Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
Mechanic Pay by Trade and State
What mechanics earn depends on the trade and the place. These pages give the median wage, the percentiles and the number of jobs the Bureau of Labor Statistics published for each of five mechanic occupations in May 2025.
By Trevor Rupe, Contributor at Savo Media Group
Salary by Trade
- Auto Mechanic Salary Median annual wage, BLS May 2025 $50,620
- Diesel Mechanic Salary Median annual wage, BLS May 2025 $61,770
- Aircraft Mechanic Salary Median annual wage, BLS May 2025 $79,870
- Collision Repair Technician Salary Median annual wage, BLS May 2025 $54,890
- Heavy Equipment Mechanic Salary Median annual wage, BLS May 2025 $65,510
Mechanic Salary by State
Automotive service technicians and mechanics, median annual wage in each state, with its metropolitan areas and the other four trades.
- Alabama $45,640
- Alaska $60,840
- Arizona $49,570
- Arkansas $44,160
- California $64,980
- Colorado $61,280
- Connecticut $60,220
- Delaware $58,410
- Florida $48,260
- Georgia $49,060
- Hawaii $52,160
- Idaho $48,420
- Illinois $49,170
- Indiana $49,360
- Iowa $50,510
- Kansas $47,790
- Kentucky $44,890
- Louisiana $46,400
- Maine $52,040
- Maryland $57,520
- Massachusetts $60,760
- Michigan $54,120
- Minnesota $58,390
- Mississippi $37,820
- Missouri $49,160
- Montana $58,740
- Nebraska $50,560
- Nevada $48,290
- New Hampshire $59,020
- New Jersey $56,610
- New Mexico $47,300
- New York $54,120
- North Carolina $48,200
- North Dakota $57,360
- Ohio $48,710
- Oklahoma $46,560
- Oregon $58,520
- Pennsylvania $49,800
- Rhode Island $51,770
- South Carolina $48,100
- South Dakota $51,160
- Tennessee $50,290
- Texas $48,310
- Utah $46,570
- Vermont $51,630
- Virginia $59,330
- Washington $57,270
- West Virginia $37,660
- Wisconsin $54,350
- Wyoming $51,330