How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Boulder, CO?

The median hourly wage is $30.74. The middle half earn between $22.82 and $39.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Boulder, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.23 an hour ($44,150 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.82.

Do auto mechanics make more in Boulder or Denver?

Boulder pays more: the median is $63,950 in Boulder and $61,960 in Denver, a 3% difference.

How does Boulder pay compare with the rest of Colorado?

The Boulder median of $63,950 is 4% more than the Colorado median of $61,280.

Auto mechanic salary in Boulder, CO

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Boulder, CO area earn a median of $63,950 a year, or $30.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $98,510. Across all of Colorado, the median is $61,280, so Boulder pays 4% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$63,950

Bottom 10% under$44,150Top 10% over$98,510

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.23/hr
Jobs in this area: 670
After cost of living: $60,790
Median hourly pay: $30.74/hr
vs U.S. median: +26%
vs Colorado median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14500, Boulder, CO). 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	$44,150–$47,460$21.23–$22.82/hr
Experienced technician	$63,950$30.74/hr
Master / top earners	$82,590–$98,510$39.71–$47.36/hr

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

How Boulder, CO compares

Boulder has the highest auto mechanic median of the 7 Colorado metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Boulder area than nationally: 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.77 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $98,510, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,150: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Colorado metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Boulder, CO?: Auto mechanics in the Boulder, CO area earn a median of $63,950 a year, or $30.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $98,510.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Boulder, CO?: The median hourly wage is $30.74. The middle half earn between $22.82 and $39.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Boulder, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.23 an hour ($44,150 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.82.
Do auto mechanics make more in Boulder or Denver?: Boulder pays more: the median is $63,950 in Boulder and $61,960 in Denver, a 3% difference.
How does Boulder pay compare with the rest of Colorado?: The Boulder median of $63,950 is 4% more than the Colorado median of $61,280.

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 14500 (Boulder, CO). 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 (105.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures