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

The median hourly wage is $21.55. The middle half earn between $17.32 and $27.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.44 an hour ($30,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.32.

Do auto mechanics make more in Jonesboro or Memphis?

Memphis pays more: the median is $44,830 in Jonesboro and $50,490 in Memphis, a 11% difference.

How does Jonesboro pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Jonesboro median of $44,830 is 2% more than the Arkansas median of $44,160.

Auto mechanic salary in Jonesboro, AR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Jonesboro, AR area earn a median of $44,830 a year, or $21.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $75,320. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $44,160; Jonesboro is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$44,830

Bottom 10% under$30,030Top 10% over$75,320

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.44/hr
Jobs in this area: 350
After cost of living: $52,200
Median hourly pay: $21.55/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs Arkansas median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 27860, Jonesboro, 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	$30,030–$36,020$14.44–$17.32/hr
Experienced technician	$44,830$21.55/hr
Master / top earners	$57,690–$75,320$27.74–$36.21/hr

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

How Jonesboro, AR compares

Jonesboro ranks 5th of 7 Arkansas metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Jonesboro area than nationally: 5.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,320, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Arkansas metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Jonesboro, AR?: Auto mechanics in the Jonesboro, AR area earn a median of $44,830 a year, or $21.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $75,320.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Jonesboro, AR?: The median hourly wage is $21.55. The middle half earn between $17.32 and $27.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Jonesboro, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.44 an hour ($30,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.32.
Do auto mechanics make more in Jonesboro or Memphis?: Memphis pays more: the median is $44,830 in Jonesboro and $50,490 in Memphis, a 11% difference.
How does Jonesboro pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Jonesboro median of $44,830 is 2% more 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 27860 (Jonesboro, 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 (85.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures