How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Bridgeport, CT?

The median hourly wage is $30.02. The middle half earn between $22.55 and $37.50 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Bridgeport, CT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.50 an hour ($42,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.55.

Do auto mechanics make more in Bridgeport or New Haven?

Bridgeport pays more: the median is $62,440 in Bridgeport and $59,760 in New Haven, a 4% difference.

How does Bridgeport pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Bridgeport median of $62,440 is 4% more than the Connecticut median of $60,220.

Auto mechanic salary in Bridgeport, CT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT area earn a median of $62,440 a year, or $30.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $85,260. That's 4% more than the Connecticut median of $60,220.

Median yearly pay$62,440

Bottom 10% under$42,640Top 10% over$85,260

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $20.50/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,460
After cost of living: $58,430
Median hourly pay: $30.02/hr
vs U.S. median: +23%
vs Connecticut median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14860, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT). 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	$42,640–$46,900$20.50–$22.55/hr
Experienced technician	$62,440$30.02/hr
Master / top earners	$77,990–$85,260$37.50–$40.99/hr

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

How Bridgeport, CT compares

Bridgeport has the highest auto mechanic median of the 5 Connecticut metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Bridgeport area than nationally: 3.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.80 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $85,260, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,640: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Connecticut metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Bridgeport, CT?: Auto mechanics in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT area earn a median of $62,440 a year, or $30.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $85,260.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Bridgeport, CT?: The median hourly wage is $30.02. The middle half earn between $22.55 and $37.50 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Bridgeport, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.50 an hour ($42,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.55.
Do auto mechanics make more in Bridgeport or New Haven?: Bridgeport pays more: the median is $62,440 in Bridgeport and $59,760 in New Haven, a 4% difference.
How does Bridgeport pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Bridgeport median of $62,440 is 4% more than the Connecticut median of $60,220.

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 14860 (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT). 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 (106.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures