Industrial Equipment Mechanic was the 259th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2015, with 391 employed. The most common payscale was the nonsupervisory - negotiated pay employee payscale. In 2015, the Bureau of Reclamation hired the most employees titled Industrial Equipment Mechanic, with an average salary of $89,214. Government Industrial Equipment Mechanic jobs are classified under the Federal Wage Schedule, Wage Grade (FWS) payscale. The minimum paygrade for a Industrial Equipment Mechanic job is FWS-8, and the highest paygrade that can be attained within this job series is FWS-10.