How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Fairbanks, AK?

The median hourly wage is $29.35. The middle half earn between $22.47 and $38.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Fairbanks, AK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.74 an hour ($43,150 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.47.

Do auto mechanics make more in Fairbanks or Anchorage?

Fairbanks pays more: the median is $61,060 in Fairbanks and $59,880 in Anchorage, a 2% difference.

How does Fairbanks pay compare with the rest of Alaska?

The Fairbanks median of $61,060 is about the same as the Alaska median of $60,840.

Auto mechanic salary in Fairbanks, AK

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Fairbanks–College, AK area earn a median of $61,060 a year, or $29.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $101,060. Across all of Alaska, the median is $60,840, so Fairbanks pays about the same as the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$61,060

Bottom 10% under$43,150Top 10% over$101,060

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $20.74/hr
Jobs in this area: 270
After cost of living: $59,160
Median hourly pay: $29.35/hr
vs U.S. median: +21%
vs Alaska median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21820, Fairbanks-College, AK). 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	$43,150–$46,740$20.74–$22.47/hr
Experienced technician	$61,060$29.35/hr
Master / top earners	$79,860–$101,060$38.39–$48.59/hr

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

How Fairbanks, AK compares

Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Fairbanks area than nationally: 7.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $101,060, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,150: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alaska metro areas

Anchorage$59,880

Other trades in Fairbanks, AK

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator

Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Fairbanks, AK?: Auto mechanics in the Fairbanks–College, AK area earn a median of $61,060 a year, or $29.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $101,060.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Fairbanks, AK?: The median hourly wage is $29.35. The middle half earn between $22.47 and $38.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Fairbanks, AK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.74 an hour ($43,150 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.47.
Do auto mechanics make more in Fairbanks or Anchorage?: Fairbanks pays more: the median is $61,060 in Fairbanks and $59,880 in Anchorage, a 2% difference.
How does Fairbanks pay compare with the rest of Alaska?: The Fairbanks median of $61,060 is about the same as the Alaska median of $60,840.

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 21820 (Fairbanks-College, AK). 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 (103.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures