Production Machinery Mechanic Federal Employee Pay and Staffing

March 2025 workforce snapshot. The Production Machinery Mechanic occupation series had 614 employees with an average salary of $75,911.

614 employees in this occupation series

$75,911 average pay

Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupation family

Air Force Materiel Command largest agency for this occupation

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Occupation family

Production Machinery Mechanic is reported under the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family in the latest OPM summary.

Agencies that employ the most Production Machinery Mechanic staff

These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.

Agency	Department	Employees	Total salary expense	Average pay	Share of occupation
Air Force Materiel Command	Department of Defense	128	$9,221,989	$72,047	20.8%
"U.s. Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief"	Department of Defense	106	$8,368,446	$78,948	17.3%
United States Fleet Forces Command	Department of Defense	67	$4,715,778	$70,385	10.9%
U.s. Mint	Department of the Treasury	63	$4,926,160	$78,193	10.3%
U.s. Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (Tacom)	Department of Defense	57	$4,184,078	$73,405	9.3%
Naval Air Systems Command	Department of Defense	37	$2,945,728	$79,614	6.0%
U.s. Army Aviation and Missile Command	Department of Defense	16	$1,263,728	$78,983	2.6%
U.s. Army Joint Munitions Command	Department of Defense	14	$980,994	$70,071	2.3%

Common pay plans for Production Machinery Mechanic

This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.

Pay plan	Employees	Average pay	Share of occupation
WG	407	$74,114	66.3%
WL	59	$84,929	9.6%
WT	22	$65,072	3.6%

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Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).