Automotive Technician salary
What a automotive technician actually earns, from 819 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see automotive technician pay in the 3 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An automotive technician earns a blended US median near 65,000 dollars, with the typical middle running from 50,356 dollars to 77,007 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 18 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 0% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is maintenance technician, at 69 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open automotive technician roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- TITLE 32 SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (MI SMO - FMS 22)Army National Guard Units · Midland, Michigan$76k–$88kJul 21
- Air Conditioning Equipment MechanicNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Boulder, Colorado$67k–$83kJul 20
- TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC (MI 127th MXS A-10)Air National Guard Units · Selfridge ANG Base, Michigan$76k–$89kJul 20
- TITLE 32 SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR (MI CSMS)Army National Guard Units · Lansing, Michigan$82k–$96kJul 20
- NUCLEAR MECHANIC SYSTEMS INSPECTOR (SHIPS)United States Fleet Forces Command · Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia$95k–$111kJul 20
- Maintenance MechanicArmy Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM) · Watervliet, New York$68k–$79kJul 17
By country
- United Kingdom$49,463 – $60,495 · median $54,656
- United States$50,356 – $77,007 · median $65,000
- Canada$47,526 – $61,569 · median $54,151
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Quick answers
How much does an automotive technician make?
The blended US median is about 65,000 dollars, with a typical range from 50,356 dollars to 77,007 dollars.
Is automotive technician a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 0% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an automotive technician move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is maintenance technician, at 69 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 49-3023. Live corpus 819 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.