The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $63,290, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for automotive service technicians and mechanics. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $60,180). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $63,290 |
$37,870 | 390 |
| 2 | Alaska | $60,180 |
$37,410 | 1,610 |
| 3 | California | $59,710 |
$34,810 | 60,500 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $54,080 |
$31,500 | 14,590 |
| 5 | Washington | $51,730 |
$37,020 | 11,740 |
| 6 | Oregon | $49,730 |
$35,360 | 6,450 |
| 7 | Colorado | $49,330 |
$31,940 | 12,580 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $49,180 |
$30,430 | 7,450 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $49,160 |
$30,290 | 2,450 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $49,110 |
$30,350 | 3,280 |
| 11 | Maryland | $49,060 |
$31,250 | 12,650 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $48,960 |
$33,660 | 11,610 |
| 13 | Delaware | $48,960 |
$29,570 | 1,880 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $48,880 |
$31,720 | 1,260 |
| 15 | Montana | $48,040 |
$26,640 | 2,370 |
| 16 | Michigan | $47,900 |
$30,390 | 20,550 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $47,810 |
$35,980 | 13,620 |
| 18 | Maine | $47,750 |
$31,000 | 2,740 |
| 19 | Nevada | $47,740 |
$28,880 | 6,140 |
| 20 | New York | $47,710 |
$31,360 | 30,750 |
| 21 | Virginia | $47,410 |
$30,320 | 19,750 |
| 22 | Idaho | $47,100 |
$29,410 | 4,390 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $47,000 |
$32,950 | 2,160 |
| 24 | Illinois | $46,970 |
$30,180 | 29,840 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $46,850 |
$30,620 | 12,570 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $46,650 |
$29,900 | 3,970 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $46,590 |
$29,290 | 31,580 |
| 28 | Vermont | $46,430 |
$32,790 | 1,620 |
| 29 | Indiana | $46,250 |
$30,050 | 14,550 |
| 30 | Arizona | $46,200 |
$30,910 | 16,250 |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $46,160 |
$29,270 | 2,510 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $46,120 |
$35,350 | 1,980 |
| 33 | Florida | $45,690 |
$28,610 | 48,650 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $45,350 |
$28,030 | 22,920 |
| 35 | Utah | $45,150 |
$27,710 | 7,670 |
| 36 | Iowa | $44,820 |
$29,380 | 7,120 |
| 37 | Texas | $44,810 |
$27,480 | 61,200 |
| 38 | Louisiana | $44,760 |
$23,750 | 7,610 |
| 39 | Georgia | $44,570 |
$27,040 | 22,960 |
| 40 | Ohio | $44,430 |
$28,100 | 23,100 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $43,710 |
$29,090 | 16,610 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $43,700 |
$27,330 | 11,350 |
| 43 | Kansas | $42,060 |
$27,200 | 5,470 |
| 44 | Virgin Islands | $41,830 |
$30,350 | 90 |
| 45 | Alabama | $40,620 |
$27,130 | 9,080 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $39,700 |
$28,200 | 5,790 |
| 47 | Missouri | $39,690 |
$28,250 | 16,340 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $39,310 |
$28,310 | 8,420 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $38,530 |
$25,530 | 5,190 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $37,320 |
$23,890 | 6,310 |
| 51 | Kentucky | $36,000 |
$24,460 | 8,600 |
| 52 | Guam | $35,770 |
$20,060 | 220 |
| 53 | West Virginia | $34,880 |
$23,230 | 3,900 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,840 |
$17,680 | 2,950 |