SOC 49-3053 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Evansville, IN is $42,640. The 10th percentile is $33,740 and the 90th percentile is $61,550. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$42,640

10th percentile
$33,740
25th percentile
$36,010
Median
$42,640
75th percentile
$55,650
90th percentile
$61,550
Mean
$45,880

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $33,740 and the 90th percentile is $61,550. The difference is $27,810, which is 65.2% 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 $36,010 to the 75th at $55,650, covers $19,640.

The mean annual wage is $45,880, which sits above the median of $42,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Evansville, IN median is 10.9% lower than the national median of $47,880 for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,587, which is 2.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.8% lower than the Indiana median of $47,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $42,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics at $46,587 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. Evansville, IN ranks 8th of 8 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).).

  • Clarksville, TN-KY is 94 miles away, with a median of $42,970 and employment of 40. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,247, against $46,587 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 103 miles away, with a median of $44,810 and employment of 160. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,144, against $46,587 here.
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 143 miles away, with a median of $47,830 and employment of 390. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,648, against $46,587 here.

Employment share

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Evansville, IN (40 of 135,250). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Evansville, IN is $42,640. The 10th percentile is $33,740 and the 90th percentile is $61,550. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics?

The local median is 10.9% lower than the national median of $47,880.

What is Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics pay in Evansville, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $42,640 is $46,587. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Evansville, IN compare with nearby metros for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics?

Clarksville, TN-KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $42,970. Evansville, IN ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.