How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Decatur, AL?

The median hourly wage is $21.99. The middle half earn between $18.37 and $29.35 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Decatur, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.47 an hour ($30,100 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.37.

Do auto mechanics make more in Decatur or Columbus?

Columbus pays more: the median is $45,740 in Decatur and $48,830 in Columbus, a 6% difference.

How does Decatur pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Decatur median of $45,740 is about the same as the Alabama median of $45,640.

Auto mechanic salary in Decatur, AL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Decatur, AL area earn a median of $45,740 a year, or $21.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,890 a year. That's about the same as the Alabama median of $45,640.

Median yearly pay$45,740

Bottom 10% under$30,100Top 10% over$74,890

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.47/hr
Jobs in this area: 290
After cost of living: $52,450
Median hourly pay: $21.99/hr
vs U.S. median: −10%
vs Alabama median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19460, Decatur, AL). Excludes self-employed auto mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to master auto mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$30,100–$38,220$14.47–$18.37/hr
Experienced technician	$45,740$21.99/hr
Master / top earners	$61,040–$74,890$29.35–$36.01/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Decatur, AL compares

Decatur ranks 7th of 13 Alabama metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Decatur area as nationally: 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,890, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,100: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alabama metro areas

Other trades in Decatur, AL

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Decatur, AL?: Auto mechanics in the Decatur, AL area earn a median of $45,740 a year, or $21.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,890 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Decatur, AL?: The median hourly wage is $21.99. The middle half earn between $18.37 and $29.35 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Decatur, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.47 an hour ($30,100 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.37.
Do auto mechanics make more in Decatur or Columbus?: Columbus pays more: the median is $45,740 in Decatur and $48,830 in Columbus, a 6% difference.
How does Decatur pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Decatur median of $45,740 is about the same as the Alabama median of $45,640.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3023 (Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics), area code 19460 (Decatur, AL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed auto mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (87.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures