Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Salary in the US
A aircraft mechanics and service technicians earns a national median of $79,870 a year (mean $84,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #224 of 825.
How much does a aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn in the US?
A aircraft mechanics and service technicians in the United States earns a median of $79,870 a year (mean $84,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 57% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 138,090 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-3011), ranked #224 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$79,870
per year
Mean
$84,740
per year
Employment
138,090
US workers
National rank
#224
of 825 by median
What a aircraft mechanics and service technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a aircraft mechanics and service technicians (SOC 49-3011) earns a median annual wage of $79,870 and a mean (average) of $84,740. The median is the midpoint — half of aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 57% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a aircraft mechanics and service technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for aircraft mechanics and service technicians is $79,870, and the mean (average) is $84,740. The median is the midpoint — half of aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does aircraft mechanics and service technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $79,870, a aircraft mechanics and service technicians earns 57% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many aircraft mechanics and service technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 138,090 aircraft mechanics and service technicians employed nationally (SOC 49-3011), across all industries.
- Where does this aircraft mechanics and service technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 49-3011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 49-3011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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