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Automotive Service Technician and Mechanics Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,600
25th Percentile Wage
$31,830
50th Percentile Wage
$41,720
75th Percentile Wage
$58,100
90th Percentile Wage
$69,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for automotive service technicians and mechanics in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$41,720
-9.73% 0.00%
2016
$45,780
-7.19% -
2015
$49,070
3.77% -
2014
$47,220
9.42% -
2013
$42,770
2.45% -
2012
$41,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Automotive Service Technician and Mechanics Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,720 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for automotive service technicians and mechanics in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$48,500
Worcester
$48,370
Pittsfield
$48,320
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$48,070
Springfield
$47,620
Barnstable Town
$47,540
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$47,030
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$46,250
New Bedford
$46,160
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$45,980
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$44,410
Framingham
$44,380
Peabody
$42,080
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$41,720
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$39,050
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$37,800
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$31,630