Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary
The median pay for automotive service technicians and mechanics in the United States is $50,620 a year. About 704,640 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,660
- 25th percentile
- $38,900
- Median percentile
- $50,620
- 75th percentile
- $70,430
- 90th percentile
- $81,790
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
- District of Columbia $68,660
- California $64,980
- Colorado $61,280
- Alaska $60,840
- Massachusetts $60,760
- Connecticut $60,220
- Virginia $59,330
- New Hampshire $59,020
- Montana $58,740
- Oregon $58,520
- Delaware $58,410
- Minnesota $58,390
- Maryland $57,520
- North Dakota $57,360
- Washington $57,270
- New Jersey $56,610
- Wisconsin $54,350
- Michigan $54,120
- New York $54,120
- Hawaii $52,160
- Maine $52,040
- Rhode Island $51,770
- Vermont $51,630
- Wyoming $51,330
- South Dakota $51,160
- Nebraska $50,560
- Iowa $50,510
- Tennessee $50,290
- Pennsylvania $49,800
- Arizona $49,570
- Indiana $49,360
- Illinois $49,170
- Missouri $49,160
- Georgia $49,060
- Ohio $48,710
- Idaho $48,420
- Texas $48,310
- Nevada $48,290
- Florida $48,260
- North Carolina $48,200
- South Carolina $48,100
- Kansas $47,790
- New Mexico $47,300
- Utah $46,570
- Oklahoma $46,560
- Louisiana $46,400
- Alabama $45,640
- Kentucky $44,890
- Arkansas $44,160
- Mississippi $37,820
- West Virginia $37,660
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $77,840
- Napa, CA $76,450
- San Francisco, CA $76,030
- Santa Rosa, CA $75,080
- Sacramento, CA $72,020
- Vallejo, CA $69,710
- Oxnard, CA $65,160
- San Diego, CA $64,320
- Riverside, CA $64,210
- Hanford, CA $64,090
- Boulder, CO $63,950
- Chico, CA $63,070
- Boston, MA $63,060
- Stockton, CA $62,840
- Los Angeles, CA $62,820
- Modesto, CA $62,770
- Salinas, CA $62,770
- Milwaukee, WI $62,530
- Bakersfield, CA $62,450
- Bridgeport, CT $62,440
- Denver, CO $61,960
- Washington, DC $61,860
- San Luis Obispo, CA $61,620
- Fort Collins, CO $61,610
- Richmond, VA $61,510
- Bozeman, MT $61,320
- Santa Maria, CA $61,110
- Fairbanks, AK $61,060
- Dubuque, IA $61,030
- Greeley, CO $60,920
- Colorado Springs, CO $60,710
- Barnstable Town, MA $60,650
- Madison, WI $60,650
- Minneapolis, MN $60,490
- Des Moines, IA $60,470
- Portland, OR $60,450
- Billings, MT $60,150
- Minot, ND $60,020
- Anchorage, AK $59,880
- New Haven, CT $59,760
- Manchester, NH $59,720
- Missoula, MT $59,650
- Casper, WY $59,530
- Fargo, ND $59,510
- Merced, CA $59,390
- Seattle, WA $59,290
- Sioux Falls, SD $59,190
- Charlottesville, VA $59,130
- Great Falls, MT $59,110
- Portland, ME $59,090
- Waterbury, CT $59,040
- Amherst Town, MA $58,980
- Rapid City, SD $58,980
- Norwich, CT $58,950
- Hartford, CT $58,910
- Santa Cruz, CA $58,860
- Ames, IA $58,820
- Nashville, TN $58,700
- Grand Forks, ND $58,680
- Yuba City, CA $58,580
- Rochester, NY $58,530
- Pueblo, CO $58,480
- Philadelphia, PA $58,460
- Ann Arbor, MI $58,420
- Virginia Beach, VA $58,290
- Grand Junction, CO $58,200
- St. Louis, MO $58,190
- Appleton, WI $58,060
- Salem, OR $57,960
- Helena, MT $57,820
- Allentown, PA $57,810
- New York, NY $57,760
- Baltimore, MD $57,630
- Burlington, VT $57,580
- Winchester, VA $57,570
- Kenosha, WI $57,540
- Monroe, MI $57,400
- Medford, OR $57,390
- Bend, OR $57,300
- Kahului, HI $57,180
- Bismarck, ND $56,960
- Lexington Park, MD $56,560
- Bellingham, WA $56,550
- Trenton, NJ $56,550
- Springfield, MA $56,440
- Lewiston, ME $56,370
- Kiryas Joel, NY $56,260
- Green Bay, WI $56,180
- Columbus, OH $56,150
- Lansing, MI $56,130
- Detroit, MI $56,000
- Santa Fe, NM $55,640
- Albany, NY $55,500
- Gainesville, GA $55,330
- Chicago, IL $55,320
- Mount Vernon, WA $55,270
- York, PA $55,110
- Atlantic City, NJ $54,840
- Salisbury, MD $54,840
- Spokane, WA $54,840
- Corvallis, OR $54,330
- El Centro, CA $54,330
- Grants Pass, OR $54,330
- Worcester, MA $54,330
- Fond du Lac, WI $54,300
- Carson City, NV $54,270
- Omaha, NE $54,230
- Sioux City, IA $54,230
- Longview, WA $54,080
- Bremerton, WA $53,820
- Kansas City, MO $53,790
- Cheyenne, WY $53,750
- Charlotte, NC $53,660
- Kennewick, WA $53,450
- Albany, OR $53,290
- Kingston, NY $53,290
- Grand Island, NE $53,250
- Janesville, WI $53,240
- Wausau, WI $53,100
- Akron, OH $52,900