Highest-paying Cities for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

The top 100 highest paying cities for automotive service technicians and mechanics (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of automotive service technicians and mechanics in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $72,530, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for automotive service technicians and mechanics. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $63,560). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of automotive service technicians and mechanics in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$72,530	$42,710	2,600
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$63,560	$39,420	8,010
3	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$62,130	$37,160	320
4	Fairbanks, Alaska	$61,430	$37,080	320
5	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$61,200	$34,940	530
6	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$60,960	$35,280	4,540
7	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$60,510	$37,650	340
8	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$60,330	$35,830	770
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$60,240	$38,530	5,960
10	Napa, California	$60,110	$34,890	210
11	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$59,910	$27,340	340
12	Stockton, California	$59,880	$33,540	1,170
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$59,770	$31,990	17,560
14	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$59,380	$31,040	60
15	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$59,280	$31,210	5,060
16	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$58,950	$35,650	1,320
17	Anchorage, Alaska	$58,920	$37,410	960
18	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$58,840	$34,820	7,930
19	El Centro, California	$58,690	$32,010	310
20	Salinas, California	$58,680	$33,790	640
21	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$58,350	$36,100	990
22	Boulder, Colorado	$57,530	$30,860	690
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$57,270	$34,870	12,190
24	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$57,200	$34,900	550
25	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$56,560	$32,790	630
26	Corvallis, Oregon	$56,160	$36,360	130
27	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$54,850	$33,550	1,690
28	St Marys County, Maryland	$54,680	$32,060	190
29	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$54,650	$35,880	420
30	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$52,860	$30,880	1,290
31	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$52,800	$33,820	27,310
32	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$52,800	$32,140	480
33	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$52,510	$37,060	390
34	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,440	$30,750	270
35	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$52,370	$30,220	180
36	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$52,170	$27,100	180
37	Chico, California	$51,220	$31,520	400
38	Yuba City, California	$51,170	$30,910	290
39	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$51,090	$30,610	390
40	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$50,940	$35,080	2,940
41	Albany, Oregon	$50,840	$35,360	150
42	Bellingham, Washington	$50,680	$36,660	330
43	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$50,650	$29,980	13,470
44	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$50,540	$35,850	490
45	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$50,520	$30,420	1,100
46	Fresno, California	$50,490	$31,570	1,770
47	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$50,480	$30,990	270
48	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$50,450	$35,430	7,150
49	Salem, Oregon	$50,440	$35,660	550
50	Carson City, Nevada	$50,430	$30,100	220
51	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$50,270	$29,950	170
52	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$50,200	$35,870	280
53	Camden, New Jersey	$50,120	$27,090	2,280
54	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$49,970	$24,130	640
55	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$49,920	$31,270	880
56	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$49,890	$36,580	260
57	Modesto, California	$49,850	$32,000	930
58	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$49,850	$31,210	9,480
59	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$49,800	$25,910	4,520
60	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$49,740	$34,430	800
61	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$49,730	$35,870	3,750
62	Lewiston, Washington	$49,720	$30,160	210
63	Bend, Oregon	$49,690	$35,040	400
64	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$49,680	$34,960	390
65	Waterbury, Connecticut	$49,680	$29,590	490
66	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$49,670	$29,620	210
67	Manchester, New Hampshire	$49,650	$34,920	570
68	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$49,650	$32,890	130
69	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$49,580	$30,410	1,530
70	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$49,440	$35,070	6,410
71	Pocatello, Idaho	$49,420	$27,720	200
72	Danbury, Connecticut	$49,420	$30,430	480
73	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$49,380	$33,150	280
74	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$49,370	$34,690	490
75	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$49,340	$29,180	570
76	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$49,310	$32,310	3,320
77	Redding, California	$49,300	$29,930	430
78	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$49,260	$28,430	290
79	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$49,080	$30,090	1,660
80	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$49,070	$30,260	520
81	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$49,060	$37,760	640
82	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$49,040	$35,210	490
83	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$48,990	$34,210	670
84	Casper, Wyoming	$48,990	$31,680	190
85	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$48,960	$30,400	510
86	Greeley, Colorado	$48,940	$31,910	710
87	Billings, Montana	$48,940	$31,680	470
88	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$48,920	$29,640	800
89	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$48,890	$32,910	470
90	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$48,880	$36,230	220
91	Kingston, New York	$48,840	$29,900	390
92	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$48,820	$35,990	1,860
93	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$48,800	$31,090	160
94	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$48,790	$26,750	650
95	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$48,730	$32,260	780
96	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$48,640	$36,520	440
97	Charlottesville, Virginia	$48,620	$30,510	490
98	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$48,590	$31,200	650
99	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$48,500	$36,960	290
100	Madison, Wisconsin	$48,500	$30,960	1,380

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for automotive service technicians and mechanics.