Industrial Machinery Mechanic Business: Best Cities

Where a solo industrial machinery mechanic business has the most room Our calculation

Bremerton, WA ranks first. One-person industrial machinery repair businesses there average $175,600 a year in revenue, with 0.8 industrial machinery repair businesses for every 10,000 residents (typical metro: 1.8). We scored all 382 metros where the Census publishes industrial machinery repair business counts.

1
BremertonWASHINGTON · WA · $175,600 avg solo revenue · 0.8 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
91
2
JacksonvilleNORTH CAROLINA · NC · $109,588 avg solo revenue · 1.1 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
88
3
ClarksvilleTENNESSEE · TN · $135,618 avg solo revenue · 1.4 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
87
4
KennewickWASHINGTON · WA · $108,238 avg solo revenue · 1.1 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
86
5
GainesvilleFLORIDA · FL · $112,815 avg solo revenue · 1.3 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
86
6
NashvilleTENNESSEE · TN · $107,725 avg solo revenue · 1.3 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
83
7
NaplesFLORIDA · FL · $154,085 avg solo revenue · 1.7 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fast population growth
83
8
ColumbusINDIANA · IN · $210,000 avg solo revenue · 1.3 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
83
9
HanfordCALIFORNIA · CA · $186,692 avg solo revenue · 1.3 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
82
10
CorvallisOREGON · OR · $147,786 avg solo revenue · 1.5 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
82
11
ShermanTEXAS · TX · $137,577 avg solo revenue · 1.8 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fast population growth
82
12
SavannahGEORGIA · GA · $155,238 avg solo revenue · 1.8 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fast population growth
81
13
ColumbiaMISSOURI · MO · $122,762 avg solo revenue · 1.4 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
81
14
Kansas CityMISSOURI · MO · $111,546 avg solo revenue · 1.2 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
81
15
TrentonNEW JERSEY · NJ · $111,895 avg solo revenue · 0.8 industrial machinery repair businesses per 10k residents · Strong on higher solo revenue and fewer competitors per resident
80

Weights: average solo revenue 3, fewer competitors per resident 3, revenue compared with the local employee wage 2, new home permits 1, population growth 1. Each factor is a percentile among these metros.

Top 5 by each factor Government data

Highest solo revenue

Columbus, IN: $210,000
Hanford, CA: $186,692
Bremerton, WA: $175,600
Florence, SC: $175,375
Harrisonburg, VA: $164,412

Least competition

Ithaca, NY: 0.5 per 10k residents
Charlottesville, VA: 0.6 per 10k residents
Huntsville, AL: 0.7 per 10k residents
Washington, DC: 0.7 per 10k residents
Elmira, NY: 0.7 per 10k residents

Most new building

North Port, FL: 19.8 home permits per 1k
Lafayette, IN: 17.9 home permits per 1k
Myrtle Beach, SC: 17.0 home permits per 1k
Wilmington, NC: 16.8 home permits per 1k
Cape Coral, FL: 16.6 home permits per 1k

Fastest-growing population

Every metro Government data

Click a column to sort. “Rate to match it” is the hourly rate you'd need to bill to replace the local employee median, at our default assumptions (25% for tax and benefits, $30,000 overhead, 1,400 billable hours). Try your own numbers in the rate calculator.

#	Metro	Score	Solo revenue	Businesses / 10k people	Employee median	Rate to match it	Permits / 1k
1	Bremerton, WA	91	$175,600	0.8	$89,620	$101/hr	6.4
2	Jacksonville, NC	88	$109,588	1.1	$61,770	$77/hr	6.6
3	Clarksville, TN	87	$135,618	1.4	$62,030	$77/hr	8.7
4	Kennewick, WA	86	$108,238	1.1	$67,180	$81/hr	7.8
5	Gainesville, FL	86	$112,815	1.3	$59,290	$74/hr	10.5
6	Nashville, TN	83	$107,725	1.3	$70,030	$84/hr	9.2
7	Naples, FL	83	$154,085	1.7	$60,720	$76/hr	6.9
8	Columbus, IN	83	$210,000	1.3	$63,770	$78/hr	2.2
9	Hanford, CA	82	$186,692	1.3	$73,400	$87/hr	3.3
10	Corvallis, OR	82	$147,786	1.5	$76,830	$90/hr	5.0
11	Sherman, TX	82	$137,577	1.8	$62,400	$77/hr	13.1
12	Savannah, GA	81	$155,238	1.8	$66,370	$81/hr	12.8
13	Columbia, MO	81	$122,762	1.4	$59,850	$75/hr	3.8
14	Kansas City, MO	81	$111,546	1.2	$68,770	$83/hr	4.5
15	Trenton, NJ	80	$111,895	0.8	$78,410	$91/hr	3.0
16	Hilton Head Island, SC	80	$93,200	1.3	$56,910	$72/hr	13.5
17	Richmond, VA	78	$102,255	1.4	$66,080	$80/hr	6.8
18	Phoenix, AZ	78	$101,969	1.3	$75,850	$89/hr	7.9
19	Deltona, FL	77	$98,259	1.6	$57,750	$73/hr	7.7
20	Albuquerque, NM	77	$105,038	1.2	$58,680	$74/hr	3.1
21	Lynchburg, VA	76	$120,500	1.6	$59,860	$75/hr	4.2
22	Dallas, TX	76	$96,637	1.5	$63,380	$78/hr	8.3
23	San Diego, CA	76	$104,134	1.0	$67,480	$82/hr	3.6
24	Raleigh, NC	76	$83,163	1.1	$62,080	$77/hr	11.8
25	Hattiesburg, MS	76	$105,588	1.1	$62,800	$78/hr	0.8
26	Anniston, AL	76	$115,286	1.1	$60,640	$76/hr	1.2
27	Topeka, KS	75	$112,333	1.2	$70,650	$85/hr	2.7
28	Huntsville, AL	75	$80,591	0.7	$63,370	$78/hr	8.7
29	Boulder, CO	75	$100,619	0.9	$73,050	$87/hr	6.1
30	Bozeman, MT	74	$97,643	1.6	$64,860	$79/hr	12.4
31	Cape Coral, FL	74	$101,861	1.9	$59,760	$75/hr	16.6
32	Ogden, UT	74	$96,460	1.3	$70,720	$85/hr	5.5
33	Hot Springs, AR	73	$114,455	1.5	$49,100	$65/hr	3.3
34	Fort Wayne, IN	73	$119,571	1.8	$61,790	$77/hr	3.6
35	Napa, CA	72	$123,200	1.3	$81,320	$94/hr	2.7
36	Morgantown, WV	72	$157,750	1.6	$57,200	$72/hr	0.2
37	Auburn, AL	72	$93,737	1.6	$59,380	$74/hr	7.9
38	Springfield, MO	72	$121,968	2.0	$61,780	$77/hr	3.6
39	Sacramento, CA	72	$99,278	1.2	$77,630	$91/hr	4.4
40	Chico, CA	71	$143,276	1.8	$59,990	$75/hr	4.8
41	Stockton, CA	71	$104,828	1.5	$76,140	$89/hr	3.2
42	Lexington Park, MD	71	$108,857	1.2	$80,810	$94/hr	2.1
43	Merced, CA	71	$112,966	1.7	$71,990	$86/hr	2.7
44	Austin, TX	71	$78,024	1.1	$62,660	$77/hr	11.3
45	Sebring, FL	70	$142,318	2.6	$56,620	$72/hr	7.3
46	Janesville, WI	70	$126,938	1.8	$62,620	$77/hr	2.4
47	Homosassa Springs, FL	70	$95,182	2.0	$57,160	$72/hr	12.9
48	Rome, GA	70	$98,125	1.3	$70,430	$84/hr	3.3
49	Florence, SC	70	$175,375	2.1	$63,840	$78/hr	4.5
50	Knoxville, TN	69	$89,409	1.4	$69,140	$83/hr	8.4
51	Omaha, NE	69	$98,061	1.7	$65,320	$80/hr	6.5
52	Philadelphia, PA	69	$95,770	1.0	$70,340	$84/hr	2.1
53	Norwich, CT	69	$115,833	1.3	$89,830	$102/hr	1.6
54	Ocala, FL	69	$100,455	2.4	$48,100	$64/hr	15.0
55	Waterbury, CT	68	$95,257	1.3	$63,820	$78/hr	1.1
56	Worcester, MA	68	$99,938	1.3	$72,960	$87/hr	1.9
57	Santa Maria, CA	68	$96,607	1.1	$67,890	$82/hr	3.1
58	Hartford, CT	67	$103,804	1.5	$66,930	$81/hr	1.3
59	Valdosta, GA	67	$107,778	2.1	$58,160	$73/hr	6.0
60	Manchester, NH	67	$109,293	1.7	$62,120	$77/hr	1.5
61	Orlando, FL	67	$89,700	1.8	$60,150	$75/hr	10.0
62	New York, NY	67	$95,526	1.0	$75,260	$89/hr	2.2
63	Oklahoma City, OK	67	$99,114	2.0	$61,840	$77/hr	5.9
64	Seattle, WA	67	$88,571	1.0	$79,920	$93/hr	3.9
65	Johnson City, TN	67	$90,538	1.7	$55,750	$71/hr	4.3
66	Bay City, MI	67	$135,200	1.6	$78,960	$92/hr	0.7
67	Harrisonburg, VA	67	$164,412	2.7	$64,990	$79/hr	6.2
68	Bend, OR	66	$100,000	2.2	$65,680	$80/hr	12.1
69	Las Cruces, NM	66	$83,476	1.3	$56,680	$72/hr	3.7
70	Lakeland, FL	66	$96,115	2.2	$60,840	$76/hr	10.4
71	Riverside, CA	66	$107,339	1.8	$73,200	$87/hr	3.4
72	Daphne, AL	65	$97,462	2.5	$57,540	$73/hr	10.8
73	Grants Pass, OR	65	$122,857	2.0	$63,790	$78/hr	3.3
74	Pittsfield, MA	65	$96,800	1.2	$64,990	$79/hr	1.2
75	Reading, PA	65	$130,529	2.1	$65,620	$80/hr	1.3
76	Atlanta, GA	65	$88,539	1.6	$62,000	$77/hr	5.4
77	Las Vegas, NV	65	$78,792	1.0	$74,570	$88/hr	6.2
78	Kiryas Joel, NY	65	$91,175	1.4	$67,140	$81/hr	3.1
79	Tucson, AZ	64	$82,704	1.2	$64,830	$79/hr	4.4
80	Boston, MA	64	$88,672	1.0	$75,200	$89/hr	2.0
81	Binghamton, NY	64	$90,857	1.1	$63,320	$78/hr	1.9
82	Green Bay, WI	64	$114,786	2.3	$67,090	$81/hr	4.3
83	South Bend, IN	64	$115,896	2.0	$60,750	$76/hr	2.3
84	Columbus, GA	64	$91,375	1.2	$63,960	$79/hr	1.9
85	Abilene, TX	63	$110,926	2.7	$57,220	$73/hr	6.4
86	San Francisco, CA	63	$99,950	0.8	$90,580	$102/hr	1.7
87	San Jose, CA	63	$92,667	0.7	$84,620	$97/hr	2.8
88	Houston, TX	63	$96,631	2.3	$63,180	$78/hr	8.7
89	Jacksonville, FL	63	$84,761	1.7	$63,650	$78/hr	8.0
90	Mount Vernon, WA	63	$117,556	2.0	$78,800	$92/hr	2.8
91	Pinehurst, NC	63	$79,429	1.7	$54,320	$70/hr	10.3
92	Provo, UT	62	$68,804	1.1	$65,770	$80/hr	10.2
93	Alexandria, LA	62	$164,059	2.1	$55,330	$71/hr	1.8
94	Baltimore, MD	62	$96,072	1.3	$74,580	$88/hr	2.0
95	Hammond, LA	62	$102,345	2.9	$57,600	$73/hr	8.5
96	Mansfield, OH	62	$133,000	2.0	$62,150	$77/hr	0.9
97	Albany, NY	62	$88,158	1.1	$76,220	$89/hr	2.3
98	Sheboygan, WI	61	$103,167	1.7	$74,820	$88/hr	3.1
99	Charlotte, NC	61	$86,918	1.9	$65,530	$80/hr	8.0
100	Port St. Lucie, FL	61	$97,346	2.8	$60,240	$75/hr	9.3
101	Tampa, FL	61	$81,918	1.7	$60,970	$76/hr	6.9
102	Kingsport, TN	61	$90,765	1.7	$62,300	$77/hr	3.7
103	Denver, CO	61	$81,209	1.2	$76,990	$90/hr	5.3
104	Punta Gorda, FL	60	$74,600	1.8	$52,480	$68/hr	15.0
105	Palm Bay, FL	60	$65,982	1.5	$45,280	$62/hr	7.3
106	Eau Claire, WI	60	$122,765	3.1	$69,350	$83/hr	5.4
107	Greeley, CO	60	$102,447	2.6	$75,610	$89/hr	8.5
108	Springfield, MA	60	$86,464	1.0	$68,970	$83/hr	0.7
109	Rochester, NY	59	$87,494	1.3	$63,460	$78/hr	1.7
110	North Port, FL	59	$72,304	1.6	$60,340	$75/hr	19.8
111	Midland, TX	59	$100,918	5.1	$60,420	$75/hr	7.3
112	Macon, GA	59	$158,194	2.8	$62,670	$77/hr	2.2
113	Flagstaff, AZ	59	$79,818	1.1	$71,120	$85/hr	4.4
114	Vineland, NJ	59	$80,857	1.1	$62,400	$77/hr	0.9
115	Fayetteville, AR	59	$69,698	1.5	$59,880	$75/hr	15.5
116	Chambersburg, PA	58	$112,000	4.3	$63,770	$78/hr	6.6
117	Utica, NY	58	$101,947	1.7	$64,790	$79/hr	1.1
118	Chicago, IL	58	$97,384	1.5	$75,800	$89/hr	1.7
119	Madison, WI	58	$72,421	1.4	$65,620	$80/hr	10.0
120	Fargo, ND	58	$70,000	1.3	$62,760	$77/hr	5.8
121	Michigan City, IN	58	$107,462	2.1	$62,690	$77/hr	2.6
122	Sandusky, OH	58	$120,294	2.4	$62,400	$77/hr	2.8
123	Manhattan, KS	58	$77,667	1.3	$62,910	$78/hr	3.7
124	Lewiston, ME	58	$87,500	1.8	$66,890	$81/hr	4.0
125	Sebastian, FL	58	$89,957	1.9	$59,820	$75/hr	1.5
126	Yakima, WA	57	$84,160	1.5	$62,670	$77/hr	2.8
127	Hagerstown, MD	57	$79,500	1.7	$63,020	$78/hr	5.4
128	Los Angeles, CA	57	$89,390	1.3	$72,090	$86/hr	2.1
129	Fort Collins, CO	57	$91,167	2.1	$72,190	$86/hr	6.6
130	Mobile, AL	57	$110,356	2.3	$63,930	$79/hr	2.7
131	Burlington, VT	57	$89,600	1.8	$63,250	$78/hr	5.5
132	Honolulu, HI	57	$90,236	1.1	$81,120	$94/hr	1.4
133	Odessa, TX	57	$103,237	7.9	$60,190	$75/hr	5.6
134	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	56	$81,528	1.7	$62,590	$77/hr	4.4
135	Bangor, ME	56	$100,417	2.6	$63,070	$78/hr	3.1
136	Bakersfield, CA	56	$90,202	1.7	$73,680	$87/hr	3.5
137	Augusta, GA	56	$81,829	1.8	$66,690	$81/hr	6.6
138	Amherst Town, MA	56	$73,200	1.1	$70,710	$85/hr	1.8
139	Dover, DE	56	$74,700	1.5	$67,320	$82/hr	6.7
140	Lancaster, PA	56	$148,932	4.5	$63,080	$78/hr	2.3
141	Victoria, TX	56	$137,714	3.0	$61,100	$76/hr	1.9
142	Washington, DC	56	$72,221	0.7	$74,720	$88/hr	2.8
143	Tulsa, OK	56	$89,420	2.2	$62,010	$77/hr	5.0
144	Panama City, FL	56	$89,955	2.8	$61,320	$76/hr	10.8
145	Prescott Valley, AZ	56	$97,163	2.4	$76,950	$90/hr	7.0
146	Wichita Falls, TX	56	$142,591	2.7	$61,330	$76/hr	1.1
147	Waterloo, IA	55	$127,550	2.9	$77,850	$91/hr	3.3
148	Colorado Springs, CO	55	$76,900	1.3	$78,640	$92/hr	7.6
149	Memphis, TN	55	$88,231	1.6	$64,570	$79/hr	2.5
150	Miami, FL	55	$102,284	3.7	$61,620	$76/hr	3.8
151	Olympia, WA	55	$69,714	1.0	$74,170	$88/hr	5.6
152	Tuscaloosa, AL	55	$79,692	1.4	$62,990	$78/hr	2.2
153	Morristown, TN	55	$86,286	2.2	$60,300	$75/hr	4.8
154	Greenville, SC	55	$81,100	2.1	$62,570	$77/hr	8.6
155	Charleston, SC	55	$67,693	1.6	$60,950	$76/hr	8.7
156	Birmingham, AL	55	$99,951	2.5	$61,860	$77/hr	3.6
157	Wichita, KS	55	$90,375	1.7	$83,540	$96/hr	4.8
158	Rocky Mount, NC	54	$94,524	2.3	$61,910	$77/hr	3.7
159	Beckley, WV	54	$111,462	2.3	$51,880	$68/hr	0.7
160	Wausau, WI	54	$103,167	2.5	$64,040	$79/hr	2.5
161	Santa Rosa, CA	54	$86,205	1.5	$77,020	$90/hr	3.5
162	Pueblo, CO	54	$98,286	1.8	$75,600	$89/hr	1.3
163	Corpus Christi, TX	54	$96,424	2.4	$60,600	$76/hr	4.7
164	Durham, NC	54	$60,419	1.3	$63,140	$78/hr	10.1
165	St. Joseph, MO	54	$104,273	1.8	$75,640	$89/hr	0.5
166	Dubuque, IA	54	$119,611	3.3	$65,480	$80/hr	3.4
167	Greensboro, NC	54	$82,452	2.0	$60,320	$75/hr	4.9
168	Harrisburg, PA	54	$91,314	2.1	$62,470	$77/hr	2.0
169	Oxnard, CA	54	$91,190	1.6	$69,200	$83/hr	1.9
170	Athens, GA	53	$60,850	1.4	$52,190	$68/hr	5.8
171	Asheville, NC	53	$71,649	1.5	$66,510	$81/hr	7.8
172	Lubbock, TX	53	$80,421	2.2	$57,640	$73/hr	8.0
173	Virginia Beach, VA	53	$74,691	1.2	$64,620	$79/hr	2.2
174	Kalamazoo, MI	53	$72,941	1.1	$66,340	$81/hr	1.9
175	Iowa City, IA	53	$78,350	1.8	$63,490	$78/hr	7.1
176	Indianapolis, IN	53	$63,786	1.2	$66,860	$81/hr	5.4
177	Portland, OR	53	$80,388	1.3	$78,710	$92/hr	3.3
178	Bridgeport, CT	52	$64,431	0.9	$74,750	$88/hr	3.6
179	Pittsburgh, PA	52	$82,853	1.5	$62,560	$77/hr	2.4
180	Bloomington, IN	52	$63,833	1.1	$67,550	$82/hr	7.8
181	Charlottesville, VA	52	$49,778	0.6	$60,360	$75/hr	9.5
182	Laredo, TX	52	$92,573	4.1	$56,050	$71/hr	5.0
183	Columbus, OH	52	$59,294	1.1	$70,410	$84/hr	7.2
184	Mankato, MN	52	$93,077	2.2	$65,830	$80/hr	3.4
185	Minneapolis, MN	52	$74,439	1.3	$74,800	$88/hr	3.9
186	Duluth, MN	52	$106,300	2.1	$83,380	$96/hr	2.3
187	St. George, UT	52	$80,926	2.6	$59,070	$74/hr	14.5
188	El Paso, TX	52	$88,985	2.1	$56,470	$72/hr	2.3
189	Portland, ME	51	$86,882	2.1	$75,460	$89/hr	6.2
190	Cape Girardeau, MO	51	$114,000	3.6	$66,530	$81/hr	1.0
191	Texarkana, TX	51	$94,842	2.1	$65,980	$80/hr	2.0
192	Visalia, CA	51	$90,958	2.4	$62,460	$77/hr	3.7
193	Longview, TX	51	$105,067	4.2	$57,930	$73/hr	1.0
194	Medford, OR	51	$100,108	2.5	$69,550	$84/hr	4.2
195	Kankakee, IL	51	$94,750	2.0	$62,410	$77/hr	1.1
196	Hinesville, GA	50	$42,000	0.8	$78,620	$92/hr	7.3
197	Weirton, WV	50	$86,818	1.4	$70,930	$85/hr	0.1
198	Lebanon, PA	49	$95,071	3.3	$60,500	$75/hr	3.8
199	Spartanburg, SC	49	$75,756	2.4	$61,100	$76/hr	11.6
200	Houma, LA	49	$109,312	5.3	$60,160	$75/hr	2.9
201	Elkhart, IN	49	$97,939	3.2	$62,460	$77/hr	3.8
202	Grand Rapids, MI	49	$82,606	2.1	$62,620	$77/hr	3.7
203	Coeur d'Alene, ID	49	$80,133	2.7	$61,810	$77/hr	9.4
204	Minot, ND	49	$121,500	3.1	$74,490	$88/hr	1.8
205	Columbia, SC	49	$66,221	1.6	$64,680	$79/hr	7.1
206	Lexington, KY	49	$64,372	1.4	$61,320	$76/hr	4.5
207	Youngstown, OH	48	$100,375	2.4	$61,680	$76/hr	0.7
208	Atlantic City, NJ	48	$71,389	1.4	$66,310	$81/hr	4.3
209	Cleveland, TN	48	$62,562	1.6	$60,420	$75/hr	7.3
210	New Orleans, LA	48	$88,420	1.9	$61,560	$76/hr	1.7
211	Providence, RI	48	$72,476	1.4	$64,770	$79/hr	1.7
212	Myrtle Beach, SC	48	$51,057	1.5	$56,040	$71/hr	17.0
213	Charleston, WV	48	$88,778	1.9	$59,010	$74/hr	0.6
214	Johnstown, PA	48	$91,889	1.9	$64,910	$79/hr	0.5
215	Paducah, KY	47	$94,812	2.3	$61,100	$76/hr	1.7
216	Huntington, WV	47	$81,321	1.5	$65,040	$80/hr	0.8
217	Allentown, PA	47	$71,970	1.4	$73,390	$87/hr	2.3
218	Flint, MI	47	$79,714	1.3	$73,900	$87/hr	1.1
219	Cleveland, OH	47	$82,373	1.8	$63,500	$78/hr	1.9
220	Walla Walla, WA	47	$83,143	1.6	$76,540	$90/hr	2.6
221	San Antonio, TX	47	$66,939	1.8	$60,760	$76/hr	4.0
222	Ann Arbor, MI	47	$62,880	1.0	$62,790	$77/hr	2.9
223	Barnstable Town, MA	46	$81,562	1.8	$75,420	$89/hr	2.7
224	Santa Cruz, CA	46	$76,000	1.3	$70,790	$85/hr	1.8
225	Salinas, CA	46	$77,464	1.4	$71,490	$85/hr	1.8
226	Burlington, NC	46	$57,350	2.0	$48,490	$65/hr	11.5
227	Winchester, VA	46	$58,000	1.5	$61,490	$76/hr	6.2
228	Fresno, CA	46	$74,585	1.7	$67,140	$81/hr	3.0
229	Missoula, MT	46	$77,000	2.5	$58,040	$73/hr	7.1
230	Killeen, TX	46	$39,186	1.2	$61,980	$77/hr	6.8
231	Dothan, AL	45	$77,095	2.6	$51,600	$68/hr	3.9
232	Idaho Falls, ID	45	$78,083	2.8	$63,890	$78/hr	9.3
233	Muskegon, MI	45	$77,786	2.0	$60,040	$75/hr	2.6
234	Salt Lake City, UT	45	$69,655	1.7	$74,460	$88/hr	6.0
235	San Luis Obispo, CA	45	$88,095	2.1	$73,200	$87/hr	2.4
236	Winston, NC	45	$68,143	2.0	$61,120	$76/hr	6.8
237	Champaign, IL	45	$78,548	1.8	$74,420	$88/hr	3.8
238	Springfield, OH	44	$84,769	2.2	$63,060	$78/hr	2.9
239	Scranton, PA	44	$67,917	1.3	$63,770	$78/hr	1.1
240	Buffalo, NY	44	$66,191	1.1	$70,130	$84/hr	1.3
241	Little Rock, AR	44	$62,986	1.6	$59,940	$75/hr	4.1
242	Dayton, OH	44	$67,444	1.4	$62,620	$77/hr	2.4
243	Greenville, NC	44	$30,111	1.2	$65,200	$80/hr	7.3
244	Salem, OR	44	$68,796	1.7	$61,060	$76/hr	3.2
245	Toledo, OH	44	$77,943	1.5	$70,230	$84/hr	0.8
246	Lawrence, KS	43	$58,500	1.2	$66,010	$80/hr	3.1
247	Lafayette, LA	43	$79,968	4.0	$55,290	$71/hr	5.0
248	Syracuse, NY	43	$71,534	1.5	$73,030	$87/hr	3.1
249	Brownsville, TX	43	$74,807	2.4	$56,980	$72/hr	6.3
250	Cincinnati, OH	43	$69,490	1.6	$70,640	$84/hr	3.2
251	New Haven, CT	43	$61,706	1.2	$74,100	$88/hr	1.8
252	St. Louis, MO	42	$69,102	1.3	$76,780	$90/hr	2.2
253	Spokane, WA	42	$59,412	1.6	$67,030	$81/hr	5.3
254	Beaumont, TX	42	$83,500	2.4	$61,950	$77/hr	2.4
255	Decatur, AL	42	$89,750	2.6	$76,990	$90/hr	2.6
256	Crestview, FL	42	$49,974	1.6	$71,960	$86/hr	11.5
257	St. Cloud, MN	42	$86,585	4.4	$63,030	$78/hr	3.9
258	Lake Havasu City, AZ	42	$71,744	2.5	$63,820	$78/hr	8.2
259	Bowling Green, KY	42	$64,500	1.9	$74,410	$88/hr	7.9
260	Rapid City, SD	42	$75,609	2.7	$63,890	$78/hr	6.3
261	Hickory, NC	42	$67,957	2.1	$61,570	$76/hr	8.5
262	Pensacola, FL	42	$51,603	1.6	$59,960	$75/hr	6.3
263	Warner Robins, GA	42	$47,261	1.5	$73,790	$87/hr	6.8
264	Fayetteville, NC	42	$29,800	0.8	$64,630	$79/hr	5.4
265	Kingston, NY	42	$60,000	1.2	$70,450	$84/hr	2.4
266	Ithaca, NY	41	$43,200	0.5	$63,650	$78/hr	4.5
267	Great Falls, MT	41	$96,400	2.8	$82,620	$95/hr	3.0
268	Gainesville, GA	41	$73,156	3.1	$64,150	$79/hr	9.4
269	Modesto, CA	41	$86,826	2.1	$78,370	$91/hr	2.2
270	Lincoln, NE	41	$61,172	1.7	$67,720	$82/hr	7.0
271	Kenosha, WI	41	$49,286	1.1	$70,430	$84/hr	5.3
272	Chattanooga, TN	41	$65,461	2.0	$60,180	$75/hr	5.1
273	Des Moines, IA	41	$57,341	1.8	$63,590	$78/hr	8.5
274	Lafayette, IN	41	$46,706	1.4	$70,130	$84/hr	17.9
275	Gulfport, MS	41	$58,540	1.7	$69,200	$83/hr	7.9
276	Sioux City, IA	40	$84,000	2.7	$68,940	$83/hr	3.9
277	Tallahassee, FL	40	$46,175	1.4	$61,730	$77/hr	7.0
278	College Station, TX	40	$43,826	1.7	$58,050	$73/hr	8.6
279	Lansing, MI	40	$53,862	1.2	$62,740	$77/hr	1.8
280	Lake Charles, LA	40	$87,235	2.5	$59,870	$75/hr	2.2
281	Jackson, MS	40	$74,160	1.8	$62,470	$77/hr	2.6
282	Gettysburg, PA	40	$76,000	2.6	$63,490	$78/hr	4.5
283	Yuba City, CA	40	$75,935	2.3	$69,070	$83/hr	4.5
284	Muncie, IN	39	$37,000	0.9	$62,140	$77/hr	2.9
285	Boise City, ID	39	$49,473	1.9	$63,620	$78/hr	11.6
286	San Angelo, TX	39	$78,611	2.8	$49,960	$66/hr	2.8
287	Eugene, OR	39	$75,238	2.0	$70,350	$84/hr	4.0
288	Redding, CA	39	$90,310	2.5	$72,600	$86/hr	1.4
289	Bismarck, ND	39	$78,429	2.8	$62,630	$77/hr	3.0
290	Rochester, MN	38	$71,148	2.0	$71,530	$85/hr	3.2
291	Detroit, MI	38	$66,257	1.5	$71,100	$85/hr	2.0
292	Saginaw, MI	38	$63,684	1.4	$60,850	$76/hr	1.1
293	Montgomery, AL	38	$69,143	1.9	$62,700	$77/hr	2.8
294	Jackson, TN	38	$79,879	2.2	$76,260	$90/hr	2.6
295	Battle Creek, MI	38	$62,750	1.3	$71,130	$85/hr	0.9
296	Sioux Falls, SD	38	$69,071	2.9	$61,920	$77/hr	7.8
297	State College, PA	38	$50,154	1.2	$59,160	$74/hr	2.0
298	Traverse City, MI	38	$67,812	2.1	$61,790	$77/hr	5.2
299	Altoona, PA	37	$88,095	3.0	$55,640	$71/hr	0.7
300	Elizabethtown, KY	37	$23,333	1.2	$62,450	$77/hr	3.9
301	York, PA	37	$70,582	2.2	$66,540	$81/hr	3.4
302	Slidell, LA	37	$66,000	2.2	$61,730	$77/hr	4.0
303	Watertown, NY	37	$59,000	1.4	$59,160	$74/hr	2.5
304	Monroe, MI	37	$74,636	1.9	$67,720	$82/hr	1.2
305	Anchorage, AK	36	$84,452	2.3	$78,720	$92/hr	0.7
306	Casper, WY	36	$85,050	4.3	$65,130	$80/hr	2.5
307	Wenatchee, WA	36	$40,533	1.7	$77,120	$90/hr	8.7
308	Wilmington, NC	36	$53,677	2.3	$64,440	$79/hr	16.8
309	Glens Falls, NY	35	$79,417	2.5	$64,110	$79/hr	2.6
310	Blacksburg, VA	35	$43,500	1.3	$65,150	$80/hr	2.7
311	Springfield, IL	35	$54,778	1.3	$73,000	$87/hr	1.1
312	Sumter, SC	35	$68,083	2.1	$60,820	$76/hr	3.4
313	Carson City, NV	35	$46,778	1.5	$76,320	$90/hr	9.8
314	Yuma, AZ	35	$48,560	1.8	$65,420	$80/hr	5.5
315	Niles, MI	35	$46,600	1.2	$63,230	$78/hr	2.4
316	Pocatello, ID	35	$28,000	1.6	$58,750	$74/hr	6.6
317	Vallejo, CA	34	$69,514	1.8	$78,200	$91/hr	1.9
318	Reno, NV	34	$48,458	1.8	$77,810	$91/hr	5.2
319	Oshkosh, WI	34	$54,375	1.6	$75,680	$89/hr	4.0
320	Milwaukee, WI	34	$57,058	1.4	$72,680	$86/hr	2.0
321	Davenport, IA	34	$74,167	2.0	$72,790	$86/hr	1.6
322	Dalton, GA	34	$65,407	2.6	$55,050	$71/hr	3.8
323	Waco, TX	33	$50,182	2.0	$57,120	$72/hr	4.8
324	Joplin, MO	33	$65,821	2.3	$63,720	$78/hr	3.0
325	Logan, UT	33	$59,680	2.4	$71,940	$86/hr	7.6
326	Kokomo, IN	33	$17,500	1.0	$91,470	$103/hr	1.3
327	McAllen, TX	32	$49,238	2.4	$50,560	$67/hr	8.2
328	Baton Rouge, LA	32	$68,374	2.7	$62,030	$77/hr	4.9
329	Elmira, NY	31	$23,667	0.7	$64,750	$79/hr	1.2
330	Williamsport, PA	31	$75,200	2.3	$66,080	$80/hr	0.6
331	Roanoke, VA	31	$70,000	2.6	$59,250	$74/hr	2.8
332	Goldsboro, NC	31	$24,923	1.8	$60,200	$75/hr	8.0
333	Appleton, WI	31	$63,828	2.4	$65,980	$80/hr	5.1
334	Twin Falls, ID	31	$63,913	4.3	$59,030	$74/hr	5.6
335	Florence, AL	30	$35,600	1.6	$59,370	$74/hr	2.6
336	Bellingham, WA	30	$59,808	2.3	$76,960	$90/hr	5.3
337	Midland, MI	30	$37,429	1.3	$75,120	$88/hr	1.5
338	Kahului, HI	29	$65,960	2.2	$76,540	$90/hr	5.5
339	Lima, OH	29	$79,083	2.5	$74,470	$88/hr	1.5
340	Cheyenne, WY	29	$52,923	2.1	$72,950	$87/hr	5.5
341	Grand Island, NE	29	$70,722	4.8	$62,350	$77/hr	3.5
342	Canton, OH	28	$72,293	2.5	$65,830	$80/hr	1.6
343	Tyler, TX	28	$43,172	2.0	$51,390	$67/hr	2.2
344	Jefferson City, MO	28	$65,852	2.5	$58,960	$74/hr	1.4
345	Brunswick, GA	28	$47,000	2.2	$68,840	$83/hr	5.5
346	Fairbanks, AK	27	$90,133	3.2	$91,330	$103/hr	0.3
347	Billings, MT	27	$60,194	3.6	$62,370	$77/hr	5.4
348	Sierra Vista, AZ	26	$26,389	1.7	$59,370	$74/hr	3.7
349	Fond du Lac, WI	26	$70,350	3.4	$61,410	$76/hr	1.8
350	Staunton, VA	25	$40,900	2.3	$76,210	$89/hr	7.8
351	Erie, PA	25	$51,045	1.7	$59,620	$75/hr	0.9
352	Jonesboro, AR	25	$44,909	2.6	$59,120	$74/hr	7.5
353	Gadsden, AL	25	$64,562	2.5	$59,330	$74/hr	1.2
354	Grand Junction, CO	25	$56,478	3.2	$62,570	$77/hr	5.1
355	Terre Haute, IN	24	$56,765	2.0	$70,820	$85/hr	1.7
356	Racine, WI	24	$41,650	1.9	$69,930	$84/hr	3.4
357	Jackson, MI	23	$53,500	2.1	$63,510	$78/hr	1.9
358	Shreveport, LA	23	$56,800	2.2	$61,450	$76/hr	2.7
359	Amarillo, TX	23	$55,343	2.8	$59,590	$75/hr	3.7
360	Peoria, IL	23	$32,550	1.5	$74,780	$88/hr	0.6
361	Grand Forks, ND	23	$51,857	2.1	$65,890	$80/hr	2.2
362	Akron, OH	23	$50,453	1.9	$61,890	$77/hr	1.1
363	Decatur, IL	22	$64,125	2.1	$75,380	$89/hr	0.4
364	Wheeling, WV	21	$29,200	1.5	$63,970	$79/hr	0.0
365	Albany, GA	21	$72,462	3.1	$73,230	$87/hr	1.3
366	El Centro, CA	21	$52,704	2.2	$75,890	$89/hr	1.3
367	Helena, MT	20	$53,737	2.9	$81,290	$94/hr	2.3
368	Longview, WA	19	$26,625	2.2	$96,950	$108/hr	2.7
369	Cedar Rapids, IA	19	$43,881	2.3	$73,800	$87/hr	3.6
370	Ames, IA	19	$37,625	2.3	$67,250	$81/hr	3.1
371	Fort Smith, AR	18	$43,114	2.7	$57,960	$73/hr	2.9
372	Parkersburg, WV	18	$50,000	2.0	$93,670	$105/hr	1.1
373	Salisbury, MD	17	$31,056	2.4	$41,810	$59/hr	1.6
374	Evansville, IN	17	$31,852	2.4	$64,800	$79/hr	3.0
375	Farmington, NM	16	$62,750	3.2	$62,190	$77/hr	0.7
376	Rockford, IL	16	$43,600	2.1	$72,000	$86/hr	1.1
377	Albany, OR	16	$58,571	3.4	$79,730	$93/hr	1.4
378	La Crosse, WI	15	$44,265	2.7	$64,540	$79/hr	2.8
379	Lewiston, ID	14	$28,875	2.9	$55,910	$71/hr	4.7
380	Enid, OK	13	$58,182	2.7	$75,850	$89/hr	0.3
381	Monroe, LA	13	$48,621	2.8	$59,860	$75/hr	2.4
382	Owensboro, KY	13	$34,312	2.7	$73,010	$87/hr	2.3

How to read this

Revenue is what one-person businesses take in before expenses, not take-home pay. A high figure with lots of competitors per resident usually means a busy but crowded market; a lower figure with few competitors can mean room to grow. Business counts come from the Census Nonemployer Statistics (2024) and County Business Patterns (2023), grouped as “industrial machinery repair”, so they include some firms outside the trade itself.

For pay as an employee in any of these cities, see the industrial machinery mechanic salary overview or the best cities for industrial machinery mechanics to work.

Census Nonemployer Statistics 2024; County Business Patterns 2023; Census Building Permits 2025; Census population estimates; BLS OEWS May 2025. Our data

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