How much do Industrial Machinery Mechanics make in Lawrence, KS?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Machinery Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $55,000 and the 90th percentile is $93,860. The difference is $38,860, which is 58.9% 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 $60,850 to the 75th at $80,350, covers $19,500.

The mean annual wage is $70,930, which sits above the median of $66,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lawrence, KS median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $64,520 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,147, which is 13.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Kansas median of $65,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawrence, KS is 90.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Machinery Mechanics at $73,147 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Lawrence, KS ranks 6th of 13 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).).

• Topeka, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $70,650 and employment of 360. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,543, against $73,147 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 46 miles away, with a median of $68,770 and employment of 2,520. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,311, against $73,147 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 70 miles away, with a median of $75,640 and employment of 110. That median is 14.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,565, against $73,147 here.

Employment share

Industrial Machinery Mechanics accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Lawrence, KS (160 of 51,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (439,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 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.