Elevator Construction Mechanic Salary: United States

What do these published wages mean for an offer?

Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Elevator Construction Mechanic in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Elevator Construction Mechanic in National, the published median for SOC 47-4021, Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers, is $109,910 per year. The middle half of the Elevator Construction Mechanic in National wage distribution runs from $79,290 to $135,720, a width of $56,430 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.

For the national Elevator Construction Mechanic comparison, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $136,000 per year while Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL reports $108,170 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Elevator Construction Mechanic figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.

The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers, read alongside Elevator Construction Mechanic in National, are Other Specialty Trade Contractors at $141,190 per year (NAICS 238900); Machinery Manufacturing at $115,300 per year (NAICS 333000); Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) at $115,300 per year (NAICS 3330A1). Those Elevator Construction Mechanic in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.

The Elevator Construction Mechanic in National median was $106,580 per year in May 2024, compared with $109,910 in May 2025, a published difference of $3,330. That Elevator Construction Mechanic in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $106,580 and $109,910 Elevator Construction Mechanic in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.

Before offering $109,910 per year for Elevator Construction Mechanic in National, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Elevator Construction Mechanic in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Elevator Construction Mechanic in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.

The mapping for Elevator Construction Mechanic in National is broader: BLS groups Elevator Construction Mechanic within Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. When calibrating a Elevator Construction Mechanic in National opening, the work checks include IUEC card and NEIEP completion or open-shop equivalent; state elevator mechanic license where required; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Elevator Construction Mechanic in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.

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