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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in Virginia

The median automotive service technicians and mechanics in Virginia earns $59,330 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,882 a month.

10th percentile
$36,540
25th percentile
$45,080
Median percentile
$59,330
75th percentile
$76,540
90th percentile
$92,570

Based on 17,880 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

$46,589 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,330
Federal income tax−$4,940
Social Security + Medicare−$4,539
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,263
Monthly take-home$3,882
Every two weeks$1,792

Does it go far here?

$58,682Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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