49 Series · SOC 49-3023
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $50,620
- Median / year
- $81,790
- Top 10% earn
- +4.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 704,640
- US workers
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics earn a median of $50,620 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $50,620, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $34,660 (10th percentile) to $81,790 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 704,640 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($68,660), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics earn a median of $50,620, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 35% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, it ranks #38 of 51 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.2% by 2033.
- $50,620
- Median annual wage
- Top 65%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #38 of 51
- in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
- 2.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $68,660. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (SOC 49-3023) pays a national median of $50,620 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $34,660 at the 10th percentile to $81,790 at the 90th, with a mean of $56,420 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 704,640 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 527 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 70,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Postsecondary nondegree award and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 6 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $68,660, which is +36% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $77,840 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 704,640 jobs Median $50,620/yr
Median Salary
$50,620
per year
Median Hourly
$24.34/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$56,420
average
Employment
704,640
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$50,620 Bottom 35% higher than 35% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 49-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 49-series occupations with growth data, Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics sits on the slower-growing side at +4.2% growth and $50,620 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.2%
About average
Annual Openings
70,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
6/100K
Injury Rate
3.5/100
Danger Index
17/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Repairing 3.8
Troubleshooting 3.6
Critical Thinking 3.5
Operations Monitoring 3.5
Equipment Maintenance 3.4
Active Listening 3.3
Monitoring 3.3
Operation and Control 3.3
Judgment and Decision Making 3.3
Speaking 3.1
Knowledge Areas
Mechanical 4.8
Customer and Personal Service 3.3
Computers and Electronics 3.3
Engineering and Technology 3.0
English Language 2.9
Transportation 2.8
Education and Training 2.8
Public Safety and Security 2.7
Mathematics 2.6
Physics 2.5
Key Tasks
- ▸ Inspect vehicles for damage and record findings so that necessary repairs can be made.
- ▸ Test drive vehicles and test components and systems, using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
- ▸ Test and adjust repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
- ▸ Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
- ▸ Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
- ▸ Conduct visual inspections of compressed natural gas fuel systems to identify cracks, gouges, abrasions, discoloration, broken fibers, loose brackets, damaged gaskets, or other problems.
- ▸ Estimate costs of vehicle repair.
- ▸ Confer with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
- ▸ Align vehicles' front ends.
- ▸ Align wheels, axles, frames, torsion bars, and steering mechanisms of automobiles, using special alignment equipment and wheel-balancing machines.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$34,660
25th Percentile
$38,900
Median
$50,620
75th Percentile
$70,430
90th Percentile
$81,790
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $68,660 | +36% above national |
| 2 | California | $64,980 | +28% above national |
| 3 | Colorado | $61,280 | +21% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $60,840 | +20% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $60,760 | +20% above national |
| 6 | Connecticut | $60,220 | +19% above national |
| 7 | Virginia | $59,330 | +17% above national |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $59,020 | +17% above national |
| 9 | Montana | $58,740 | +16% above national |
| 10 | Oregon | $58,520 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Delaware | $58,410 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $58,390 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $57,520 | +14% above national |
| 14 | North Dakota | $57,360 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Washington | $57,270 | +13% above national |
| 16 | New Jersey | $56,610 | +12% above national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $54,350 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Michigan | $54,120 | +7% above national |
| 19 | New York | $54,120 | +7% above national |
| 20 | Hawaii | $52,160 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Maine | $52,040 | +3% above national |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $51,770 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Vermont | $51,630 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Wyoming | $51,330 | +1% above national |
| 25 | South Dakota | $51,160 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Nebraska | $50,560 | same as national |
| 27 | Iowa | $50,510 | same as national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $50,290 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $49,800 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Arizona | $49,570 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Indiana | $49,360 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Illinois | $49,170 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Missouri | $49,160 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Georgia | $49,060 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Ohio | $48,710 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Idaho | $48,420 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Texas | $48,310 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Nevada | $48,290 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $48,260 | 5% below national |
| 40 | North Carolina | $48,200 | 5% below national |
| 41 | South Carolina | $48,100 | 5% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $47,790 | 6% below national |
| 43 | New Mexico | $47,300 | 7% below national |
| 44 | Utah | $46,570 | 8% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $46,560 | 8% below national |
| 46 | Louisiana | $46,400 | 8% below national |
| 47 | Alabama | $45,640 | 10% below national |
| 48 | Kentucky | $44,890 | 11% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $44,160 | 13% below national |
| 50 | Guam | $39,220 | 23% below national |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $39,170 | 23% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $37,820 | 25% below national |
| 53 | West Virginia | $37,660 | 26% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $22,680 | 55% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $77,840 | +54% above national |
| 2 | Napa, CA | $76,450 | +51% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $76,030 | +50% above national |
| 4 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $75,080 | +48% above national |
| 5 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $72,020 | +42% above national |
| 6 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $71,340 | +41% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $69,710 | +38% above national |
| 8 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $65,160 | +29% above national |
| 9 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $64,320 | +27% above national |
| 10 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $64,240 | +27% above national |
| 11 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $64,210 | +27% above national |
| 12 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $64,090 | +27% above national |
| 13 | Boulder, CO | $63,950 | +26% above national |
| 14 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $63,510 | +25% above national |
| 15 | Chico, CA | $63,070 | +25% above national |
| 16 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $63,060 | +25% above national |
| 17 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $62,870 | +24% above national |
| 18 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $62,840 | +24% above national |
| 19 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $62,820 | +24% above national |
| 20 | Modesto, CA | $62,770 | +24% above national |
| 21 | Salinas, CA | $62,770 | +24% above national |
| 22 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,530 | +24% above national |
| 23 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $62,450 | +23% above national |
| 24 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $62,440 | +23% above national |
| 25 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $61,960 | +22% above national |
| 26 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $61,860 | +22% above national |
| 27 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $61,620 | +22% above national |
| 28 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,610 | +22% above national |
| 29 | Richmond, VA | $61,510 | +22% above national |
| 30 | Bozeman, MT | $61,320 | +21% above national |
| 31 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,110 | +21% above national |
| 32 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $61,060 | +21% above national |
| 33 | Dubuque, IA | $61,030 | +21% above national |
| 34 | Greeley, CO | $60,920 | +20% above national |
| 35 | Colorado Springs, CO | $60,710 | +20% above national |
| 36 | Barnstable Town, MA | $60,650 | +20% above national |
| 37 | Madison, WI | $60,650 | +20% above national |
| 38 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $60,640 | +20% above national |
| 39 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $60,490 | +19% above national |
| 40 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,470 | +19% above national |
| 41 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $60,450 | +19% above national |
| 42 | Billings, MT | $60,150 | +19% above national |
| 43 | Minot, ND | $60,020 | +19% above national |
| 44 | Anchorage, AK | $59,880 | +18% above national |
| 45 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $59,790 | +18% above national |
| 46 | New Haven, CT | $59,760 | +18% above national |
| 47 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $59,720 | +18% above national |
| 48 | Missoula, MT | $59,650 | +18% above national |
| 49 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $59,630 | +18% above national |
| 50 | Casper, WY | $59,530 | +18% above national |
| 51 | Fargo, ND-MN | $59,510 | +18% above national |
| 52 | Merced, CA | $59,390 | +17% above national |
| 53 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,290 | +17% above national |
| 54 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $59,260 | +17% above national |
| 55 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $59,190 | +17% above national |
| 56 | Charlottesville, VA | $59,130 | +17% above national |
| 57 | Great Falls, MT | $59,110 | +17% above national |
| 58 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,090 | +17% above national |
| 59 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $59,040 | +17% above national |
| 60 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,980 | +17% above national |
| 61 | Rapid City, SD | $58,980 | +17% above national |
| 62 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $58,950 | +16% above national |
| 63 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $58,910 | +16% above national |
| 64 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $58,860 | +16% above national |
| 65 | Ames, IA | $58,820 | +16% above national |
| 66 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $58,760 | +16% above national |
| 67 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $58,700 | +16% above national |
| 68 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $58,680 | +16% above national |
| 69 | Yuba City, CA | $58,580 | +16% above national |
| 70 | Rochester, NY | $58,530 | +16% above national |
| 71 | Pueblo, CO | $58,480 | +16% above national |
| 72 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $58,460 | +15% above national |
| 73 | Ann Arbor, MI | $58,420 | +15% above national |
| 74 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $58,290 | +15% above national |
| 75 | Grand Junction, CO | $58,200 | +15% above national |
| 76 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $58,190 | +15% above national |
| 77 | Appleton, WI | $58,060 | +15% above national |
| 78 | Salem, OR | $57,960 | +15% above national |
| 79 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $57,830 | +14% above national |
| 80 | Helena, MT | $57,820 | +14% above national |
| 81 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,810 | +14% above national |
| 82 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $57,760 | +14% above national |
| 83 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $57,630 | +14% above national |
| 84 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $57,580 | +14% above national |
| 85 | Winchester, VA-WV | $57,570 | +14% above national |
| 86 | Kenosha, WI | $57,540 | +14% above national |
| 87 | Monroe, MI | $57,400 | +13% above national |
| 88 | Medford, OR | $57,390 | +13% above national |
| 89 | Bend, OR | $57,300 | +13% above national |
| 90 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $57,180 | +13% above national |
| 91 | Bismarck, ND | $56,960 | +13% above national |
| 92 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $56,920 | +12% above national |
| 93 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $56,830 | +12% above national |
| 94 | Lexington Park, MD | $56,560 | +12% above national |
| 95 | Bellingham, WA | $56,550 | +12% above national |
| 96 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $56,550 | +12% above national |
| 97 | Springfield, MA | $56,440 | +11% above national |
| 98 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $56,370 | +11% above national |
| 99 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $56,260 | +11% above national |
| 100 | Green Bay, WI | $56,180 | +11% above national |
| 101 | Columbus, OH | $56,150 | +11% above national |
| 102 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $56,130 | +11% above national |
| 103 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $56,000 | +11% above national |
| 104 | Santa Fe, NM | $55,640 | +10% above national |
| 105 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $55,500 | +10% above national |
| 106 | Gainesville, GA | $55,330 | +9% above national |
| 107 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $55,320 | +9% above national |
| 108 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $55,270 | +9% above national |
| 109 | York-Hanover, PA | $55,110 | +9% above national |
| 110 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $54,900 | +8% above national |
| 111 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $54,840 | +8% above national |
| 112 | Salisbury, MD | $54,840 | +8% above national |
| 113 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $54,840 | +8% above national |
| 114 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $54,720 | +8% above national |
| 115 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,440 | +8% above national |
| 116 | Corvallis, OR | $54,330 | +7% above national |
| 117 | El Centro, CA | $54,330 | +7% above national |
| 118 | Grants Pass, OR | $54,330 | +7% above national |
| 119 | Worcester, MA | $54,330 | +7% above national |
| 120 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $54,330 | +7% above national |
| 121 | Fond du Lac, WI | $54,300 | +7% above national |
| 122 | Carson City, NV | $54,270 | +7% above national |
| 123 | Omaha, NE-IA | $54,230 | +7% above national |
| 124 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $54,230 | +7% above national |
| 125 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $54,080 | +7% above national |
| 126 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $53,820 | +6% above national |
| 127 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $53,790 | +6% above national |
| 128 | Cheyenne, WY | $53,750 | +6% above national |
| 129 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $53,660 | +6% above national |
| 130 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $53,450 | +6% above national |
| 131 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $53,390 | +5% above national |
| 132 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $53,360 | +5% above national |
| 133 | Albany, OR | $53,290 | +5% above national |
| 134 | Kingston, NY | $53,290 | +5% above national |
| 135 | Grand Island, NE | $53,250 | +5% above national |
| 136 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $53,240 | +5% above national |
| 137 | Wausau, WI | $53,100 | +5% above national |
| 138 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $53,030 | +5% above national |
| 139 | Akron, OH | $52,900 | +5% above national |
| 140 | Duluth, MN-WI | $52,640 | +4% above national |
| 141 | Savannah, GA | $52,230 | +3% above national |
| 142 | Traverse City, MI | $52,220 | +3% above national |
| 143 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $52,040 | +3% above national |
| 144 | Fresno, CA | $52,000 | +3% above national |
| 145 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $51,970 | +3% above national |
| 146 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $51,970 | +3% above national |
| 147 | Jackson, MI | $51,870 | +2% above national |
| 148 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $51,770 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,580 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Jacksonville, FL | $51,530 | +2% above national |
| 151 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $51,450 | +2% above national |
| 152 | Pittsfield, MA | $51,400 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $51,320 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Reading, PA | $51,310 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $51,260 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Roanoke, VA | $51,230 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $51,170 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Sheboygan, WI | $51,080 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,020 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $50,980 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $50,960 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,940 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $50,940 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $50,920 | +1% above national |
| 165 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $50,910 | +1% above national |
| 166 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $50,790 | same as national |
| 167 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $50,610 | same as national |
| 168 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,600 | same as national |
| 169 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $50,530 | same as national |
| 170 | Lancaster, PA | $50,530 | same as national |
| 171 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,490 | same as national |
| 172 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $50,400 | same as national |
| 173 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $50,320 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Glens Falls, NY | $50,300 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Eau Claire, WI | $50,280 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Cleveland, OH | $50,260 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Redding, CA | $50,260 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Reno, NV | $50,190 | 1% below national |
| 179 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $50,180 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $50,180 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Bangor, ME | $50,170 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Yakima, WA | $50,150 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,090 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Walla Walla, WA | $50,090 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,990 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Midland, TX | $49,990 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,980 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Iowa City, IA | $49,960 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Rochester, MN | $49,920 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Jackson, TN | $49,910 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,890 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $49,860 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Johnson City, TN | $49,830 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Fort Wayne, IN | $49,810 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,790 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,720 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Albany, GA | $49,710 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,570 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Springfield, MO | $49,570 | 2% below national |
| 200 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $49,550 | 2% below national |
| 201 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $49,540 | 2% below national |
| 202 | Lincoln, NE | $49,500 | 2% below national |
| 203 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $49,470 | 2% below national |
| 204 | Niles, MI | $49,450 | 2% below national |
| 205 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,420 | 2% below national |
| 206 | Syracuse, NY | $49,410 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $49,380 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,310 | 3% below national |
| 209 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,300 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $49,290 | 3% below national |
| 211 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $49,190 | 3% below national |
| 212 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,190 | 3% below national |
| 213 | Columbus, IN | $49,180 | 3% below national |
| 214 | Lebanon, PA | $49,180 | 3% below national |
| 215 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,130 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,120 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Warner Robins, GA | $49,120 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,090 | 3% below national |
| 219 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $49,080 | 3% below national |
| 220 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $49,080 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Flagstaff, AZ | $49,030 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $49,030 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $49,030 | 3% below national |
| 224 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $49,020 | 3% below national |
| 225 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $49,020 | 3% below national |
| 226 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,960 | 3% below national |
| 227 | Harrisonburg, VA | $48,930 | 3% below national |
| 228 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,920 | 3% below national |
| 229 | Cleveland, TN | $48,900 | 3% below national |
| 230 | Pittsburgh, PA | $48,900 | 3% below national |
| 231 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $48,870 | 3% below national |
| 232 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $48,850 | 3% below national |
| 233 | Columbus, GA-AL | $48,830 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Albuquerque, NM | $48,820 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Ithaca, NY | $48,820 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Springfield, IL | $48,810 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Dover, DE | $48,800 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $48,800 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Gettysburg, PA | $48,770 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $48,770 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $48,760 | 4% below national |
| 242 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,740 | 4% below national |
| 243 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $48,730 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $48,720 | 4% below national |
| 245 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $48,690 | 4% below national |
| 246 | Flint, MI | $48,680 | 4% below national |
| 247 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,670 | 4% below national |
| 248 | Vineland, NJ | $48,670 | 4% below national |
| 249 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $48,640 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Boise City, ID | $48,630 | 4% below national |
| 251 | Spartanburg, SC | $48,610 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Tucson, AZ | $48,600 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Kokomo, IN | $48,580 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $48,550 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Knoxville, TN | $48,540 | 4% below national |
| 256 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $48,500 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Midland, MI | $48,490 | 4% below national |
| 258 | St. Cloud, MN | $48,490 | 4% below national |
| 259 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,490 | 4% below national |
| 260 | Baton Rouge, LA | $48,480 | 4% below national |
| 261 | Bloomington, IN | $48,480 | 4% below national |
| 262 | Mankato, MN | $48,450 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Williamsport, PA | $48,450 | 4% below national |
| 264 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $48,400 | 4% below national |
| 265 | Columbia, MO | $48,370 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Mansfield, OH | $48,350 | 4% below national |
| 267 | Idaho Falls, ID | $48,320 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Topeka, KS | $48,320 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Chambersburg, PA | $48,270 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,260 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $48,210 | 5% below national |
| 272 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $48,180 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $48,140 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,120 | 5% below national |
| 276 | Rockford, IL | $48,110 | 5% below national |
| 277 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,110 | 5% below national |
| 278 | Wilmington, NC | $48,100 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $48,090 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Columbia, SC | $48,080 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,050 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $48,030 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,960 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $47,950 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Evansville, IN | $47,920 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $47,920 | 5% below national |
| 287 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,910 | 5% below national |
| 288 | Asheville, NC | $47,900 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $47,890 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,890 | 5% below national |
| 291 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 292 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 293 | Decatur, IL | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 294 | Lawrence, KS | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 295 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 296 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 297 | Binghamton, NY | $47,870 | 5% below national |
| 298 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,850 | 5% below national |
| 299 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 5% below national |
| 300 | Bay City, MI | $47,830 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Birmingham, AL | $47,830 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $47,810 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $47,800 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Wichita, KS | $47,800 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Dalton, GA | $47,770 | 6% below national |
| 306 | Utica-Rome, NY | $47,770 | 6% below national |
| 307 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $47,770 | 6% below national |
| 308 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $47,760 | 6% below national |
| 309 | Peoria, IL | $47,750 | 6% below national |
| 310 | Battle Creek, MI | $47,720 | 6% below national |
| 311 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $47,700 | 6% below national |
| 312 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,700 | 6% below national |
| 313 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $47,700 | 6% below national |
| 314 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,670 | 6% below national |
| 315 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,650 | 6% below national |
| 316 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,620 | 6% below national |
| 317 | Morristown, TN | $47,600 | 6% below national |
| 318 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $47,600 | 6% below national |
| 319 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,560 | 6% below national |
| 320 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $47,550 | 6% below national |
| 321 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $47,530 | 6% below national |
| 322 | Odessa, TX | $47,510 | 6% below national |
| 323 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $47,480 | 6% below national |
| 324 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,480 | 6% below national |
| 325 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | 6% below national |
| 326 | Gainesville, FL | $47,460 | 6% below national |
| 327 | Rome, GA | $47,460 | 6% below national |
| 328 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,440 | 6% below national |
| 329 | St. George, UT | $47,430 | 6% below national |
| 330 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,430 | 6% below national |
| 331 | Tulsa, OK | $47,410 | 6% below national |
| 332 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $47,400 | 6% below national |
| 333 | Muncie, IN | $47,360 | 6% below national |
| 334 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $47,350 | 6% below national |
| 335 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $47,350 | 6% below national |
| 336 | Mobile, AL | $47,330 | 6% below national |
| 337 | Saginaw, MI | $47,320 | 7% below national |
| 338 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $47,280 | 7% below national |
| 339 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $47,280 | 7% below national |
| 340 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $47,260 | 7% below national |
| 341 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $47,250 | 7% below national |
| 342 | State College, PA | $47,240 | 7% below national |
| 343 | Greenville, NC | $47,220 | 7% below national |
| 344 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | 7% below national |
| 345 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $47,180 | 7% below national |
| 346 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,150 | 7% below national |
| 347 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,100 | 7% below national |
| 348 | Toledo, OH | $47,090 | 7% below national |
| 349 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,080 | 7% below national |
| 350 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $47,070 | 7% below national |
| 351 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $47,050 | 7% below national |
| 352 | Montgomery, AL | $47,030 | 7% below national |
| 353 | Jefferson City, MO | $47,010 | 7% below national |
| 354 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $47,000 | 7% below national |
| 355 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,990 | 7% below national |
| 356 | Twin Falls, ID | $46,990 | 7% below national |
| 357 | Lynchburg, VA | $46,970 | 7% below national |
| 358 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,940 | 7% below national |
| 359 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $46,910 | 7% below national |
| 360 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,890 | 7% below national |
| 361 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,890 | 7% below national |
| 362 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,880 | 7% below national |
| 363 | Fayetteville, NC | $46,870 | 7% below national |
| 364 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $46,860 | 7% below national |
| 365 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $46,840 | 7% below national |
| 366 | Erie, PA | $46,840 | 7% below national |
| 367 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,840 | 7% below national |
| 368 | Huntsville, AL | $46,840 | 7% below national |
| 369 | Terre Haute, IN | $46,840 | 7% below national |
| 370 | Oklahoma City, OK | $46,820 | 8% below national |
| 371 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,810 | 8% below national |
| 372 | Hinesville, GA | $46,810 | 8% below national |
| 373 | Waco, TX | $46,790 | 8% below national |
| 374 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,790 | 8% below national |
| 375 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $46,780 | 8% below national |
| 376 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $46,750 | 8% below national |
| 377 | Valdosta, GA | $46,730 | 8% below national |
| 378 | Elmira, NY | $46,720 | 8% below national |
| 379 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $46,670 | 8% below national |
| 380 | Farmington, NM | $46,660 | 8% below national |
| 381 | Sandusky, OH | $46,660 | 8% below national |
| 382 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $46,660 | 8% below national |
| 383 | Ogden, UT | $46,650 | 8% below national |
| 384 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,510 | 8% below national |
| 385 | Sumter, SC | $46,500 | 8% below national |
| 386 | Logan, UT-ID | $46,490 | 8% below national |
| 387 | Pocatello, ID | $46,450 | 8% below national |
| 388 | Longview, TX | $46,400 | 8% below national |
| 389 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $46,370 | 8% below national |
| 390 | Johnstown, PA | $46,350 | 8% below national |
| 391 | Joplin, MO-KS | $46,320 | 8% below national |
| 392 | Springfield, OH | $46,300 | 9% below national |
| 393 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $46,290 | 9% below national |
| 394 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,290 | 9% below national |
| 395 | Visalia, CA | $46,280 | 9% below national |
| 396 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | 9% below national |
| 397 | Bloomington, IL | $46,260 | 9% below national |
| 398 | Abilene, TX | $46,190 | 9% below national |
| 399 | Punta Gorda, FL | $46,190 | 9% below national |
| 400 | Jacksonville, NC | $46,180 | 9% below national |
| 401 | Altoona, PA | $46,160 | 9% below national |
| 402 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $46,150 | 9% below national |
| 403 | Florence, SC | $46,130 | 9% below national |
| 404 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $46,130 | 9% below national |
| 405 | San Angelo, TX | $46,130 | 9% below national |
| 406 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $46,090 | 9% below national |
| 407 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $46,080 | 9% below national |
| 408 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,080 | 9% below national |
| 409 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $45,990 | 9% below national |
| 410 | Lafayette, LA | $45,920 | 9% below national |
| 411 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,920 | 9% below national |
| 412 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,900 | 9% below national |
| 413 | Ocala, FL | $45,900 | 9% below national |
| 414 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $45,870 | 9% below national |
| 415 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,870 | 9% below national |
| 416 | Amarillo, TX | $45,860 | 9% below national |
| 417 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,860 | 9% below national |
| 418 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $45,840 | 9% below national |
| 419 | Burlington, NC | $45,750 | 10% below national |
| 420 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,750 | 10% below national |
| 421 | Decatur, AL | $45,740 | 10% below national |
| 422 | Lima, OH | $45,740 | 10% below national |
| 423 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $45,720 | 10% below national |
| 424 | Las Cruces, NM | $45,690 | 10% below national |
| 425 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,680 | 10% below national |
| 426 | Tallahassee, FL | $45,640 | 10% below national |
| 427 | Lake Charles, LA | $45,540 | 10% below national |
| 428 | Hammond, LA | $45,450 | 10% below national |
| 429 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,400 | 10% below national |
| 430 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $45,380 | 10% below national |
| 431 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $45,360 | 10% below national |
| 432 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,300 | 11% below national |
| 433 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,300 | 11% below national |
| 434 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $45,270 | 11% below national |
| 435 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 11% below national |
| 436 | Kankakee, IL | $45,190 | 11% below national |
| 437 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,150 | 11% below national |
| 438 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $45,070 | 11% below national |
| 439 | Victoria, TX | $45,060 | 11% below national |
| 440 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,030 | 11% below national |
| 441 | Lawton, OK | $45,010 | 11% below national |
| 442 | Lubbock, TX | $44,950 | 11% below national |
| 443 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $44,940 | 11% below national |
| 444 | Alexandria, LA | $44,900 | 11% below national |
| 445 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,870 | 11% below national |
| 446 | Jonesboro, AR | $44,830 | 11% below national |
| 447 | Wichita Falls, TX | $44,780 | 12% below national |
| 448 | Corpus Christi, TX | $44,710 | 12% below national |
| 449 | Sebring, FL | $44,650 | 12% below national |
| 450 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $44,620 | 12% below national |
| 451 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $44,610 | 12% below national |
| 452 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $44,590 | 12% below national |
| 453 | Tyler, TX | $44,590 | 12% below national |
| 454 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $44,540 | 12% below national |
| 455 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $44,540 | 12% below national |
| 456 | Yuma, AZ | $44,510 | 12% below national |
| 457 | Manhattan, KS | $44,410 | 12% below national |
| 458 | Eagle Pass, TX | $44,360 | 12% below national |
| 459 | El Paso, TX | $44,250 | 13% below national |
| 460 | Dothan, AL | $44,170 | 13% below national |
| 461 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,150 | 13% below national |
| 462 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,090 | 13% below national |
| 463 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $43,980 | 13% below national |
| 464 | Goldsboro, NC | $43,970 | 13% below national |
| 465 | Owensboro, KY | $43,900 | 13% below national |
| 466 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,900 | 13% below national |
| 467 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $43,880 | 13% below national |
| 468 | Monroe, LA | $43,760 | 14% below national |
| 469 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $43,730 | 14% below national |
| 470 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $43,680 | 14% below national |
| 471 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $43,500 | 14% below national |
| 472 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $43,470 | 14% below national |
| 473 | Paducah, KY-IL | $43,260 | 15% below national |
| 474 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $43,250 | 15% below national |
| 475 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $42,980 | 15% below national |
| 476 | Bowling Green, KY | $42,860 | 15% below national |
| 477 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $42,470 | 16% below national |
| 478 | Gadsden, AL | $42,200 | 17% below national |
| 479 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $42,030 | 17% below national |
| 480 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $42,030 | 17% below national |
| 481 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $41,690 | 18% below national |
| 482 | Elizabethtown, KY | $41,630 | 18% below national |
| 483 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | 18% below national |
| 484 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,520 | 18% below national |
| 485 | Charleston, WV | $41,390 | 18% below national |
| 486 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,120 | 19% below national |
| 487 | Enid, OK | $40,670 | 20% below national |
| 488 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $40,670 | 20% below national |
| 489 | Hot Springs, AR | $40,430 | 20% below national |
| 490 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,350 | 20% below national |
| 491 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $40,130 | 21% below national |
| 492 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $39,920 | 21% below national |
| 493 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $39,800 | 21% below national |
| 494 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $39,550 | 22% below national |
| 495 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,550 | 22% below national |
| 496 | Laredo, TX | $39,450 | 22% below national |
| 497 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,430 | 22% below national |
| 498 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $39,350 | 22% below national |
| 499 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $39,160 | 23% below national |
| 500 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $39,120 | 23% below national |
| 501 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,090 | 23% below national |
| 502 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $39,020 | 23% below national |
| 503 | Rocky Mount, NC | $38,880 | 23% below national |
| 504 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,370 | 24% below national |
| 505 | Jackson, MS | $38,040 | 25% below national |
| 506 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,930 | 25% below national |
| 507 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,870 | 25% below national |
| 508 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,720 | 25% below national |
| 509 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,700 | 26% below national |
| 510 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 26% below national |
| 511 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 26% below national |
| 512 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,620 | 26% below national |
| 513 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,560 | 26% below national |
| 514 | Beckley, WV | $37,340 | 26% below national |
| 515 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $37,250 | 26% below national |
| 516 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,240 | 26% below national |
| 517 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,220 | 26% below national |
| 518 | Morgantown, WV | $37,060 | 27% below national |
| 519 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,030 | 27% below national |
| 520 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,020 | 27% below national |
| 521 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,390 | 28% below national |
| 522 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,760 | 55% below national |
| 523 | Mayaguez, PR | $22,400 | 56% below national |
| 524 | Arecibo, PR | $22,340 | 56% below national |
| 525 | Aguadilla, PR | $22,030 | 56% below national |
| 526 | Ponce, PR | $21,920 | 57% below national |
| 527 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | 57% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics make? ▼
The median annual salary for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics is $50,620 ($24.34/hour). The salary range spans from $34,660 at the 10th percentile to $81,790 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics at $68,660/year, which is +36% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics is Postsecondary nondegree award. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics? ▼
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 6 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3.5 per 100 workers.
Is Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics a good career? ▼
Employment for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics is projected to grow 4.2% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 70,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay vary by state? ▼
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $68,660/year, while Guam pays the least at $39,220/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $77,840/year. BLS reports wage data for 527 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $70,430/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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