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

The median hourly wage is $24.16. The middle half earn between $20.74 and $34.46 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.39 an hour ($38,260 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.74.

Do auto mechanics make more in Redding or San Francisco?

San Francisco pays more: the median is $50,260 in Redding and $76,030 in San Francisco, a 34% difference.

How does Redding pay compare with the rest of California?

The Redding median of $50,260 is 23% less than the California median of $64,980.

Auto mechanic salary in Redding, CA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Redding, CA area earn a median of $50,260 a year, or $24.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,490. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $64,980; Redding is 23% below it.

Median yearly pay$50,260

Bottom 10% under$38,260Top 10% over$78,490

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.39/hr
Jobs in this area: 380
After cost of living: $49,920
Median hourly pay: $24.16/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs California median: −23%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39820, Redding, 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	$38,260–$43,150$18.39–$20.74/hr
Experienced technician	$50,260$24.16/hr
Master / top earners	$71,680–$78,490$34.46–$37.74/hr

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

How Redding, CA compares

Redding ranks 24th of 25 California metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Redding area than nationally: 5.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,490, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,260: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other California metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Redding, CA?: Auto mechanics in the Redding, CA area earn a median of $50,260 a year, or $24.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,490.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Redding, CA?: The median hourly wage is $24.16. The middle half earn between $20.74 and $34.46 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Redding, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.39 an hour ($38,260 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.74.
Do auto mechanics make more in Redding or San Francisco?: San Francisco pays more: the median is $50,260 in Redding and $76,030 in San Francisco, a 34% difference.
How does Redding pay compare with the rest of California?: The Redding median of $50,260 is 23% less 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 39820 (Redding, 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 (100.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures