SOC 49-3053 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$47,880

U.S. median hourly wage$23.02

U.S. employment36,060

Nationally, outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics earned a median of $47,880 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 36,060 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska	$60,190	$28.94	50	0.2
Hawaii	$58,110	$27.94	210	0.3
Massachusetts	$57,830	$27.80	800	0.2
New Hampshire	$57,610	$27.70	210	0.3
Nevada	$56,750	$27.29	170	0.1
Connecticut	$56,680	$27.25	560	0.3
Minnesota	$55,990	$26.92	630	0.2
Idaho	$55,320	$26.59	190	0.2
Missouri	$55,120	$26.50	690	0.2
Delaware	$54,230	$26.07	80	0.2
Washington	$53,990	$25.96	590	0.2
Colorado	$52,620	$25.30	690	0.2
Rhode Island	$52,160	$25.08	100	0.2
New Jersey	$52,000	$25.00	660	0.2
Vermont	$51,250	$24.64	110	0.4
Utah	$50,840	$24.44	250	0.1
California	$50,790	$24.42	2,470	0.1
New York	$50,640	$24.35	1,480	0.2
North Dakota	$50,540	$24.30	190	0.4
Oregon	$50,020	$24.05	280	0.1
Nebraska	$49,710	$23.90	300	0.3
Wisconsin	$48,140	$23.14	1,020	0.3
Maine	$47,960	$23.06	300	0.5
Montana	$47,880	$23.02	190	0.4
Florida	$47,840	$23.00	3,450	0.3
South Carolina	$47,510	$22.84	660	0.3
Virginia	$47,480	$22.83	1,240	0.3
North Carolina	$47,370	$22.77	1,950	0.4
Georgia	$47,360	$22.77	1,620	0.3
Indiana	$47,260	$22.72	1,150	0.4
Michigan	$46,730	$22.47	1,860	0.4
Arizona	$46,580	$22.39	1,050	0.3
Kansas	$46,540	$22.38	170	0.1
Pennsylvania	$46,270	$22.24	1,590	0.3
Illinois	$46,190	$22.21	780	0.1
Ohio	$46,110	$22.17	1,480	0.3
Tennessee	$46,060	$22.15	1,200	0.4
Iowa	$45,830	$22.03	430	0.3
Texas	$45,720	$21.98	2,270	0.2
Maryland	$45,630	$21.94	440	0.2
Louisiana	$43,200	$20.77	260	0.1
Alabama	$43,110	$20.73	400	0.2
Kentucky	$43,110	$20.72	500	0.3
Oklahoma	$42,630	$20.50	380	0.2
New Mexico	$42,520	$20.44	110	0.1
South Dakota	$41,580	$19.99	160	0.4
West Virginia	$39,210	$18.85	130	0.2
Mississippi	$37,900	$18.22	150	0.1
Arkansas	$37,610	$18.08	390	0.3
Puerto Rico	$23,730	$11.41	110	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 187 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
New Haven, CT	$72,260	$34.74	70	0.3
Rochester, MN	$61,920	$29.77	50	0.4
Idaho Falls, ID	$61,360	$29.50	30	0.4
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$61,070	$29.36	40	0.6
Anchorage, AK	$60,190	$28.94	30	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$60,010	$28.85	160	0.4
Worcester, MA	$59,960	$28.83	80	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,950	$28.82	290	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$59,880	$28.79	590	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$58,790	$28.26	240	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$58,520	$28.13	270	0.1
Salinas, CA	$58,310	$28.03	50	0.3
Reno, NV	$58,280	$28.02	50	0.2
Boise City, ID	$58,060	$27.91	50	0.1
Boulder, CO	$57,870	$27.82	30	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$57,860	$27.82	30	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$57,460	$27.63	130	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,110	$27.46	870	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$57,030	$27.42	100	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$56,980	$27.40	360	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$56,720	$27.27	Not published	Not published
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$56,570	$27.20	80	0.1
Bozeman, MT	$56,490	$27.16	30	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$56,270	$27.05	240	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$55,450	$26.66	580	0.2
Columbia, MO	$55,210	$26.54	30	0.3
Bend, OR	$54,950	$26.42	50	0.4
Madison, WI	$54,600	$26.25	100	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$54,410	$26.16	90	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$54,330	$26.12	40	0.3
Greeley, CO	$54,080	$26.00	30	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$53,890	$25.91	40	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$53,400	$25.67	130	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$53,020	$25.49	110	0.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$52,860	$25.41	40	0.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$52,830	$25.40	150	0.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$52,450	$25.21	140	0.2
Springfield, MO	$52,040	$25.02	50	0.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$52,010	$25.01	40	0.8
Charlottesville, VA	$51,970	$24.99	30	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$51,970	$24.99	610	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$51,850	$24.93	60	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$51,680	$24.85	660	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$51,310	$24.67	130	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$51,160	$24.60	90	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$51,140	$24.59	130	0.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$51,140	$24.59	90	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$51,070	$24.56	370	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$50,850	$24.45	110	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$50,840	$24.44	120	0.3
Valdosta, GA	$50,840	$24.44	50	1.0
Rochester, NY	$50,640	$24.35	180	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$50,560	$24.31	190	0.3
Savannah, GA	$50,460	$24.26	60	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$49,960	$24.02	70	0.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,930	$24.01	60	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$49,710	$23.90	150	0.1
Jefferson City, MO	$49,550	$23.82	80	1.0
Barnstable Town, MA	$49,500	$23.80	60	0.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$49,400	$23.75	100	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$49,300	$23.70	300	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$49,250	$23.68	270	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$48,980	$23.55	110	0.2
Columbus, OH	$48,920	$23.52	200	0.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$48,890	$23.51	40	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$48,790	$23.46	450	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$48,750	$23.44	160	0.5
Akron, OH	$48,720	$23.42	100	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$48,700	$23.41	50	0.1
Lincoln, NE	$48,630	$23.38	50	0.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$48,610	$23.37	50	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$48,500	$23.32	210	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$48,500	$23.32	670	0.4
Appleton, WI	$48,490	$23.31	50	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$48,490	$23.31	60	0.4
Ann Arbor, MI	$48,370	$23.26	60	0.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$48,320	$23.23	70	0.8
Syracuse, NY	$48,200	$23.17	90	0.3
Glens Falls, NY	$48,180	$23.16	50	1.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,060	$23.11	810	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$48,030	$23.09	30	0.1
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$48,010	$23.08	40	1.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$47,880	$23.02	550	0.1
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$47,880	$23.02	30	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$47,880	$23.02	810	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$47,840	$23.00	480	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$47,840	$23.00	190	0.6
Green Bay, WI	$47,830	$23.00	50	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$47,830	$23.00	390	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$47,810	$22.99	630	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$47,780	$22.97	820	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$47,770	$22.97	300	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,740	$22.95	260	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,740	$22.95	90	0.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$47,590	$22.88	100	0.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$47,540	$22.85	40	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$47,500	$22.84	90	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,430	$22.81	120	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$47,380	$22.78	30	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$47,370	$22.77	110	0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$47,270	$22.73	100	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,250	$22.72	260	0.2
Richmond, VA	$47,230	$22.71	270	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$47,210	$22.70	200	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,200	$22.69	350	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$47,190	$22.69	30	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,180	$22.68	70	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$47,010	$22.60	40	0.1
Flagstaff, AZ	$46,940	$22.57	30	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$46,940	$22.57	140	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,840	$22.52	50	0.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,790	$22.50	100	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$46,790	$22.50	270	0.4
Columbia, SC	$46,730	$22.47	90	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$46,730	$22.47	100	0.4
Bangor, ME	$46,720	$22.46	40	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$46,710	$22.46	50	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$46,660	$22.43	150	0.3
Florence, SC	$46,610	$22.41	30	0.3
Traverse City, MI	$46,540	$22.37	40	0.6
Birmingham, AL	$46,450	$22.33	80	0.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$46,350	$22.28	60	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$46,300	$22.26	60	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$46,280	$22.25	40	0.2
Gainesville, FL	$46,180	$22.20	40	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,070	$22.15	40	0.3
Burlington, NC	$46,060	$22.15	40	0.5
Fresno, CA	$45,960	$22.10	70	0.2
Reading, PA	$45,930	$22.08	50	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$45,870	$22.05	60	0.4
Gainesville, GA	$45,820	$22.03	30	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$45,800	$22.02	250	0.2
Longview, TX	$45,790	$22.02	40	0.3
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$45,790	$22.02	60	1.0
Cleveland, OH	$45,760	$22.00	270	0.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$45,760	$22.00	40	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$45,740	$21.99	90	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$45,730	$21.98	520	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$45,570	$21.91	120	0.7
Saginaw, MI	$45,560	$21.91	40	0.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$45,560	$21.90	40	0.2
Niles, MI	$45,510	$21.88	40	0.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$45,460	$21.86	80	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$45,440	$21.85	70	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$45,420	$21.84	100	0.4
Peoria, IL	$45,370	$21.81	50	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$45,370	$21.81	40	0.3
Waco, TX	$45,310	$21.79	30	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$45,300	$21.78	170	0.1
Punta Gorda, FL	$45,270	$21.77	40	0.7
Homosassa Springs, FL	$45,180	$21.72	40	1.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$45,140	$21.70	70	0.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$45,070	$21.67	50	0.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$44,960	$21.61	30	0.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$44,860	$21.57	40	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,810	$21.54	160	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$44,780	$21.53	50	0.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$44,760	$21.52	90	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$44,750	$21.52	70	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$44,750	$21.52	30	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$44,730	$21.50	100	0.3
Ocala, FL	$44,580	$21.43	70	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$44,400	$21.35	60	0.3
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$44,390	$21.34	30	0.8
York-Hanover, PA	$44,380	$21.34	50	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$44,250	$21.27	70	0.2
Columbus, GA-AL	$44,180	$21.24	30	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$44,050	$21.18	90	0.3
Asheville, NC	$44,040	$21.17	80	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$43,830	$21.07	190	0.2
Toledo, OH	$43,760	$21.04	60	0.2
El Paso, TX	$43,600	$20.96	30	0.1
Wichita, KS	$43,500	$20.91	40	0.1
College Station-Bryan, TX	$43,470	$20.90	30	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	$42,970	$20.66	40	0.3
Evansville, IN	$42,640	$20.50	40	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$42,490	$20.43	40	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$42,350	$20.36	50	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$42,350	$20.36	120	0.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$41,040	$19.73	30	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$40,310	$19.38	40	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$40,240	$19.35	90	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$39,550	$19.01	80	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$39,220	$18.86	50	0.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$38,620	$18.57	30	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$37,300	$17.93	70	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$23,350	$11.23	100	0.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.