830	$68,770	$79,490	2,520	0.81
131	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,270	$67,890	$80,980	200	0.35
132	Lincoln, NE	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,660	$67,720	$77,760	300	0.59
133	Monroe, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,550	$67,720	$89,370	220	1.91
134	Bloomington, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,110	$67,550	$81,180	130	0.64
135	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,650	$67,480	$81,710	2,230	0.51
136	Dover, DE	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,720	$67,320	$68,890	220	1.14
137	Ames, IA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,190	$67,250	$79,180	150	0.96
138	Kennewick-Richland, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,220	$67,180	$79,940	560	1.52
139	Fresno, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,810	$67,140	$76,920	1,210	0.9
140	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,780	$67,140	$78,240	450	0.59
141	Green Bay, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,850	$67,090	$77,690	1,030	2.09
142	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$55,680	$67,030	$92,290	910	1.25
143	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,090	$66,930	$79,660	840	0.5
144	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,070	$66,890	$79,220	150	1.13
145	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,770	$66,860	$79,820	3,350	1.07
146	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,010	$66,690	$83,050	1,190	1.81
147	York-Hanover, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,770	$66,540	$76,130	1,120	2.16
148	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,200	$66,530	$76,960	80	0.6
149	Asheville, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,980	$66,510	$77,760	530	1.03
150	Savannah, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,290	$66,370	$82,610	770	1.37
151	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,820	$66,340	$83,510	610	1.77
152	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,270	$66,310	$84,580	150	0.32
153	Richmond, VA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,770	$66,080	$81,610	1,900	1.02
154	Williamsport, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,000	$66,080	$75,490	320	2.27
155	Lawrence, KS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,850	$66,010	$80,350	160	1.09
156	Appleton, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,740	$65,980	$77,920	1,020	2.91
157	Texarkana, TX-AR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,430	$65,980	$70,840	280	1.7
158	Grand Forks, ND-MN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,050	$65,890	$74,420	160	1.09
159	Canton-Massillon, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,910	$65,830	$73,240	810	1.75
160	Mankato, MN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,010	$65,830	$68,170	90	0.55
161	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,230	$65,770	$79,170	450	0.52
162	Bend, OR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,950	$65,680	$77,090	150	0.49
163	Madison, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,540	$65,620	$77,980	930	0.8
164	Reading, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,950	$65,620	$72,920	1,360	2.76
165	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$55,830	$65,530	$77,120	4,690	1.22
166	Dubuque, IA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,570	$65,480	$73,710	160	0.98
167	Yuma, AZ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,190	$65,420	$74,340	110	0.58
168	Omaha, NE-IA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,790	$65,320	$80,050	1,190	0.85
169	Greenville, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,270	$65,200	$77,680	110	0.48
170	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,580	$65,150	$75,870	330	1.56
171	Casper, WY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,290	$65,130	$80,600	340	3.05
172	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,760	$65,040	$95,030	680	1.7
173	Harrisonburg, VA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,190	$64,990	$86,690	400	2.18
174	Pittsfield, MA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,140	$64,990	$82,930	110	0.7
175	Johnstown, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,230	$64,910	$67,790	170	1.29
176	Bozeman, MT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,680	$64,860	$78,260	60	0.28
177	Tucson, AZ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,770	$64,830	$77,520	360	0.33
178	Evansville, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,100	$64,800	$76,740	930	2.43
179	Utica-Rome, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,930	$64,790	$76,160	420	1.24
180	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$55,270	$64,770	$78,350	1,460	0.72
181	Elmira, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,240	$64,750	$70,370	120	1.31
182	Columbia, SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,480	$64,680	$79,030	1,370	1.23
183	Fayetteville, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,630	$64,630	$79,560	460	1.23
184	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,790	$64,620	$79,500	1,680	0.78
185	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,470	$64,570	$77,440	1,690	0.98
186	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,070	$64,540	$76,460	280	1.17
187	Wilmington, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,860	$64,440	$78,150	270	0.5
188	Gainesville, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,670	$64,150	$74,380	430	1.45
189	Glens Falls, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,610	$64,110	$75,830	80	0.57
190	Wausau, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,700	$64,040	$73,570	560	2.84
191	Wheeling, WV-OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,040	$63,970	$73,510	210	1.29
192	Columbus, GA-AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$55,380	$63,960	$101,210	310	0.95
193	Mobile, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,470	$63,930	$79,730	1,140	2.34
194	Idaho Falls, ID	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,860	$63,890	$94,940	240	1.04
195	Rapid City, SD	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,230	$63,890	$76,550	90	0.42
196	Florence, SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,170	$63,840	$77,020	500	1.99
197	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,810	$63,820	$78,260	90	0.57
198	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,440	$63,820	$78,430	270	0.6
199	Grants Pass, OR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,560	$63,790	$72,010	60	0.75
200	Chambersburg, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,690	$63,770	$72,760	360	2.11
201	Columbus, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,890	$63,770	$76,280	490	3.48
202	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,000	$63,770	$76,070	1,250	1.73
203	Joplin, MO-KS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,540	$63,720	$72,490	350	1.42
204	Ithaca, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$62,490	$63,650	$85,260	40	0.27
205	Jacksonville, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,670	$63,650	$74,950	1,760	0.81
206	Boise City, ID	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,590	$63,620	$74,780	1,130	1.02
207	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,020	$63,590	$76,100	750	0.65
208	Jackson, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,200	$63,510	$78,210	360	2.27
209	Cleveland, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,080	$63,500	$75,330	4,300	1.48
210	Gettysburg, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,660	$63,490	$74,450	200	2.26
211	Iowa City, IA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,630	$63,490	$72,530	110	0.4
212	Rochester, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,290	$63,460	$75,350	1,290	0.92
213	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,240	$63,380	$78,220	12,730	1.11
214	Huntsville, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,760	$63,370	$76,930	1,490	1.98
215	Binghamton, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,220	$63,320	$69,740	270	0.99
216	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$61,540	$63,250	$75,520	310	0.91
217	Niles, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,230	$63,230	$71,830	270	1.57
218	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,960	$63,180	$78,240	18,360	1.97
219	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,950	$63,140	$77,280	540	0.56
220	Lancaster, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,420	$63,080	$76,610	1,290	1.81
221	Bangor, ME	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,440	$63,070	$65,710	80	0.37
222	Springfield, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,310	$63,060	$71,830	240	1.81
223	St. Cloud, MN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,770	$63,030	$71,260	210	0.7
224	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,850	$63,020	$72,570	260	0.85
225	Tuscaloosa, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,580	$62,990	$82,500	1,590	5.19
226	distribution management software, KS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,410	$62,910	$74,050	180	1.16
227	Hattiesburg, MS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,400	$62,800	$77,380	150	0.83
228	Ann Arbor, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,290	$62,790	$75,580	390	0.63
229	Fargo, ND-MN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,530	$62,760	$75,240	560	1.34
230	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,400	$62,740	$75,510	430	0.7
231	Montgomery, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,540	$62,700	$75,410	1,230	2.62
232	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,490	$62,690	$76,180	280	2.44
233	Macon-Bibb County, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,010	$62,670	$79,390	310	1.17
234	Yakima, WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,560	$62,670	$74,330	480	1.74
235	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,800	$62,660	$78,580	2,940	0.8
236	Bismarck, ND	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$60,390	$62,630	$92,650	170	0.86
237	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,410	$62,620	$74,980	900	0.85
238	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,480	$62,620	$74,760	3,160	1.87
239	Janesville-Beloit, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,130	$62,620	$74,600	300	1.5
240	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,120	$62,590	$77,260	3,170	1.64
241	Grand Junction, CO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,950	$62,570	$77,380	200	1.03
242	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,850	$62,570	$73,950	2,470	2.01
243	Pittsburgh, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,750	$62,560	$73,160	4,050	1.28
244	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,770	$62,470	$73,410	1,100	1.16
245	Jackson, MS	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,420	$62,470	$75,200	750	0.98
246	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$55,570	$62,460	$77,100	760	2.1
247	Visalia, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,050	$62,460	$76,250	580	1.2
248	Elizabethtown, KY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,300	$62,450	$72,810	230	1.57
249	Kankakee, IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$58,410	$62,410	$68,430	130	1.12
250	Sandusky, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,040	$62,400	$76,010	190	1.33
251	Sherman-Denison, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,820	$62,400	$82,310	320	2.17
252	Vineland, NJ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,160	$62,400	$74,470	370	2.1
253	Billings, MT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,690	$62,370	$83,120	180	0.69
254	Grand Island, NE	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,990	$62,350	$72,580	170	1.48
255	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,020	$62,300	$77,640	1,100	3.24
256	Farmington, NM	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,660	$62,190	$77,280	520	3.87
257	Mansfield, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,800	$62,150	$66,350	210	1.52
258	Muncie, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,030	$62,140	$74,370	150	1.22
259	Manchester-Nashua, NH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,990	$62,120	$73,680	670	1.18
260	Raleigh-Cary, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,830	$62,080	$75,220	1,360	0.65
261	Baton Rouge, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,750	$62,030	$78,640	1,790	1.54
262	Clarksville, TN-KY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,690	$62,030	$72,710	660	2.26
263	Tulsa, OK	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,470	$62,010	$76,580	1,960	1.51
264	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,290	$62,000	$76,780	6,120	0.75
265	Killeen-Temple, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,820	$61,980	$77,110	300	0.69
266	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$44,250	$61,950	$97,400	1,430	3.11
267	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,460	$61,920	$65,400	430	0.85
268	Rocky Mount, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$59,760	$61,910	$75,090	400	2.6
269	Akron, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,980	$61,890	$76,260	900	0.99
270	Birmingham, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,360	$61,860	$72,640	3,260	2.22
271	Oklahoma City, OK	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,480	$61,840	$74,460	1,980	1.03
272	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,970	$61,810	$75,200	80	0.38
273	Fort Wayne, IN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$56,930	$61,790	$73,400	1,050	1.65
274	Traverse City, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,240	$61,790	$76,020	270	1.39
275	Springfield, MO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,080	$61,780	$73,090	310	0.49
276	Jacksonville, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,780	$61,770	$71,750	40	0.29
277	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,070	$61,730	$69,400	240	0.88
278	Tallahassee, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,360	$61,730	$76,000	220	0.43
279	Youngstown-Warren, OH	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,470	$61,680	$72,550	520	1.15
280	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,790	$61,620	$76,430	3,760	0.47
281	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,220	$61,570	$70,120	850	1.95
282	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,650	$61,560	$77,430	1,510	1.2
283	Winchester, VA-WV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,170	$61,490	$70,940	290	1.49
284	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,710	$61,450	$80,070	640	1.38
285	Fond du Lac, WI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$55,900	$61,410	$74,350	240	1.97
286	Wichita Falls, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,190	$61,330	$63,420	250	1.58
287	Lexington-Fayette, KY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,560	$61,320	$73,490	870	1.08
288	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,330	$61,320	$76,160	130	0.52
289	Winston-Salem, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,890	$61,120	$74,360	1,050	1.37
290	Paducah, KY-IL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,140	$61,100	$75,700	270	1.88
291	Spartanburg, SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,720	$61,100	$76,870	1,070	2.3
292	Victoria, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,240	$61,100	$76,450	310	2.85
293	Salem, OR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,920	$61,060	$72,850	310	0.59
294	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,500	$60,970	$74,810	2,770	0.68
295	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,010	$60,950	$75,220	1,350	1.21
296	Saginaw, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,160	$60,850	$79,600	290	1.28
297	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,840	$60,840	$75,480	1,190	1.59
298	Sumter, SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,840	$60,820	$73,520	110	1.14
299	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,150	$60,760	$80,020	2,950	0.93
300	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$53,590	$60,750	$74,890	450	1.2
301	Naples-Marco Island, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,700	$60,720	$73,980	160	0.32
302	Anniston-Oxford, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,480	$60,640	$66,690	460	3.73
303	Corpus Christi, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,080	$60,600	$76,310	820	1.5
304	Lebanon, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,310	$60,500	$75,280	260	1.74
305	Cleveland, TN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,700	$60,420	$73,630	360	2.97
306	Midland, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,430	$60,420	$75,320	2,630	7.62
307	Charlottesville, VA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,880	$60,360	$76,100	100	0.31
308	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,710	$60,340	$74,740	560	0.58
309	Greensboro-High Point, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,580	$60,320	$72,230	1,570	1.52
310	Morristown, TN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,500	$60,300	$74,480	330	2.48
311	Port St. Lucie, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,830	$60,240	$75,020	310	0.65
312	Goldsboro, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,020	$60,200	$62,400	180	1.61
313	Odessa, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,810	$60,190	$75,450	1,660	7.28
314	Chattanooga, TN-GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,100	$60,180	$74,270	1,480	1.95
315	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,480	$60,160	$74,750	560	2.37
316	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,380	$60,150	$74,160	2,440	0.61
317	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$57,390	$60,040	$67,480	340	1.95
318	Chico, CA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,170	$59,990	$73,240	200	0.88
319	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,100	$59,960	$66,330	370	0.68
320	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,900	$59,940	$72,490	900	0.89
321	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,950	$59,880	$65,980	730	0.94
322	Lake Charles, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,520	$59,870	$71,290	460	1.58
323	Lynchburg, VA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,480	$59,860	$77,060	490	1.79
324	Monroe, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$44,300	$59,860	$76,970	190	0.78
325	Columbia, MO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,880	$59,850	$69,800	70	0.22
326	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,650	$59,820	$74,030	50	0.3
327	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,370	$59,760	$70,860	360	0.42
328	Erie, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,240	$59,620	$70,060	370	1.08
329	Amarillo, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,300	$59,590	$70,820	330	0.93
330	Auburn-Opelika, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,040	$59,380	$65,770	570	2.77
331	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,100	$59,370	$74,260	580	3.64
332	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,240	$59,370	$76,440	40	0.4
333	Gadsden, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,860	$59,330	$63,780	170	1.79
334	Gainesville, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,760	$59,290	$79,200	140	0.33
335	Roanoke, VA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,940	$59,250	$70,350	600	1.37
336	State College, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,160	$59,160	$71,650	140	0.7
337	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$55,830	$59,160	$73,170	60	0.57
338	Jonesboro, AR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,780	$59,120	$62,310	290	1.68
339	St. George, UT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,350	$59,070	$68,380	100	0.38
340	Twin Falls, ID	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$48,440	$59,030	$67,410	270	1.89
341	Charleston, WV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,780	$59,010	$73,390	310	1.05
342	Jefferson City, MO	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$54,220	$58,960	$70,890	90	0.4
343	Lawton, OK	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$50,710	$58,940	$77,240	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
344	Pocatello, ID	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,530	$58,750	$64,890	70	0.68
345	Albuquerque, NM	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,240	$58,680	$71,090	680	0.59
346	Valdosta, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,840	$58,160	$78,960	160	1.06
347	College Station-Bryan, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,870	$58,050	$73,870	300	0.79
348	Missoula, MT	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,360	$58,040	$61,080	60	0.32
349	Fort Smith, AR-OK	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$49,440	$57,960	$65,590	750	2.78
350	Longview, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,820	$57,930	$71,240	860	2.59
351	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,840	$57,750	$63,910	360	0.58
352	Lubbock, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,660	$57,640	$66,910	690	1.46
353	Hammond, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,560	$57,600	$63,880	120	0.87
354	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,820	$57,540	$65,980	260	1.06
355	Abilene, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,530	$57,220	$71,320	280	1.31
356	Morgantown, WV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,350	$57,200	$72,330	130	0.68
357	Homosassa Springs, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,730	$57,160	$77,050	30	0.32
358	Waco, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,800	$57,120	$68,670	410	1.11
359	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,390	$56,980	$69,490	290	0.64
360	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,620	$56,910	$59,290	60	0.28
361	Las Cruces, NM	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,920	$56,680	$68,220	140	0.64
362	Sebring, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$43,590	$56,620	$72,280	30	0.42
363	El Paso, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,290	$56,470	$63,410	710	0.75
364	Laredo, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$43,170	$56,050	$66,020	150	0.49
365	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,030	$56,040	$64,000	120	0.29
366	Lewiston, ID-WA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,600	$55,910	$90,580	350	4.33
367	Johnson City, TN	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$51,850	$55,750	$65,810	210	0.92
368	Altoona, PA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,310	$55,640	$62,350	250	1.51
369	Alexandria, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$39,100	$55,330	$60,630	90	0.51
370	Lafayette, LA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,170	$55,290	$63,030	750	1.47
371	Dalton, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$47,010	$55,050	$60,140	910	4.93
372	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,230	$54,320	$70,260	50	0.45
373	Punta Gorda, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,420	$52,480	$61,450	30	0.21
374	Athens-Clarke County, GA	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$52,190	$52,190	$72,850	180	0.68
375	Beckley, WV	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$42,630	$51,880	$62,640	200	1.65
376	Dothan, AL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,060	$51,600	$63,690	260	1.5
377	Tyler, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$46,670	$51,390	$65,770	290	0.88
378	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$40,630	$50,560	$61,470	290	0.35
379	San Angelo, TX	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$39,670	$49,960	$69,550	220	1.58
380	Hot Springs, AR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$38,950	$49,100	$64,630	100	0.91
381	Burlington, NC	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$41,290	$48,490	$65,870	280	1.49
382	Ocala, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$40,670	$48,100	$57,160	370	1.08
383	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$45,140	$45,280	$61,610	490	0.71
384	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$35,360	$44,420	$48,730	1,660	0.85
385	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$39,510	$44,090	$45,840	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
386	Salisbury, MD	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$32,660	$41,810	$65,220	180	1.2
387	Arecibo, PR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$31,780	$39,610	$49,210	130	1.34
388	Aguadilla, PR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$28,460	$37,690	$44,390	120	0.86
389	Guayama, PR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$36,540	$36,860	$45,280	50	1.29
390	Ponce, PR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$33,470	$36,440	$37,450	700	3.88
391	Mayaguez, PR	Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)	$27,180	$31,260	$40,670	160	1.09

What should you know about not published by BLS?

Eagle Pass, TX, Santa Fe, NM.

What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?

Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV2.23
Enid, OK1.87
Kokomo, IN1.87
Great Falls, MT1.78
Wichita, KS1.75
Bay City, MI1.73
Jackson, TN1.70
Longview-Kelso, WA1.69
Hinesville, GA1.68
El Centro, CA1.68
Albany, GA1.68
Duluth, MN-WI1.67
Hattiesburg, MS1.66
Decatur, AL1.66
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ1.66
Bowling Green, KY1.65
Rome, GA1.65
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA1.64
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA1.64
Owensboro, KY1.62
Gadsden, AL1.62
Flint, MI1.61
Albany, OR1.60
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV1.60
St. Joseph, MO-KS1.60

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Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician median over all-occupations median (May 2025)
Metro	Role median	All-occupations median	Ratio	LQ
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$93,670	$42,000	2.23	1.93
Enid, OK	$75,850	$40,500	1.87	1.27
Kokomo, IN	$91,470	$48,980	1.87	2.38
Great Falls, MT	$82,620	$46,510	1.78	0.91
Wichita, KS	$83,540	$47,630	1.75	2.83
Bay City, MI	$78,960	$45,620	1.73	2.17
Jackson, TN	$76,260	$44,790	1.70	2.65
Longview-Kelso, WA	$96,950	$57,420	1.69	4.79
Hinesville, GA	$78,620	$46,670	1.68	1.66
El Centro, CA	$75,890	$45,140	1.68	0.97
Albany, GA	$73,230	$43,620	1.68	1.71
Duluth, MN-WI	$83,380	$50,000	1.67	1.3
Hattiesburg, MS	$62,800	$37,750	1.66	0.83
Decatur, AL	$76,990	$46,280	1.66	5.47
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$76,950	$46,330	1.66	0.88
Bowling Green, KY	$74,410	$45,040	1.65	3
Rome, GA	$70,430	$42,670	1.65	1.97
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$68,840	$41,940	1.64	0.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$77,850	$47,430	1.64	2.14
Owensboro, KY	$73,010	$44,960	1.62	3.4
Gadsden, AL	$59,330	$36,660	1.62	1.79
Flint, MI	$73,900	$45,880	1.61	0.67
Albany, OR	$79,730	$49,700	1.60	2.89
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$74,570	$46,670	1.60	0.24
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$75,640	$47,350	1.60	0.73
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$69,200	$43,470	1.59	0.74
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$76,210	$48,040	1.59	1.86
Lima, OH	$74,470	$47,170	1.58	1.26
Terre Haute, IN	$70,820	$44,870	1.58	2.31
Monroe, LA	$59,860	$38,150	1.57	0.78
Reno, NV	$77,810	$49,660	1.57	1.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$89,830	$57,370	1.57	0.64
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$77,120	$49,290	1.56	2.29
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$56,980	$36,490	1.56	0.64
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$76,140	$48,990	1.55	0.9
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$73,680	$47,470	1.55	0.95
Logan, UT-ID	$71,940	$46,360	1.55	0.7
Modesto, CA	$78,370	$50,610	1.55	1.46
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$70,930	$45,840	1.55	1.99
Pueblo, CO	$75,600	$48,940	1.54	2.15
St. Louis, MO-IL	$76,780	$49,990	1.54	0.69
Jacksonville, NC	$61,770	$40,230	1.54	0.29
Rockford, IL	$72,000	$47,120	1.53	0.81
Texarkana, TX-AR	$65,980	$43,200	1.53	1.7
Merced, CA	$71,990	$47,220	1.52	1.38
Midland, MI	$75,120	$49,340	1.52	1.09
Minot, ND	$74,490	$48,940	1.52	1.44
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$59,380	$39,070	1.52	2.77
Warner Robins, GA	$73,790	$48,600	1.52	1.69
Arecibo, PR	$39,610	$26,120	1.52	1.34
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$71,960	$47,510	1.51	0.35
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$73,400	$48,470	1.51	1.03
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$73,200	$48,400	1.51	0.56
Salinas, CA	$71,490	$47,380	1.51	0.67
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$44,420	$29,440	1.51	0.85
Peoria, IL	$74,780	$49,590	1.51	1.88
Laredo, TX	$56,050	$37,250	1.50	0.49
Cleveland, TN	$60,420	$40,230	1.50	2.97
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$72,790	$48,550	1.50	1.47
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$73,390	$48,990	1.50	1.42
Flagstaff, AZ	$71,120	$47,500	1.50	0.32
Hammond, LA	$57,600	$38,480	1.50	0.87
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$66,530	$44,470	1.50	0.6
Cedar Rapids, IA	$73,800	$49,360	1.50	1.35
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$59,370	$39,740	1.49	3.64
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$57,540	$38,520	1.49	1.06
Colorado Springs, CO	$78,640	$52,710	1.49	0.62
Valdosta, GA	$58,160	$39,110	1.49	1.06
Redding, CA	$72,600	$48,920	1.48	0.47
Goldsboro, NC	$60,200	$40,570	1.48	1.61
Yuma, AZ	$65,420	$44,170	1.48	0.58
Fairbanks-College, AK	$91,330	$61,810	1.48	1.25
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$56,040	$37,930	1.48	0.29
Helena, MT	$81,290	$55,040	1.48	0.46
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$75,850	$51,380	1.48	0.55
Napa, CA	$81,320	$55,210	1.47	0.82
Johnstown, PA	$64,910	$44,110	1.47	1.29
Decatur, IL	$75,380	$51,290	1.47	1.26
Columbus, GA-AL	$63,960	$43,540	1.47	0.95
Knoxville, TN	$69,140	$47,080	1.47	1.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$74,420	$50,700	1.47	0.25
Florence, SC	$63,840	$43,520	1.47	1.99
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$68,940	$47,030	1.47	1.63
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$57,960	$39,560	1.47	2.78
Monroe, MI	$67,720	$46,240	1.46	1.91
Battle Creek, MI	$71,130	$48,690	1.46	3.42
Guayama, PR	$36,860	$25,260	1.46	1.29
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$65,040	$44,600	1.46	1.7
Jackson, MS	$62,470	$42,850	1.46	0.98
Kenosha, WI	$70,430	$48,310	1.46	1.99
Bloomington, IL	$77,400	$53,140	1.46	Not published by BLS
Toledo, OH	$70,230	$48,220	1.46	1.95
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$66,690	$45,990	1.45	1.81
Ogden, UT	$70,720	$48,900	1.45	0.8
Wheeling, WV-OH	$63,970	$44,250	1.45	1.29
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$63,820	$44,230	1.44	0.57
Sheboygan, WI	$74,820	$51,890	1.44	2.14
Dover, DE	$67,320	$46,690	1.44	1.14
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$73,200	$50,770	1.44	0.39
Eau Claire, WI	$69,350	$48,100	1.44	1.24
Walla Walla, WA	$76,540	$53,100	1.44	1.43
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$70,130	$48,780	1.44	1.29
Canton-Massillon, OH	$65,830	$45,810	1.44	1.75
Williamsport, PA	$66,080	$46,050	1.43	2.27
Fresno, CA	$67,140	$46,910	1.43	0.9
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$69,930	$48,870	1.43	1.95
El Paso, TX	$56,470	$39,510	1.43	0.75
Topeka, KS	$70,650	$49,540	1.43	1.11
Aguadilla, PR	$37,690	$26,480	1.42	0.86
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$60,640	$42,680	1.42	3.73
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$72,680	$51,160	1.42	1.41
Wichita Falls, TX	$61,330	$43,210	1.42	1.58
Victoria, TX	$61,100	$43,050	1.42	2.85
Asheville, NC	$66,510	$46,870	1.42	1.03
Sumter, SC	$60,820	$42,890	1.42	1.14
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$89,620	$63,200	1.42	1.12
Urban Honolulu, HI	$81,120	$57,220	1.42	0.57
Bloomington, IN	$67,550	$47,660	1.42	0.64
Fayetteville, NC	$64,630	$45,620	1.42	1.23
Joplin, MO-KS	$63,720	$44,980	1.42	1.42
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$70,350	$49,680	1.42	1.25
Cheyenne, WY	$72,950	$51,540	1.42	1.44
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$61,730	$43,710	1.41	0.88
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$50,560	$35,830	1.41	0.35
Harrisonburg, VA	$64,990	$46,110	1.41	2.18
Muncie, IN	$62,140	$44,110	1.41	1.22
Kingston, NY	$70,450	$50,020	1.41	0.44
Rocky Mount, NC	$61,910	$43,960	1.41	2.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$61,680	$43,800	1.41	1.15
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$70,640	$50,170	1.41	1.66
Wilmington, NC	$64,440	$45,800	1.41	0.5
Savannah, GA	$66,370	$47,240	1.40	1.37
Sebring, FL	$56,620	$40,400	1.40	0.42
Greenville, NC	$65,200	$46,560	1.40	0.48
Lawton, OK	$58,940	$42,090	1.40	Not published by BLS
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$75,680	$54,060	1.40	2
Jonesboro, AR	$59,120	$42,240	1.40	1.68
Sherman-Denison, TX	$62,400	$44,610	1.40	2.17
Gainesville, GA	$64,150	$45,900	1.40	1.45
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$66,310	$47,520	1.40	0.32
Montgomery, AL	$62,700	$44,950	1.39	2.62
Medford, OR	$69,550	$49,900	1.39	0.83
Columbia, SC	$64,680	$46,430	1.39	1.23
Tuscaloosa, AL	$62,990	$45,220	1.39	5.19
Lawrence, KS	$66,010	$47,390	1.39	1.09
Evansville, IN	$64,800	$46,540	1.39	2.43
Mansfield, OH	$62,150	$44,700	1.39	1.52
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$70,030	$50,390	1.39	1.07
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$62,670	$45,160	1.39	1.17
Sandusky, OH	$62,400	$44,970	1.39	1.33
Springfield, OH	$63,060	$45,470	1.39	1.81
Springfield, IL	$73,000	$52,670	1.39	0.25
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$75,800	$54,720	1.39	0.68
Visalia, CA	$62,460	$45,130	1.38	1.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	$62,030	$44,860	1.38	2.26
Yuba City, CA	$69,070	$49,970	1.38	1.19
Homosassa Springs, FL	$57,160	$41,360	1.38	0.32
York-Hanover, PA	$66,540	$48,170	1.38	2.16
Rapid City, SD	$63,890	$46,270	1.38	0.42
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$70,130	$50,790	1.38	1.04
Syracuse, NY	$73,030	$52,990	1.38	0.96
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$62,300	$45,240	1.38	3.24
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$64,570	$46,890	1.38	0.98
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$62,690	$45,540	1.38	2.44
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$63,770	$46,330	1.38	1.73
Niles, MI	$63,230	$45,980	1.38	1.57
Greeley, CO	$75,610	$55,070	1.37	2.95
Columbus, OH	$70,410	$51,340	1.37	0.86
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$61,450	$44,820	1.37	1.38
distribution management software, KS	$62,910	$45,900	1.37	1.16
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$65,770	$48,010	1.37	0.52
Lubbock, TX	$57,640	$42,130	1.37	1.46
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$66,340	$48,510	1.37	1.77
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$71,100	$52,080	1.37	1.21
Idaho Falls, ID	$63,890	$46,800	1.37	1.04
Alexandria, LA	$55,330	$40,600	1.36	0.51
Gettysburg, PA	$63,490	$46,610	1.36	2.26
Morristown, TN	$60,300	$44,280	1.36	2.48
Kankakee, IL	$62,410	$45,830	1.36	1.12
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$61,320	$45,030	1.36	0.52
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$61,570	$45,220	1.36	1.95
Mobile, AL	$63,930	$47,000	1.36	2.34
Lincoln, NE	$67,720	$49,800	1.36	0.59
Tucson, AZ	$64,830	$47,760	1.36	0.33
Farmington, NM	$62,190	$45,820	1.36	3.87
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$66,860	$49,340	1.36	1.07
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$77,020	$56,850	1.35	0.44
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$65,150	$48,120	1.35	1.56
Kansas City, MO-KS	$68,770	$50,820	1.35	0.81
Elmira, NY	$64,750	$47,850	1.35	1.31
Ponce, PR	$36,440	$26,940	1.35	3.88
Dothan, AL	$51,600	$38,170	1.35	1.5
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$66,890	$49,540	1.35	1.13
Springfield, MO	$61,780	$45,780	1.35	0.49
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$74,460	$55,240	1.35	0.79
Las Cruces, NM	$56,680	$42,070	1.35	0.64
Carson City, NV	$76,320	$56,680	1.35	0.35
Hot Springs, AR	$49,100	$36,540	1.34	0.91
Green Bay, WI	$67,090	$49,940	1.34	2.09
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$62,570	$46,580	1.34	2.01
Dubuque, IA	$65,480	$48,750	1.34	0.98
Chambersburg, PA	$63,770	$47,540	1.34	2.11
Erie, PA	$59,620	$44,460	1.34	1.08
Ames, IA	$67,250	$50,220	1.34	0.96
Barnstable Town, MA	$75,420	$56,360	1.34	0.25
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$64,540	$48,260	1.34	1.17
Amarillo, TX	$59,590	$44,580	1.34	0.93
Corpus Christi, TX	$60,600	$45,350	1.34	1.5
Elizabethtown, KY	$62,450	$46,810	1.33	1.57
Vallejo, CA	$78,200	$58,620	1.33	1.27
Casper, WY	$65,130	$48,880	1.33	3.05
Paducah, KY-IL	$61,100	$45,860	1.33	1.88
Corvallis, OR	$76,830	$57,680	1.33	0.32
Bellingham, WA	$76,960	$57,820	1.33	1.68
Jackson, MI	$63,510	$47,760	1.33	2.27
Mankato, MN	$65,830	$49,530	1.33	0.55
Tulsa, OK	$62,010	$46,670	1.33	1.51
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$63,020	$47,440	1.33	0.85
Killeen-Temple, TX	$61,980	$46,660	1.33	0.69
Springfield, MA	$68,970	$51,930	1.33	1.13
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$76,540	$57,640	1.33	0.33
Reading, PA	$65,620	$49,440	1.33	2.76
Tallahassee, FL	$61,730	$46,520	1.33	0.43
Portland-South Portland, ME	$75,460	$56,960	1.32	0.73
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$65,890	$49,760	1.32	1.09
Lafayette, LA	$55,290	$41,780	1.32	1.47
Utica-Rome, NY	$64,790	$48,970	1.32	1.24
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$78,800	$59,590	1.32	1.58
Appleton, WI	$65,980	$49,910	1.32	2.91
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$60,160	$45,610	1.32	2.37
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$60,840	$46,140	1.32	1.59
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$69,200	$52,510	1.32	0.52
Winston-Salem, NC	$61,120	$46,380	1.32	1.37
Saginaw, MI	$60,850	$46,200	1.32	1.28
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$67,140	$50,990	1.32	0.59
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$62,620	$47,570	1.32	1.87
Columbus, IN	$63,770	$48,470	1.32	3.48
Omaha, NE-IA	$65,320	$49,660	1.32	0.85
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$59,820	$45,480	1.32	0.3
Bangor, ME	$63,070	$47,960	1.32	0.37
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$67,890	$51,690	1.31	0.35
Wausau, WI	$64,040	$48,790	1.31	2.84
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$65,530	$49,990	1.31	1.22
Yakima, WA	$62,670	$47,810	1.31	1.74
Lake Charles, LA	$59,870	$45,700	1.31	1.58
Oklahoma City, OK	$61,840	$47,230	1.31	1.03
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$59,940	$45,790	1.31	0.89
St. George, UT	$59,070	$45,140	1.31	0.38
Lancaster, PA	$63,080	$48,210	1.31	1.81
Anchorage, AK	$78,720	$60,200	1.31	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$64,620	$49,430	1.31	0.78
Winchester, VA-WV	$61,490	$47,070	1.31	1.49
Glens Falls, NY	$64,110	$49,090	1.31	0.57
College Station-Bryan, TX	$58,050	$44,470	1.31	0.79
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$60,750	$46,540	1.31	1.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$72,190	$55,310	1.31	1.1
Dalton, GA	$55,050	$42,210	1.30	4.93
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$76,220	$58,460	1.30	0.67
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$60,040	$46,060	1.30	1.95
Jacksonville, FL	$63,650	$48,830	1.30	0.81
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$61,560	$47,290	1.30	1.2
Traverse City, MI	$61,790	$47,470	1.30	1.39
Lebanon, PA	$60,500	$46,500	1.30	1.74
Pocatello, ID	$58,750	$45,160	1.30	0.68
Twin Falls, ID	$59,030	$45,400	1.30	1.89
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$62,460	$48,070	1.30	2.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$77,630	$59,750	1.30	0.34
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$56,910	$43,850	1.30	0.28
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$78,710	$60,690	1.30	1.41
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,960	$46,240	1.30	0.68
Lynchburg, VA	$59,860	$46,190	1.30	1.79
Port St. Lucie, FL	$60,240	$46,490	1.30	0.65
Boise City, ID	$63,620	$49,100	1.30	1.02
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,790	$47,700	1.30	1.65
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$60,320	$46,570	1.30	1.52
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$70,340	$54,310	1.30	0.67
Birmingham, AL	$61,860	$47,770	1.29	2.22
Vineland, NJ	$62,400	$48,190	1.29	2.1
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$61,810	$47,750	1.29	0.38
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$62,620	$48,390	1.29	1.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$62,590	$48,370	1.29	1.64
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$70,790	$54,730	1.29	0.34
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$60,760	$47,010	1.29	0.93
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$61,920	$47,970	1.29	0.85
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$72,090	$55,850	1.29	0.48
Abilene, TX	$57,220	$44,340	1.29	1.31
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$60,150	$46,630	1.29	0.61
Grand Junction, CO	$62,570	$48,510	1.29	1.03
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$60,180	$46,700	1.29	1.95
Charleston, WV	$59,010	$45,830	1.29	1.05
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$57,750	$44,940	1.29	0.58
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$59,880	$46,610	1.28	0.94
Richmond, VA	$66,080	$51,460	1.28	1.02
Longview, TX	$57,930	$45,150	1.28	2.59
Spartanburg, SC	$61,100	$47,650	1.28	2.3
Johnson City, TN	$55,750	$43,480	1.28	0.92
Binghamton, NY	$63,320	$49,460	1.28	0.99
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$63,180	$49,410	1.28	1.97
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$59,760	$46,780	1.28	0.42
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$61,950	$48,630	1.27	3.11
Baton Rouge, LA	$62,030	$48,710	1.27	1.54
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$60,340	$47,440	1.27	0.58
Billings, MT	$62,370	$49,060	1.27	0.69
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$60,720	$47,800	1.27	0.32
Iowa City, IA	$63,490	$50,060	1.27	0.4
Akron, OH	$61,890	$48,840	1.27	0.99
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$61,620	$48,640	1.27	0.47
Cleveland, OH	$63,500	$50,140	1.27	1.48
Columbia, MO	$59,850	$47,260	1.27	0.22
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$52,190	$41,220	1.27	0.68
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$54,320	$42,920	1.27	0.45
Lexington Park, MD	$80,810	$63,990	1.26	0.35
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$74,580	$59,070	1.26	0.43
Grand Island, NE	$62,350	$49,410	1.26	1.48
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$59,370	$47,050	1.26	0.4
Worcester, MA	$72,960	$57,830	1.26	0.78
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$61,320	$48,620	1.26	1.08
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$74,800	$59,320	1.26	0.69
Gainesville, FL	$59,290	$47,020	1.26	0.33
Pittsburgh, PA	$62,560	$49,650	1.26	1.28
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$62,470	$49,610	1.26	1.16
Grants Pass, OR	$63,790	$50,730	1.26	0.75
Roanoke, VA	$59,250	$47,140	1.26	1.37
Altoona, PA	$55,640	$44,270	1.26	1.51
Pittsfield, MA	$64,990	$51,860	1.25	0.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$62,620	$49,980	1.25	0.85
Chico, CA	$59,990	$48,050	1.25	0.88
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$60,970	$48,940	1.25	0.68
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$59,160	$47,600	1.24	0.57
Waco, TX	$57,120	$46,020	1.24	1.11
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$63,820	$51,440	1.24	0.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$60,950	$49,150	1.24	1.21
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$70,710	$57,030	1.24	0.32
St. Cloud, MN	$63,030	$50,840	1.24	0.7
Beckley, WV	$51,880	$41,850	1.24	1.65
Rochester, NY	$63,460	$51,210	1.24	0.92
Odessa, TX	$60,190	$48,590	1.24	7.28
Mayaguez, PR	$31,260	$25,270	1.24	1.09
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$76,990	$62,320	1.24	0.76
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$78,410	$63,490	1.23	0.38
New Haven, CT	$74,100	$60,060	1.23	0.66
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$63,380	$51,440	1.23	1.11
Fargo, ND-MN	$62,760	$51,050	1.23	1.34
Jefferson City, MO	$58,960	$48,030	1.23	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,590	$51,820	1.23	0.65
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$67,030	$54,660	1.23	1.25
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$75,260	$61,430	1.23	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$63,370	$51,740	1.22	1.98
Albuquerque, NM	$58,680	$48,060	1.22	0.59
Fond du Lac, WI	$61,410	$50,340	1.22	1.97
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$90,580	$74,260	1.22	0.38
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$74,750	$61,470	1.22	0.26
Missoula, MT	$58,040	$47,830	1.21	0.32
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$62,000	$51,170	1.21	0.75
Morgantown, WV	$57,200	$47,350	1.21	0.68
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$64,770	$53,680	1.21	0.72
Tyler, TX	$51,390	$42,650	1.20	0.88
Bend, OR	$65,680	$54,570	1.20	0.49
State College, PA	$59,160	$49,220	1.20	0.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$74,170	$61,960	1.20	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$62,080	$51,990	1.19	0.65
Bismarck, ND	$62,630	$52,560	1.19	0.86
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$62,740	$52,800	1.19	0.7
Bozeman, MT	$64,860	$54,830	1.18	0.28
Rochester, MN	$71,530	$60,620	1.18	0.57
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$67,180	$57,290	1.17	1.52
Lewiston, ID-WA	$55,910	$48,300	1.16	4.33
Punta Gorda, FL	$52,480	$45,500	1.15	0.21
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$67,480	$58,690	1.15	0.51
San Angelo, TX	$49,960	$43,530	1.15	1.58
Ann Arbor, MI	$62,790	$55,380	1.13	0.63
Madison, WI	$65,620	$58,080	1.13	0.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$75,200	$66,620	1.13	0.53
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$66,930	$59,940	1.12	0.5
Midland, TX	$60,420	$54,480	1.11	7.62
Salem, OR	$61,060	$55,310	1.10	0.59
Burlington, NC	$48,490	$44,010	1.10	1.49
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$79,920	$72,610	1.10	0.78
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,660	$56,950	1.10	0.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$62,120	$56,530	1.10	1.18
Ithaca, NY	$63,650	$58,130	1.09	0.27
Charlottesville, VA	$60,360	$55,180	1.09	0.31
Ocala, FL	$48,100	$43,990	1.09	1.08
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$63,250	$60,020	1.05	0.91
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$74,720	$71,060	1.05	0.23
Boulder, CO	$73,050	$69,580	1.05	0.62
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$63,140	$60,720	1.04	0.56
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$84,620	$84,050	1.01	0.29
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$44,090	$45,830	0.96	Not published by BLS
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$45,280	$49,030	0.92	0.71
Salisbury, MD	$41,810	$48,710	0.86	1.2

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Longview-Kelso. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

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Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Longview-Kelso, WA has a published annual median of $96,950 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.

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For the same Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Longview-Kelso, WA row, the published lower quartile is $74,380 and the upper quartile is $99,250. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Longview-Kelso, WA employment estimate is 560. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Florence, SC has a published annual median of $63,840 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Florence, SC row, the published lower quartile is $53,170 and the upper quartile is $77,020. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Florence, SC employment estimate is 500. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Mayaguez, PR has a published annual median of $31,260 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Mayaguez, PR row, the published lower quartile is $27,180 and the upper quartile is $40,670. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking: Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician, mapped to Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), in Mayaguez, PR employment estimate is 160. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Forklift / Material Handling Equipment Technician metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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What does this ranking mean for your opening?

Before initiating a search, clearly define the technical scope of the role. Are you looking for a generalist or a specialist who can diagnose complex faults without guesswork? Wage rankings serve as a rough geographic guide but cannot predict the cost or availability of a technician with the specific diagnostic expertise your fleet requires.

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Forklift and material handling equipment technicians are responsible for the specialized repair and diagnosis of powered industrial vehicles. Hiring managers should understand that this role is distinct from general production maintenance. The provided regional wage statistics reflect a broad mechanical category and may not accurately capture the scarcity or technical importance of a technician who can master complex propulsion and safety interlocks.

A technician who can correctly trace and fix faults in industrial fleets is essential to your supply chain throughput. When negotiating an offer, prioritize the candidate’s technical experience over regional salary medians. A skilled technician who keeps your material handling fleet running reliably provides more value than a less experienced generalist, even if the salary costs are different.

Hiring mistakes happen when managers focus on experience with specific brands instead of the candidate’s fundamental diagnostic logic. Discuss how they approached a complex fault during an interview. Their ability to solve problems efficiently is what matters most. Use the regional wage data as a contextual baseline, but remember that the true cost is determined by the technician’s diagnostic precision.

Focus your recruiting efforts on identifying professionals already working in material handling service fleets. These individuals are likely to be interested in your opening if it offers greater autonomy or improved working conditions. Ensure your offer is grounded in the candidate's proven diagnostic capability, as this is the most accurate reflection of the value they will add to your material handling operations.

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Is the regional median sufficient for budgeting this role?

Use the regional median as a baseline for labor costs, but budget for a premium if your requirements include specialized knowledge of complex industrial material handling systems.

How do I distinguish a forklift specialist from a general mechanic?

Test their technical knowledge of propulsion, safety interlocks, and specialized material-handling diagnostics. Their ability to solve those specific problems is the true indicator of their fit.

Why does the wage data seem to vary so much across the provided metros?

Regional differences in industrial demand and the local supply of mechanics create wide variation. These broad statistics do not account for the specific technical depth your facility demands.

What is the best way to attract proven material handling technicians?

Highlight the quality of your equipment, the diagnostic autonomy of the role, and the stability of your production environment. Top talent values professional freedom as much as salary.