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Automotive service technicians and mechanics earn $50,620 a year at the midpoint

One of the largest occupations in the country — about 704,640 people — with a midpoint of $50,620 a year.

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$50,620median a year · United States
$24.34an hour $56,420average 704,640people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$38,90025th $50,620median $70,43075th
$34,66010th percentile $81,79090th percentile
$38,900a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$68,660best-paying state · District of Columbia
$37,660lowest-paying state · West Virginia
+36%top state against the national median
  • Read the spread, not the middle. The median is the midpoint across everyone in the occupation, most of them years into the work. A beginner starts nearer the 10th to 25th percentile, which is why the spread is published alongside it.
  • What the figure counts. The figure counts base pay plus tips, commissions and production bonuses. It leaves out the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and the value of benefits or profit sharing.
  • The annual figure is arithmetic. For hourly occupations the annual figure is the hourly rate times 2080 hours. It is a calculation, not observed earnings: part time is the norm in retail and food service.
  • Where you live moves it more than your resume does. National figures. A state or metro area can sit far from the national number, and that gap is usually larger than any difference a resume makes.
  • Not in these numbers. Growth and annual openings are not in this dataset. They come from the separate Employment Projections tables, where an opening is a modelled ten year average and not a posted vacancy.

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State matters a lotThe same job pays $68,660 in District of Columbia and $37,660 in West Virginia — a gap of $31,000 a year.

Automotive service technician earnings, from starting pay up to the top 10%

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Automotive service technician wages by state

The 42 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.73 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
California $64,980 $38,180 $38,180 — $95,280 65,420
Colorado $61,280 $39,550 $39,550 — $93,830 12,300
Massachusetts $60,760 $38,370 $38,370 — $95,090 12,710
Connecticut $60,220 $38,430 $38,430 — $79,930 6,960
Virginia $59,330 $36,540 $36,540 — $92,570 17,880
New Hampshire $59,020 $38,310 $38,310 — $82,250 4,840
Montana $58,740 $38,170 $38,170 — $78,460 2,900
Oregon $58,520 $39,590 $39,590 — $92,090 6,990
Minnesota $58,390 $38,310 $38,310 — $83,180 11,980
Maryland $57,520 $35,940 $35,940 — $84,420 14,230
Washington $57,270 $39,470 $39,470 — $95,620 12,930
New Jersey $56,610 $33,500 $33,500 — $91,210 17,640
Wisconsin $54,350 $36,590 $36,590 — $78,140 12,270
Michigan $54,120 $36,110 $36,110 — $79,060 22,280
New York $54,120 $35,470 $35,470 — $91,490 32,020
Maine $52,040 $38,420 $38,420 — $74,650 3,390
Nebraska $50,560 $36,770 $36,770 — $79,990 4,560
Iowa $50,510 $36,100 $36,100 — $77,400 7,610
Tennessee $50,290 $34,820 $34,820 — $79,930 16,210
Pennsylvania $49,800 $35,600 $35,600 — $77,630 29,400
Arizona $49,570 $34,660 $34,660 — $79,330 16,400
Indiana $49,360 $35,800 $35,800 — $78,580 16,480
Illinois $49,170 $34,190 $34,190 — $91,200 29,510
Missouri $49,160 $34,950 $34,950 — $76,870 17,210
Georgia $49,060 $33,580 $33,580 — $84,360 22,070
Ohio $48,710 $34,110 $34,110 — $79,690 22,640
Idaho $48,420 $34,570 $34,570 — $77,710 5,030
Texas $48,310 $29,360 $29,360 — $81,720 69,750
Nevada $48,290 $33,500 $33,500 — $81,180 7,420
Florida $48,260 $31,970 $31,970 — $79,180 49,930
North Carolina $48,200 $31,500 $31,500 — $79,610 26,510
South Carolina $48,100 $31,200 $31,200 — $78,030 13,420
Kansas $47,790 $31,970 $31,970 — $77,340 6,240
New Mexico $47,300 $30,390 $30,390 — $77,850 5,080
Utah $46,570 $30,460 $30,460 — $77,320 9,350
Oklahoma $46,560 $29,410 $29,410 — $81,480 8,870
Louisiana $46,400 $30,230 $30,230 — $77,790 8,620
Alabama $45,640 $31,030 $31,030 — $79,230 9,040
Kentucky $44,890 $30,210 $30,210 — $73,910 11,140
Arkansas $44,160 $30,320 $30,320 — $75,600 7,310
Mississippi $37,820 $28,650 $28,650 — $74,000 7,410
West Virginia $37,660 $28,270 $28,270 — $65,520 4,490

Ranked 508 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 36% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 506 Logging Workers, All Other $50,840
  2. 507 Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks $50,670
  3. 508 Automotive service technicians and mechanics $50,620
  4. 509 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $50,620
  5. 510 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $50,610

Resumes for automotive service technicians and mechanics

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  • Followed checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
  • Tested and adjusted repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
  • Performed routine and scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.

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Adjacent work, and what it pays

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

Automotive service technicians and mechanics$50,620
Rail Car Repairers$67,530+$16,910 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,770+$11,150 Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,550+$6,930 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,550+$5,930 Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,890+$4,270 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$52,000+$1,380

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Automotive service technician pay rate, hourly and yearly

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$50,627a year

What people often ask

What is an automotive service technician’s yearly income?

An automotive service technician makes a median of $50,620 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $38,900 and $70,430.

What is an automotive service technician’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $24.34 an hour; the average is $56,420 a year.

What is the starting pay for an automotive service technician?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $38,900 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $34,660.

Which state pays automotive service technicians and mechanics the most?

District of Columbia, with a median of $68,660 a year.

How many people work as automotive service technicians and mechanics?

About 704,640 in the United States — number 508 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays about the same

Median pay within $240 of what automotive service technicians and mechanics earn — $50,620 a year — but not always the same spread.

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