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

The median hourly wage is $22.52. The middle half earn between $18.36 and $31.51 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.27 an hour ($33,830 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.36.

Do auto mechanics make more in Huntsville or Columbus?

Columbus pays more: the median is $46,840 in Huntsville and $48,830 in Columbus, a 4% difference.

How does Huntsville pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Huntsville median of $46,840 is 3% more than the Alabama median of $45,640.

Auto mechanic salary in Huntsville, AL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Huntsville, AL area earn a median of $46,840 a year, or $22.52 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $82,860. Across all of Alabama, the median is $45,640, so Huntsville pays 3% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$46,840

Bottom 10% under$33,830Top 10% over$82,860

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.27/hr
Jobs in this area: 940
After cost of living: $50,330
Median hourly pay: $22.52/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Alabama median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26620, Huntsville, 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	$33,830–$38,180$16.27–$18.36/hr
Experienced technician	$46,840$22.52/hr
Master / top earners	$65,530–$82,860$31.51–$39.84/hr

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

How Huntsville, AL compares

Huntsville ranks 6th of 13 Alabama metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Huntsville area than nationally: 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.78 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,860, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $33,830: 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 Huntsville, AL?: Auto mechanics in the Huntsville, AL area earn a median of $46,840 a year, or $22.52 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $82,860.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Huntsville, AL?: The median hourly wage is $22.52. The middle half earn between $18.36 and $31.51 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Huntsville, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.27 an hour ($33,830 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.36.
Do auto mechanics make more in Huntsville or Columbus?: Columbus pays more: the median is $46,840 in Huntsville and $48,830 in Columbus, a 4% difference.
How does Huntsville pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Huntsville median of $46,840 is 3% more 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 26620 (Huntsville, 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 (93.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures