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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in Columbus, IN

The median automotive service technicians and mechanics in Columbus, IN earns $49,180 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,352 a month.

10th percentile
$36,220
25th percentile
$37,300
Median percentile
$49,180
75th percentile
$60,510
90th percentile
$74,650

Based on 190 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,221 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,180
Federal income tax−$3,722
Social Security + Medicare−$3,762
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,475
Monthly take-home$3,352
Every two weeks$1,547

Does it go far here?

$52,880Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

All automotive service technicians and mechanics salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana