SOC 49-3041 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians make in Mankato, MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians in Mankato, MN is $54,230. The 10th percentile is $37,230 and the 90th percentile is $74,300. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$54,230

10th percentile
$37,230
25th percentile
$47,430
Median
$54,230
75th percentile
$60,810
90th percentile
$74,300
Mean
$55,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,230 and the 90th percentile is $74,300. The difference is $37,070, which is 68.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,430 to the 75th at $60,810, covers $13,380.

The mean annual wage is $55,360, which sits above the median of $54,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mankato, MN median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $56,550 for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,623, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% lower than the Minnesota median of $58,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mankato, MN is 90.955, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians at $59,623 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. Mankato, MN ranks 12th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $62,380 and employment of 270. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,510, against $59,623 here.
  • Rochester, MN is 91 miles away, with a median of $62,090 and employment of 30. That median is 14.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,365, against $59,623 here.
  • St. Cloud, MN is 101 miles away, with a median of $56,680 and employment of 160. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,680, against $59,623 here.

Employment share

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Mankato, MN (50 of 56,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.65 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians make in Mankato, MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians in Mankato, MN is $54,230. The 10th percentile is $37,230 and the 90th percentile is $74,300. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians?

The local median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $56,550.

What is Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians pay in Mankato, MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mankato, MN is 90.955, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $54,230 is $59,623. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Mankato, MN compare with nearby metros for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 78 miles away, at $62,380. Mankato, MN ranks 12th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.