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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%
Mean (average) pay
$51,140 a year · $24.59 an hour
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.

Pay by percentile

What auto mechanics in Sierra Vista, AZ earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$14.75$30,690
25th percentile$17.25$35,870
Median (50th)$21.41$44,540
75th percentile$30.44$63,320
90th percentile$36.84$76,630

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

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.

Other Arizona metro areas

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Questions

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.

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