Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary in the US
A automotive service technicians and mechanics earns a national median of $50,620 a year (mean $56,420) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #537 of 825.
How much does a automotive service technicians and mechanics earn in the US?
A automotive service technicians and mechanics in the United States earns a median of $50,620 a year (mean $56,420), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 704,640 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-3023), ranked #537 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$50,620
per year
Mean
$56,420
per year
Employment
704,640
US workers
National rank
#537
of 825 by median
What a automotive service technicians and mechanics earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a automotive service technicians and mechanics (SOC 49-3023) earns a median annual wage of $50,620 and a mean (average) of $56,420. The median is the midpoint — half of automotive service technicians and mechanics earn more and half earn less — and is 1% below 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 automotive service technicians and mechanics in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for automotive service technicians and mechanics is $50,620, and the mean (average) is $56,420. The median is the midpoint — half of automotive service technicians and mechanics earn more and half earn less.
- How does automotive service technicians and mechanics pay compare to the US average?
- At $50,620, a automotive service technicians and mechanics earns 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many automotive service technicians and mechanics are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 704,640 automotive service technicians and mechanics employed nationally (SOC 49-3023), across all industries.
- Where does this automotive service technicians and mechanics 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 49-3023. 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 49-3023 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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