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

The median hourly wage is $20.29. The middle half earn between $17.21 and $28.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.19 an hour ($29,510 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.21.

Do auto mechanics make more in Gadsden or Columbus?

Columbus pays more: the median is $42,200 in Gadsden and $48,830 in Columbus, a 14% difference.

How does Gadsden pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Gadsden median of $42,200 is 8% less than the Alabama median of $45,640.

Auto mechanic salary in Gadsden, AL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Gadsden, AL area earn a median of $42,200 a year, or $20.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,120 a year. That's 8% less than the Alabama median of $45,640.

Median yearly pay$42,200

Bottom 10% under$29,510Top 10% over$77,120

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.19/hr
Jobs in this area: 170
After cost of living: $49,270
Median hourly pay: $20.29/hr
vs U.S. median: −17%
vs Alabama median: −8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 23460, Gadsden, 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	$29,510–$35,790$14.19–$17.21/hr
Experienced technician	$42,200$20.29/hr
Master / top earners	$58,990–$77,120$28.36–$37.08/hr

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

How Gadsden, AL compares

Gadsden ranks 12th of 13 Alabama metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Gadsden area than nationally: 5.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,120, is 2.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $29,510: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alabama metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Gadsden, AL?: Auto mechanics in the Gadsden, AL area earn a median of $42,200 a year, or $20.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,120 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Gadsden, AL?: The median hourly wage is $20.29. The middle half earn between $17.21 and $28.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Gadsden, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.19 an hour ($29,510 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.21.
Do auto mechanics make more in Gadsden or Columbus?: Columbus pays more: the median is $42,200 in Gadsden and $48,830 in Columbus, a 14% difference.
How does Gadsden pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Gadsden median of $42,200 is 8% less than 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 23460 (Gadsden, 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 (85.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures