How much do Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians make in Salinas, CA?

Percentile spread

For Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,390 and the 90th percentile is $79,450. The difference is $41,060, which is 86.6% 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 $40,610 to the 75th at $63,890, covers $23,280.

The mean annual wage is $54,350, which sits above the median of $47,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 16.2% lower than the national median of $56,550 for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,469, which is 23.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% lower than the California median of $53,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians at $43,469 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. Salinas, CA ranks 13th of 16 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).).

• Merced, CA is 74 miles away, with a median of $61,360 and employment of 200. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,437, against $43,469 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $59,690 and employment of 100. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,965, against $43,469 here.
• Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 84 miles away, with a median of $48,200 and employment of 80. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,435, against $43,469 here.

Employment share

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (410 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 9.03 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.