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Auto mechanic salary in Greeley, CO

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Greeley, CO area earn a median of $60,920 a year, or $29.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $93,970. That's 1% less than the Colorado median of $61,280.

Median yearly pay$60,920
Bottom 10% under$39,010Top 10% over$93,970
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$18.75/hr
Jobs in this area
600
After cost of living
$60,810
Median hourly pay
$29.29/hr
vs U.S. median
+20%
vs Colorado median
−1%
Mean (average) pay
$64,410 a year · $30.97 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24540, Greeley, 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.

Pay by percentile

What auto mechanics in Greeley, CO earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$18.75$39,010
25th percentile$22.38$46,550
Median (50th)$29.29$60,920
75th percentile$36.90$76,760
90th percentile$45.18$93,970

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Greeley, CO compares

  • Greeley ranks 4th of 7 Colorado metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
  • Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Greeley area than nationally: 5.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.

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Questions

Do auto mechanics make more in Greeley or Boulder?
Boulder pays more: the median is $60,920 in Greeley and $63,950 in Boulder, a 5% difference.

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 24540 (Greeley, 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 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures