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

The median hourly wage is $21.40. The middle half earn between $17.29 and $28.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.31 an hour ($31,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.29.

Do auto mechanics make more in Yuma or Phoenix?

Phoenix pays more: the median is $44,510 in Yuma and $50,090 in Phoenix, a 11% difference.

How does Yuma pay compare with the rest of Arizona?

The Yuma median of $44,510 is 10% less than the Arizona median of $49,570.

Auto mechanic salary in Yuma, AZ

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Yuma, AZ area earn a median of $44,510 a year, or $21.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,430 a year. Across all of Arizona, the median is $49,570, so Yuma pays 10% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$44,510

Bottom 10% under$31,840Top 10% over$74,430

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $15.31/hr
Jobs in this area: 540
After cost of living: $48,010
Median hourly pay: $21.40/hr
vs U.S. median: −12%
vs Arizona median: −10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49740, Yuma, 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	$31,840–$35,960$15.31–$17.29/hr
Experienced technician	$44,510$21.40/hr
Master / top earners	$59,990–$74,430$28.84–$35.78/hr

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

How Yuma, AZ compares

Yuma has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 7 Arizona metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Yuma area than nationally: 7.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,430, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $31,840: 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 Yuma, AZ?: Auto mechanics in the Yuma, AZ area earn a median of $44,510 a year, or $21.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,430 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Yuma, AZ?: The median hourly wage is $21.40. The middle half earn between $17.29 and $28.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Yuma, AZ?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.31 an hour ($31,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.29.
Do auto mechanics make more in Yuma or Phoenix?: Phoenix pays more: the median is $44,510 in Yuma and $50,090 in Phoenix, a 11% difference.
How does Yuma pay compare with the rest of Arizona?: The Yuma median of $44,510 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 49740 (Yuma, 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures