How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Sierra Vista, AZ?

The median hourly wage is $21.41. The middle half earn between $17.25 and $30.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Sierra Vista, AZ?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.75 an hour ($30,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.25.

Do auto mechanics make more in Sierra Vista or Phoenix?

Phoenix pays more: the median is $44,540 in Sierra Vista and $50,090 in Phoenix, a 11% difference.

How does Sierra Vista pay compare with the rest of Arizona?

The Sierra Vista median of $44,540 is 10% less than the Arizona median of $49,570.

Auto mechanic salary in Sierra Vista, AZ

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ area earn a median of $44,540 a year, or $21.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,630. Across all of Arizona, the median is $49,570, so Sierra Vista pays 10% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$44,540

Bottom 10% under$30,690Top 10% over$76,630

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.75/hr
Jobs in this area: 220
After cost of living: $49,910
Median hourly pay: $21.41/hr
vs U.S. median: −12%
vs Arizona median: −10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43420, Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ). 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	$30,690–$35,870$14.75–$17.25/hr
Experienced technician	$44,540$21.41/hr
Master / top earners	$63,320–$76,630$30.44–$36.84/hr

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

How Sierra Vista, AZ compares

Sierra Vista ranks 6th of 7 Arizona metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Sierra Vista area than nationally: 6.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,630, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,690: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Arizona metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Sierra Vista, AZ?: Auto mechanics in the Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ area earn a median of $44,540 a year, or $21.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,630.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Sierra Vista, AZ?: The median hourly wage is $21.41. The middle half earn between $17.25 and $30.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Sierra Vista, AZ?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.75 an hour ($30,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.25.
Do auto mechanics make more in Sierra Vista or Phoenix?: Phoenix pays more: the median is $44,540 in Sierra Vista and $50,090 in Phoenix, a 11% difference.
How does Sierra Vista pay compare with the rest of Arizona?: The Sierra Vista median of $44,540 is 10% less than the Arizona median of $49,570.

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 43420 (Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ). 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 (89.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures