Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary

Also known as: Auto Mechanic, Mechanic

Median Salary
$50,620
per year
Hourly Rate
$24.34
per hour
Employment
704,640
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$34,660
25th percentile
$38,900
Median
$50,620
75th percentile
$70,430
90th percentile
$81,790

💰 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary by State

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$38K
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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$68,660+35.6%
California$64,980+28.4%
Colorado$61,280+21.1%
Alaska$60,840+20.2%
Massachusetts$60,760+20.0%
Connecticut$60,220+19.0%
Virginia$59,330+17.2%
New Hampshire$59,020+16.6%
Montana$58,740+16.0%
Oregon$58,520+15.6%
Delaware$58,410+15.4%
Minnesota$58,390+15.3%
Maryland$57,520+13.6%
North Dakota$57,360+13.3%
Washington$57,270+13.1%
New Jersey$56,610+11.8%
Wisconsin$54,350+7.4%
Michigan$54,120+6.9%
New York$54,120+6.9%
Hawaii$52,160+3.0%
Maine$52,040+2.8%
Rhode Island$51,770+2.3%
Vermont$51,630+2.0%
Wyoming$51,330+1.4%
South Dakota$51,160+1.1%
Nebraska$50,560-0.1%
Iowa$50,510-0.2%
Tennessee$50,290-0.7%
Pennsylvania$49,800-1.6%
Arizona$49,570-2.1%
Indiana$49,360-2.5%
Illinois$49,170-2.9%
Missouri$49,160-2.9%
Georgia$49,060-3.1%
Ohio$48,710-3.8%
Idaho$48,420-4.3%
Texas$48,310-4.6%
Nevada$48,290-4.6%
Florida$48,260-4.7%
North Carolina$48,200-4.8%
South Carolina$48,100-5.0%
Kansas$47,790-5.6%
New Mexico$47,300-6.6%
Utah$46,570-8.0%
Oklahoma$46,560-8.0%
Louisiana$46,400-8.3%
Alabama$45,640-9.8%
Kentucky$44,890-11.3%
Arkansas$44,160-12.8%
Mississippi$37,820-25.3%
West Virginia$37,660-25.6%

🏙️ Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$77,840+53.8%
Napa, CA$76,450+51.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$76,030+50.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$75,080+48.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$72,020+42.3%
Vallejo, CA$69,710+37.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$65,160+28.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$64,320+27.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$64,210+26.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$64,090+26.6%
Boulder, CO$63,950+26.3%
Chico, CA$63,070+24.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$63,060+24.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$62,840+24.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$62,820+24.1%
Modesto, CA$62,770+24.0%
Salinas, CA$62,770+24.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,530+23.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$62,450+23.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$62,440+23.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$61,960+22.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$61,860+22.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$61,620+21.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,610+21.7%
Richmond, VA$61,510+21.5%
Bozeman, MT$61,320+21.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$61,110+20.7%
Fairbanks-College, AK$61,060+20.6%
Dubuque, IA$61,030+20.6%
Greeley, CO$60,920+20.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$60,710+19.9%
Barnstable Town, MA$60,650+19.8%
Madison, WI$60,650+19.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$60,490+19.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,470+19.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$60,450+19.4%
Billings, MT$60,150+18.8%
Minot, ND$60,020+18.6%
Anchorage, AK$59,880+18.3%
New Haven, CT$59,760+18.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$59,720+18.0%
Missoula, MT$59,650+17.8%
Casper, WY$59,530+17.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$59,510+17.6%
Merced, CA$59,390+17.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$59,290+17.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$59,190+16.9%
Charlottesville, VA$59,130+16.8%
Great Falls, MT$59,110+16.8%
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,090+16.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$59,040+16.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$58,980+16.5%
Rapid City, SD$58,980+16.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$58,950+16.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$58,910+16.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$58,860+16.3%
Ames, IA$58,820+16.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$58,700+16.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$58,680+15.9%
Yuba City, CA$58,580+15.7%
Rochester, NY$58,530+15.6%
Pueblo, CO$58,480+15.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58,460+15.5%
Ann Arbor, MI$58,420+15.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$58,290+15.2%
Grand Junction, CO$58,200+15.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$58,190+15.0%
Appleton, WI$58,060+14.7%
Salem, OR$57,960+14.5%
Helena, MT$57,820+14.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$57,810+14.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$57,760+14.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$57,630+13.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$57,580+13.7%
Winchester, VA-WV$57,570+13.7%
Kenosha, WI$57,540+13.7%
Monroe, MI$57,400+13.4%
Medford, OR$57,390+13.4%
Bend, OR$57,300+13.2%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$57,180+13.0%
Bismarck, ND$56,960+12.5%
Lexington Park, MD$56,560+11.7%
Bellingham, WA$56,550+11.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$56,550+11.7%
Springfield, MA$56,440+11.5%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$56,370+11.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$56,260+11.1%
Green Bay, WI$56,180+11.0%
Columbus, OH$56,150+10.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$56,130+10.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$56,000+10.6%
Santa Fe, NM$55,640+9.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$55,500+9.6%
Gainesville, GA$55,330+9.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$55,320+9.3%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$55,270+9.2%
York-Hanover, PA$55,110+8.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$54,840+8.3%
Salisbury, MD$54,840+8.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$54,840+8.3%
Corvallis, OR$54,330+7.3%
El Centro, CA$54,330+7.3%
Grants Pass, OR$54,330+7.3%
Worcester, MA$54,330+7.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$54,300+7.3%
Carson City, NV$54,270+7.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$54,230+7.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$54,230+7.1%
Longview-Kelso, WA$54,080+6.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$53,820+6.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$53,790+6.3%
Cheyenne, WY$53,750+6.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$53,660+6.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$53,450+5.6%
Albany, OR$53,290+5.3%
Kingston, NY$53,290+5.3%
Grand Island, NE$53,250+5.2%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$53,240+5.2%
Wausau, WI$53,100+4.9%
Akron, OH$52,900+4.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$52,640+4.0%
Savannah, GA$52,230+3.2%
Traverse City, MI$52,220+3.2%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$52,040+2.8%
Fresno, CA$52,000+2.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$51,970+2.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$51,970+2.7%
Jackson, MI$51,870+2.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$51,770+2.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$51,580+1.9%
Jacksonville, FL$51,530+1.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$51,450+1.6%
Pittsfield, MA$51,400+1.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$51,320+1.4%
Reading, PA$51,310+1.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$51,260+1.3%
Roanoke, VA$51,230+1.2%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$51,170+1.1%
Sheboygan, WI$51,080+0.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$51,020+0.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,940+0.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$50,940+0.6%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$50,920+0.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$50,910+0.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$50,610-0.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$50,600-0.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$50,530-0.2%
Lancaster, PA$50,530-0.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$50,490-0.3%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$50,400-0.4%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$50,320-0.6%
Glens Falls, NY$50,300-0.6%
Eau Claire, WI$50,280-0.7%
Cleveland, OH$50,260-0.7%
Redding, CA$50,260-0.7%
Reno, NV$50,190-0.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$50,180-0.9%
Bangor, ME$50,170-0.9%
Yakima, WA$50,150-0.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$50,090-1.0%
Walla Walla, WA$50,090-1.0%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,990-1.2%
Midland, TX$49,990-1.2%
Iowa City, IA$49,960-1.3%
Rochester, MN$49,920-1.4%
Jackson, TN$49,910-1.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,890-1.4%
Johnson City, TN$49,830-1.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$49,810-1.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,720-1.8%
Albany, GA$49,710-1.8%
Clarksville, TN-KY$49,570-2.1%
Springfield, MO$49,570-2.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,550-2.1%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$49,540-2.1%
Lincoln, NE$49,500-2.2%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$49,470-2.3%
Niles, MI$49,450-2.3%
Syracuse, NY$49,410-2.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$49,380-2.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$49,310-2.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,290-2.6%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$49,190-2.8%
Columbus, IN$49,180-2.8%
Lebanon, PA$49,180-2.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,120-3.0%
Warner Robins, GA$49,120-3.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,090-3.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,080-3.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$49,080-3.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$49,030-3.1%
Sherman-Denison, TX$49,030-3.1%
Urban Honolulu, HI$49,020-3.2%
Harrisonburg, VA$48,930-3.3%
Cleveland, TN$48,900-3.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$48,900-3.4%
Lewiston, ID-WA$48,870-3.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$48,830-3.5%
Albuquerque, NM$48,820-3.6%
Ithaca, NY$48,820-3.6%
Springfield, IL$48,810-3.6%
Dover, DE$48,800-3.6%
Gettysburg, PA$48,770-3.7%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$48,770-3.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$48,730-3.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$48,720-3.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$48,690-3.8%
Flint, MI$48,680-3.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$48,670-3.9%
Vineland, NJ$48,670-3.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$48,640-3.9%
Boise City, ID$48,630-3.9%
Spartanburg, SC$48,610-4.0%
Tucson, AZ$48,600-4.0%
Kokomo, IN$48,580-4.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$48,550-4.1%
Knoxville, TN$48,540-4.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$48,500-4.2%
Midland, MI$48,490-4.2%
St. Cloud, MN$48,490-4.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$48,480-4.2%
Bloomington, IN$48,480-4.2%
Mankato, MN$48,450-4.3%
Williamsport, PA$48,450-4.3%
Columbia, MO$48,370-4.4%
Mansfield, OH$48,350-4.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$48,320-4.5%
Topeka, KS$48,320-4.5%
Chambersburg, PA$48,270-4.6%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$48,210-4.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$48,120-4.9%
Rockford, IL$48,110-5.0%
Wilmington, NC$48,100-5.0%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$48,090-5.0%
Columbia, SC$48,080-5.0%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$47,950-5.3%
Evansville, IN$47,920-5.3%
Asheville, NC$47,900-5.4%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$47,880-5.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$47,880-5.4%
Decatur, IL$47,880-5.4%
Lawrence, KS$47,880-5.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,880-5.4%
Binghamton, NY$47,870-5.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$47,850-5.5%
Bay City, MI$47,830-5.5%
Birmingham, AL$47,830-5.5%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$47,800-5.6%
Wichita, KS$47,800-5.6%
Dalton, GA$47,770-5.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$47,770-5.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$47,760-5.6%
Peoria, IL$47,750-5.7%
Battle Creek, MI$47,720-5.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$47,700-5.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$47,670-5.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$47,650-5.9%
Morristown, TN$47,600-6.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,600-6.0%
Odessa, TX$47,510-6.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$47,480-6.2%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$47,480-6.2%
Gainesville, FL$47,460-6.2%
Rome, GA$47,460-6.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,440-6.3%
St. George, UT$47,430-6.3%
Tulsa, OK$47,410-6.3%
Muncie, IN$47,360-6.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$47,350-6.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$47,350-6.5%
Mobile, AL$47,330-6.5%
Saginaw, MI$47,320-6.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$47,280-6.6%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$47,280-6.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$47,250-6.7%
State College, PA$47,240-6.7%
Greenville, NC$47,220-6.7%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$47,180-6.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,100-7.0%
Toledo, OH$47,090-7.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$47,050-7.1%
Montgomery, AL$47,030-7.1%
Jefferson City, MO$47,010-7.1%
Canton-Massillon, OH$46,990-7.2%
Twin Falls, ID$46,990-7.2%
Lynchburg, VA$46,970-7.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$46,880-7.4%
Fayetteville, NC$46,870-7.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$46,860-7.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$46,840-7.5%
Erie, PA$46,840-7.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$46,840-7.5%
Huntsville, AL$46,840-7.5%
Terre Haute, IN$46,840-7.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$46,820-7.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,810-7.5%
Hinesville, GA$46,810-7.5%
Waco, TX$46,790-7.6%
Valdosta, GA$46,730-7.7%
Elmira, NY$46,720-7.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$46,670-7.8%
Farmington, NM$46,660-7.8%
Sandusky, OH$46,660-7.8%
Ogden, UT$46,650-7.8%
Sumter, SC$46,500-8.1%
Logan, UT-ID$46,490-8.2%
Pocatello, ID$46,450-8.2%
Longview, TX$46,400-8.3%
Johnstown, PA$46,350-8.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$46,320-8.5%
Springfield, OH$46,300-8.5%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$46,290-8.6%
Visalia, CA$46,280-8.6%
Bloomington, IL$46,260-8.6%
Abilene, TX$46,190-8.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$46,190-8.8%
Jacksonville, NC$46,180-8.8%
Altoona, PA$46,160-8.8%
Homosassa Springs, FL$46,150-8.8%
Florence, SC$46,130-8.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,130-8.9%
San Angelo, TX$46,130-8.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,090-8.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$46,080-9.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$46,080-9.0%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$45,990-9.1%
Lafayette, LA$45,920-9.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,900-9.3%
Ocala, FL$45,900-9.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$45,870-9.4%
Amarillo, TX$45,860-9.4%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$45,840-9.4%
Burlington, NC$45,750-9.6%
Decatur, AL$45,740-9.6%
Lima, OH$45,740-9.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$45,720-9.7%
Las Cruces, NM$45,690-9.7%
Tallahassee, FL$45,640-9.8%
Lake Charles, LA$45,540-10.0%
Hammond, LA$45,450-10.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$45,360-10.4%
Kankakee, IL$45,190-10.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,070-11.0%
Victoria, TX$45,060-11.0%
Lawton, OK$45,010-11.1%
Lubbock, TX$44,950-11.2%
Texarkana, TX-AR$44,940-11.2%
Alexandria, LA$44,900-11.3%
Jonesboro, AR$44,830-11.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$44,780-11.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$44,710-11.7%
Sebring, FL$44,650-11.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$44,590-11.9%
Tyler, TX$44,590-11.9%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$44,540-12.0%
Yuma, AZ$44,510-12.1%
Manhattan, KS$44,410-12.3%
Eagle Pass, TX$44,360-12.4%
El Paso, TX$44,250-12.6%
Dothan, AL$44,170-12.7%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$43,980-13.1%
Goldsboro, NC$43,970-13.1%
Owensboro, KY$43,900-13.3%
Monroe, LA$43,760-13.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$43,730-13.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$43,260-14.5%
Bowling Green, KY$42,860-15.3%
Gadsden, AL$42,200-16.6%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$42,030-17.0%
Wheeling, WV-OH$42,030-17.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$41,630-17.8%
Charleston, WV$41,390-18.2%
Enid, OK$40,670-19.7%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$40,670-19.7%
Hot Springs, AR$40,430-20.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,920-21.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$39,800-21.4%
Laredo, TX$39,450-22.1%
Guam$39,220-22.5%
Virgin Islands$39,170-22.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$39,160-22.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$39,120-22.7%
Rocky Mount, NC$38,880-23.2%
Jackson, MS$38,040-24.9%
Hattiesburg, MS$37,700-25.5%
Beckley, WV$37,340-26.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$37,250-26.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,240-26.4%
Morgantown, WV$37,060-26.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,760-55.0%
Puerto Rico$22,680-55.2%
Mayaguez, PR$22,400-55.7%
Arecibo, PR$22,340-55.9%
Aguadilla, PR$22,030-56.5%
Ponce, PR$21,920-56.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.