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

The median hourly wage is $22.76. The middle half earn between $17.94 and $29.48 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.59 an hour ($30,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.94.

Do auto mechanics make more in Mobile or Columbus?

Columbus pays more: the median is $47,330 in Mobile and $48,830 in Columbus, a 3% difference.

How does Mobile pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Mobile median of $47,330 is 4% more than the Alabama median of $45,640.

Auto mechanic salary in Mobile, AL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Mobile, AL area earn a median of $47,330 a year, or $22.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,980 a year. That's 4% more than the Alabama median of $45,640.

Median yearly pay$47,330

Bottom 10% under$30,340Top 10% over$75,980

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.59/hr
Jobs in this area: 890
After cost of living: $53,720
Median hourly pay: $22.76/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Alabama median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33660, Mobile, 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	$30,340–$37,310$14.59–$17.94/hr
Experienced technician	$47,330$22.76/hr
Master / top earners	$61,320–$75,980$29.48–$36.53/hr

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

How Mobile, AL compares

Mobile ranks 3rd of 13 Alabama metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Mobile area than nationally: 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,980, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,340: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alabama metro areas

Other trades in Mobile, AL

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Mobile, AL?: Auto mechanics in the Mobile, AL area earn a median of $47,330 a year, or $22.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,980 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Mobile, AL?: The median hourly wage is $22.76. The middle half earn between $17.94 and $29.48 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Mobile, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.59 an hour ($30,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.94.
Do auto mechanics make more in Mobile or Columbus?: Columbus pays more: the median is $47,330 in Mobile and $48,830 in Columbus, a 3% difference.
How does Mobile pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Mobile median of $47,330 is 4% 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 33660 (Mobile, 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 (88.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures