Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians salary
The median pay for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in the United States is $79,870 a year. About 138,090 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,780
- 25th percentile
- $62,630
- Median percentile
- $79,870
- 75th percentile
- $99,130
- 90th percentile
- $128,890
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Jersey $105,370
- New York $102,800
- Maryland $100,500
- Washington $98,980
- Connecticut $96,830
- Nevada $94,890
- Massachusetts $93,040
- Alaska $91,150
- Hawaii $90,830
- California $86,100
- New Mexico $84,440
- Texas $84,440
- Delaware $83,550
- Oregon $82,850
- Alabama $82,260
- Virginia $82,200
- Colorado $82,080
- Minnesota $81,980
- Illinois $81,680
- Tennessee $81,040
- Ohio $80,570
- Kansas $80,270
- Louisiana $79,780
- New Hampshire $79,610
- Pennsylvania $78,000
- North Dakota $77,740
- North Carolina $76,980
- Florida $76,940
- Vermont $76,370
- South Dakota $75,750
- Georgia $75,640
- Arizona $75,300
- South Carolina $75,160
- Michigan $74,900
- Mississippi $74,880
- Oklahoma $74,390
- Wisconsin $73,930
- Missouri $71,470
- Rhode Island $70,720
- Utah $70,160
- Iowa $69,890
- Kentucky $67,920
- Maine $67,890
- Arkansas $65,420
- Montana $64,170
- Nebraska $64,020
- Indiana $63,400
- Idaho $61,250
- Wyoming $56,680
- West Virginia $45,470
By metro area
- New York, NY $127,140
- Seattle, WA $103,900
- Waterbury, CT $101,660
- Trenton, NJ $101,590
- Baltimore, MD $100,940
- Chicago, IL $100,610
- Lexington Park, MD $100,500
- San Jose, CA $98,760
- Atlanta, GA $98,300
- Kahului, HI $98,280
- Yuba City, CA $97,240
- Dallas, TX $94,920
- Anchorage, AK $94,120
- Washington, DC $93,910
- San Francisco, CA $93,400
- Boston, MA $93,280
- Orlando, FL $92,430
- Memphis, TN $92,180
- Las Vegas, NV $91,940
- Bakersfield, CA $91,750
- Raleigh, NC $91,600
- Medford, OR $90,560
- Urban Honolulu, HI $90,110
- Minneapolis, MN $90,050
- Boulder, CO $88,770
- Bismarck, ND $88,570
- Hartford, CT $87,730
- Lafayette, LA $87,630
- San Diego, CA $87,560
- Kiryas Joel, NY $87,280
- Hammond, LA $87,170
- Denver, CO $86,830
- Elizabethtown, KY $85,700
- Cincinnati, OH $85,410
- Houston, TX $85,400
- San Luis Obispo, CA $85,340
- Hanford, CA $85,250
- Austin, TX $84,440
- Philadelphia, PA $84,100
- Hagerstown, MD $83,820
- Portland, OR $83,760
- Fort Collins, CO $83,260
- Los Angeles, CA $83,250
- Sacramento, CA $82,420
- Mobile, AL $82,260
- New Orleans, LA $82,160
- Barnstable Town, MA $81,900
- Charleston, SC $81,690
- Goldsboro, NC $81,640
- Fairbanks, AK $81,520
- Greenville, SC $81,450
- Yuma, AZ $81,450
- Riverside, CA $81,440
- Rapid City, SD $81,400
- Helena, MT $80,870
- Baton Rouge, LA $80,820
- Montgomery, AL $80,810
- Waco, TX $80,580
- Cleveland, OH $80,570
- Virginia Beach, VA $80,450
- Dover, DE $80,390
- Corpus Christi, TX $80,270
- Buffalo, NY $80,040
- Toledo, OH $79,830
- Colorado Springs, CO $79,810
- Santa Rosa, CA $79,810
- Norwich, CT $79,620
- Oxnard, CA $79,590
- Reno, NV $79,480
- Rochester, NY $79,200
- Abilene, TX $78,810
- Albuquerque, NM $78,730
- Charlotte, NC $78,580
- Santa Maria, CA $78,470
- Bellingham, WA $78,420
- Miami, FL $78,260
- San Antonio, TX $78,240
- St. Cloud, MN $78,150
- Lake Charles, LA $77,870
- Missoula, MT $77,790
- Grand Forks, ND $77,740
- Las Cruces, NM $77,650
- St. Louis, MO $77,600
- Dayton, OH $77,580
- Houma, LA $77,480
- Shreveport, LA $77,270
- Sebastian, FL $77,180
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $76,800
- Hilton Head Island, SC $76,780
- North Port, FL $76,730
- Phoenix, AZ $76,610
- Johnstown, PA $76,420
- Detroit, MI $75,940
- Akron, OH $75,800
- Youngstown, OH $75,770
- Grand Rapids, MI $75,550
- Manchester, NH $75,530
- Crestview, FL $75,380
- Syracuse, NY $75,360
- Kingsport, TN $75,300
- Spokane, WA $75,280
- Stockton, CA $75,250
- New Haven, CT $75,110
- Richmond, VA $75,100
- Burlington, VT $75,090
- Bend, OR $74,940
- Allentown, PA $74,770
- Oshkosh, WI $74,630
- Greeley, CO $74,570
- San Angelo, TX $74,490
- Milwaukee, WI $74,480
- Gulfport, MS $74,460
- Fayetteville, NC $74,440
- Killeen, TX $74,240
- Columbus, OH $74,210
- Sioux Falls, SD $74,150
- Madison, WI $74,030
- Midland, TX $73,910
- Winston, NC $73,480
- Tucson, AZ $73,340