How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Hot Springs, AR?

The median hourly wage is $19.44. The middle half earn between $16.89 and $26.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Hot Springs, AR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.28 an hour ($29,710 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $16.89.

Do auto mechanics make more in Hot Springs or Memphis?

Memphis pays more: the median is $40,430 in Hot Springs and $50,490 in Memphis, a 20% difference.

How does Hot Springs pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Hot Springs median of $40,430 is 8% less than the Arkansas median of $44,160.

Auto mechanic salary in Hot Springs, AR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Hot Springs, AR area earn a median of $40,430 a year, or $19.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $72,350. That's 8% less than the Arkansas median of $44,160.

Median yearly pay$40,430

Bottom 10% under$29,710Top 10% over$72,350

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.28/hr
Jobs in this area: 260
After cost of living: $47,160
Median hourly pay: $19.44/hr
vs U.S. median: −20%
vs Arkansas median: −8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26300, Hot Springs, AR). 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	$29,710–$35,140$14.28–$16.89/hr
Experienced technician	$40,430$19.44/hr
Master / top earners	$54,080–$72,350$26.00–$34.78/hr

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

How Hot Springs, AR compares

Hot Springs has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 7 Arkansas metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Hot Springs area than nationally: 6.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $72,350, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $29,710: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Arkansas metro areas

Other trades in Hot Springs, AR

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Hot Springs, AR?: Auto mechanics in the Hot Springs, AR area earn a median of $40,430 a year, or $19.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $72,350.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Hot Springs, AR?: The median hourly wage is $19.44. The middle half earn between $16.89 and $26.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Hot Springs, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.28 an hour ($29,710 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $16.89.
Do auto mechanics make more in Hot Springs or Memphis?: Memphis pays more: the median is $40,430 in Hot Springs and $50,490 in Memphis, a 20% difference.
How does Hot Springs pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Hot Springs median of $40,430 is 8% less than the Arkansas median of $44,160.

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 26300 (Hot Springs, AR). 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 (85.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures