Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay in the U.S.
$56,420avg. a year
$27.13 an hour · 704,640 employed
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in the U.S. earn an average of $56,420 a year and a median of $50,620. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($67,910) and lowest in West Virginia ($44,080).
$50,620Median pay
$27.13Average hourly
+21%Avg. pay since 2020
704,640Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for automotive service technicians and mechanics
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1310 jobs
District of Columbia
$67,910
$32.65 an hour
21,420 jobs
Alaska
$65,620
$31.55 an hour
365,420 jobs
California
$65,470
$31.47 an hour
412,300 jobs
Colorado
$63,980
$30.76 an hour
56,990 jobs
Oregon
$63,210
$30.39 an hour
612,710 jobs
Massachusetts
$62,960
$30.27 an hour
712,930 jobs
Washington
$62,460
$30.03 an hour
817,880 jobs
Virginia
$61,600
$29.62 an hour
94,840 jobs
New Hampshire
$60,690
$29.18 an hour
106,960 jobs
Connecticut
$60,160
$28.92 an hour
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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $75,730 | $36.41 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $75,410 | $36.26 |
| Hinesville, GA | $74,460 | $35.80 |
| Napa, CA | $71,100 | $34.18 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $70,890 | $34.08 |
| Boulder, CO | $69,090 | $33.22 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $68,380 | $32.87 |
| Vallejo, CA | $68,130 | $32.75 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $51,020 | $45,640 | 9,040 |
| Alaska | $65,620 | $60,840 | 1,420 |
| Arizona | $55,680 | $49,570 | 16,400 |
| Arkansas | $48,420 | $44,160 | 7,310 |
| California | $65,470 | $64,980 | 65,420 |
| Colorado | $63,980 | $61,280 | 12,300 |
| Connecticut | $60,160 | $60,220 | 6,960 |
| Delaware | $58,500 | $58,410 | 1,910 |
| District of Columbia | $67,910 | $68,660 | 310 |
| Florida | $53,740 | $48,260 | 49,930 |
| Georgia | $56,600 | $49,060 | 22,070 |
| Hawaii | $56,180 | $52,160 | 2,710 |
| Idaho | $53,990 | $48,420 | 5,030 |
| Illinois | $56,680 | $49,170 | 29,510 |
| Indiana | $53,710 | $49,360 | 16,480 |
| Iowa | $55,310 | $50,510 | 7,610 |
| Kansas | $52,760 | $47,790 | 6,240 |
| Kentucky | $47,990 | $44,890 | 11,140 |
| Louisiana | $50,650 | $46,400 | 8,620 |
| Maine | $55,200 | $52,040 | 3,390 |
| Maryland | $59,380 | $57,520 | 14,230 |
| Massachusetts | $62,960 | $60,760 | 12,710 |
| Michigan | $56,490 | $54,120 | 22,280 |
| Minnesota | $59,300 | $58,390 | 11,980 |
| Mississippi | $45,650 | $37,820 | 7,410 |
| Missouri | $53,950 | $49,160 | 17,210 |
| Montana | $59,310 | $58,740 | 2,900 |
| Nebraska | $55,430 | $50,560 | 4,560 |
| Nevada | $56,090 | $48,290 | 7,420 |
| New Hampshire | $60,690 | $59,020 | 4,840 |
| New Jersey | $58,830 | $56,610 | 17,640 |
| New Mexico | $51,790 | $47,300 | 5,080 |
| New York | $59,110 | $54,120 | 32,020 |
| North Carolina | $53,510 | $48,200 | 26,510 |
| North Dakota | $58,000 | $57,360 | 2,140 |
| Ohio | $54,590 | $48,710 | 22,640 |
| Oklahoma | $52,080 | $46,560 | 8,870 |
| Oregon | $63,210 | $58,520 | 6,990 |
| Pennsylvania | $54,340 | $49,800 | 29,400 |
| Rhode Island | $54,310 | $51,770 | 2,530 |
| South Carolina | $52,420 | $48,100 | 13,420 |
| South Dakota | $55,660 | $51,160 | 2,010 |
| Tennessee | $54,590 | $50,290 | 16,210 |
| Texas | $52,980 | $48,310 | 69,750 |
| Utah | $51,690 | $46,570 | 9,350 |
| Vermont | $58,030 | $51,630 | 1,610 |
| Virginia | $61,600 | $59,330 | 17,880 |
| Washington | $62,460 | $57,270 | 12,930 |
| West Virginia | $44,080 | $37,660 | 4,490 |
| Wisconsin | $56,900 | $54,350 | 12,270 |
| Wyoming | $55,300 | $51,330 | 1,560 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$61,820
28,420 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$63,670
22,330 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$59,320
20,140 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$55,760
17,690 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$54,900
14,910 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58,620
12,700 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$59,390
12,310 jobsWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$66,510
12,030 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do automotive service technicians and mechanics make?
The average is $56,420 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $50,620 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $27.13, and the median is $24.34 an hour.
Which state pays automotive service technicians and mechanics the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $67,910 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $75,730.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $34,660 a year, and the top 10% earn over $81,790.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 49-3023. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.