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

The median hourly wage is $28.32. The middle half earn between $21.63 and $35.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.52 an hour ($38,510 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.63.

Do auto mechanics make more in Hartford or Bridgeport?

Bridgeport pays more: the median is $58,910 in Hartford and $62,440 in Bridgeport, a 6% difference.

How does Hartford pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Hartford median of $58,910 is 2% less than the Connecticut median of $60,220.

Auto mechanic salary in Hartford, CT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT area earn a median of $58,910 a year, or $28.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,020. Across all of Connecticut, the median is $60,220, so Hartford pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$58,910

Bottom 10% under$38,510Top 10% over$78,020

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.52/hr
Jobs in this area: 2,160
After cost of living: $57,340
Median hourly pay: $28.32/hr
vs U.S. median: +16%
vs Connecticut median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25540, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, 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	$38,510–$45,000$18.52–$21.63/hr
Experienced technician	$58,910$28.32/hr
Master / top earners	$73,890–$78,020$35.53–$37.51/hr

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

How Hartford, CT compares

Hartford has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 5 Connecticut metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Hartford area than nationally: 3.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.80 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,020, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,510: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Connecticut metro areas

Other trades in Hartford, CT

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Hartford, CT?: Auto mechanics in the Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT area earn a median of $58,910 a year, or $28.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,020.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Hartford, CT?: The median hourly wage is $28.32. The middle half earn between $21.63 and $35.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Hartford, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.52 an hour ($38,510 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.63.
Do auto mechanics make more in Hartford or Bridgeport?: Bridgeport pays more: the median is $58,910 in Hartford and $62,440 in Bridgeport, a 6% difference.
How does Hartford pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Hartford median of $58,910 is 2% less 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 25540 (Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, 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 (102.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures