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Aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn $79,870 a year at the midpoint

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The lowest tenth are paid about $48,780, the highest tenth about $128,890 — figures from the 2025 federal wage survey.

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$79,870median a year · United States
$38.40an hour $84,740average 138,090people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$62,63025th $79,870median $99,13075th
$48,78010th percentile $128,89090th percentile
$62,630a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$105,370best-paying state · New Jersey
$45,470lowest-paying state · West Virginia
+32%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $105,370 in New Jersey and $45,470 in West Virginia — a gap of $59,900 a year.

Aircraft mechanic earnings, from starting pay to the highest 10%

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  • Inspected completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
  • Read and interpreted maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Maintained repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.

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Place 203 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 74% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 201 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $79,940
  2. 202 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $79,920
  3. 203 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians $79,870
  4. 204 Landscape Architects $79,870
  5. 205 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $79,860

Aircraft mechanic wages by state

The 40 states where the most people do this work, of 50 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.32 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
New Jersey $105,370 $72,760 $72,760 — $133,790 1,900
New York $102,800 $63,380 $63,380 — $240,310 4,300
Maryland $100,500 $65,960 $65,960 — $121,100 1,070
Washington $98,980 $58,450 $58,450 — $117,740 4,480
Connecticut $96,830 $60,390 $60,390 — $127,050 1,430
Nevada $94,890 $61,010 $61,010 — $113,290 2,570
Massachusetts $93,040 $75,180 $75,180 — $133,400 1,410
Alaska $91,150 $54,530 $54,530 — $122,880 1,470
Hawaii $90,830 $62,570 $62,570 — $130,560 1,150
California $86,100 $53,860 $53,860 — $116,690 12,590
New Mexico $84,440 $49,690 $49,690 — $99,020 860
Texas $84,440 $48,600 $48,600 — $122,180 16,850
Oregon $82,850 $59,330 $59,330 — $135,770 1,080
Alabama $82,260 $48,350 $48,350 — $98,440 4,310
Virginia $82,200 $58,150 $58,150 — $125,170 2,260
Colorado $82,080 $60,960 $60,960 — $130,160 2,690
Minnesota $81,980 $52,100 $52,100 — $133,020 2,390
Illinois $81,680 $46,460 $46,460 — $130,950 3,370
Tennessee $81,040 $52,900 $52,900 — $167,410 4,670
Ohio $80,570 $51,490 $51,490 — $132,850 2,840
Kansas $80,270 $50,630 $50,630 — $98,070 1,440
Louisiana $79,780 $47,840 $47,840 — $107,830 1,150
Pennsylvania $78,000 $48,560 $48,560 — $136,510 2,080
North Carolina $76,980 $50,970 $50,970 — $112,050 4,700
Florida $76,940 $45,500 $45,500 — $130,190 14,850
Georgia $75,640 $47,240 $47,240 — $133,250 6,720
Arizona $75,300 $48,290 $48,290 — $121,480 5,670
South Carolina $75,160 $45,230 $45,230 — $84,600 1,660
Michigan $74,900 $48,180 $48,180 — $118,100 3,380
Mississippi $74,880 $47,650 $47,650 — $88,340 1,360
Oklahoma $74,390 $51,130 $51,130 — $108,770 8,550
Wisconsin $73,930 $44,520 $44,520 — $99,850 1,270
Missouri $71,470 $45,620 $45,620 — $97,160 1,700
Utah $70,160 $46,210 $46,210 — $104,550 2,080
Kentucky $67,920 $45,210 $45,210 — $156,910 1,680
Arkansas $65,420 $39,900 $39,900 — $78,690 720
Nebraska $64,020 $47,440 $47,440 — $98,020 410
Indiana $63,400 $36,980 $36,980 — $90,060 1,500
Idaho $61,250 $44,840 $44,840 — $98,260 600
West Virginia $45,470 $35,220 $35,220 — $78,710 590

Neighbouring work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians$79,870
Rail Car Repairers$67,530−$12,340 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,770−$18,100 Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,550−$22,320 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,550−$23,320 Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,890−$24,980 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$52,000−$27,870

Aircraft mechanic pay rate, hourly to annual

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$79,872a year

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Questions people often ask

What is an aircraft mechanic’s yearly income?

An aircraft mechanic makes a median of $79,870 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $62,630 and $99,130.

What is an aircraft mechanic’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $38.40 an hour; the average is $84,740 a year.

What is the starting pay for an aircraft mechanic?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $62,630 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $48,780.

Which state pays aircraft mechanics and service technicians the most?

New Jersey, with a median of $105,370 a year.

How many people work as aircraft mechanics and service technicians?

About 138,090 in the United States — number 203 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays nearly the same

Median pay within $50 of what aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn — $79,870 a year — but not always the same spread.

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