How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Napa, CA?

The median hourly wage is $36.75. The middle half earn between $26.87 and $39.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Napa, CA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.92 an hour ($43,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.87.

Do auto mechanics make more in Napa or San Francisco?

Napa pays more: the median is $76,450 in Napa and $76,030 in San Francisco, a 1% difference.

How does Napa pay compare with the rest of California?

The Napa median of $76,450 is 18% more than the California median of $64,980.

Auto mechanic salary in Napa, CA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Napa, CA area earn a median of $76,450 a year, or $36.75 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $92,850 a year. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $64,980; Napa is 18% above it.

Median yearly pay$76,450

Bottom 10% under$43,520Top 10% over$92,850

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $20.92/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $67,920
Median hourly pay: $36.75/hr
vs U.S. median: +51%
vs California median: +18%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 34900, Napa, CA). 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	$43,520–$55,900$20.92–$26.87/hr
Experienced technician	$76,450$36.75/hr
Master / top earners	$82,230–$92,850$39.53–$44.64/hr

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

How Napa, CA compares

Napa ranks 2nd of 25 California metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Napa area than nationally: 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.47 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $92,850, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,520: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other California metro areas

Other trades in Napa, CA

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Napa, CA?: Auto mechanics in the Napa, CA area earn a median of $76,450 a year, or $36.75 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $92,850 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Napa, CA?: The median hourly wage is $36.75. The middle half earn between $26.87 and $39.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Napa, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.92 an hour ($43,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.87.
Do auto mechanics make more in Napa or San Francisco?: Napa pays more: the median is $76,450 in Napa and $76,030 in San Francisco, a 1% difference.
How does Napa pay compare with the rest of California?: The Napa median of $76,450 is 18% more than the California median of $64,980.

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 34900 (Napa, CA). 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 (112.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures