Automotive Technician salary
What an automotive technician actually earns, from 1,089 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 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see automotive technician pay in the 4 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 73,492 dollars, with the typical middle running from 61,059 dollars to 84,487 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 62 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.
Mecánico de Equipo Menor at Grupo AméricaHeredia1d agoApply- Automobil-Mechatroniker / Automobil-Fachmann / Automobil Mechaniker 80-100% at Südwest-Garage Wohlen AGWohlen AG, Aargau, Switzerland1d agoApply
- Betriebsmechaniker/in 100% – Standort Oberburg BE at Romer's Hausbäckerei AGOberburg, Bern, Switzerland1d agoApply
- Electrical Mechanic at CMS EnergyBrooklyn, NY1d agoApply
Mechaniker:in im Servicebereich 80-100% at Stadler Rail AGFrauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland1d agoApply
Automechaniker:in EFZ (a) 100% at ManpowerZug, Zug, Switzerland1d agoApply
By country
- United Kingdom$49,721$56,758$64,807
- United States$61,059$73,492$84,487
- Canada$48,540$55,889$63,090
- Australia$57,340$57,878$60,769
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness an automotive technician profile already covers.
- 6 open biomedical engineer roles$104,753 median · +$31,261 · 37% readiness
- 74 open facilities manager roles$92,230 median · +$18,738 · 23% readiness
- 600 open electrician roles$74,155 median · +$663 · 31% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for an automotive technician.
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Related salaries
- Maintenance Technician salary$54,777 median
- HVAC Technician salary$69,431 median
- Biomedical Engineer salary$104,753 median
Quick answers
How much does an automotive technician make?
The blended US median is about 73,492 dollars, with a typical range from 61,059 dollars to 84,487 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 62 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 1,089 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.