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

The median hourly wage is $28.73. The middle half earn between $22.09 and $35.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.28 an hour ($38,020 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.09.

Do auto mechanics make more in New Haven or Bridgeport?

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

How does New Haven pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The New Haven median of $59,760 is 1% less than the Connecticut median of $60,220.

Auto mechanic salary in New Haven, CT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the New Haven, CT area earn a median of $59,760 a year, or $28.73 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $80,010. Across all of Connecticut, the median is $60,220, so New Haven pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$59,760

Bottom 10% under$38,020Top 10% over$80,010

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.28/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,320
After cost of living: $57,150
Median hourly pay: $28.73/hr
vs U.S. median: +18%
vs Connecticut median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 35300, New Haven, 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	$38,020–$45,940$18.28–$22.09/hr
Experienced technician	$59,760$28.73/hr
Master / top earners	$74,540–$80,010$35.84–$38.47/hr

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

How New Haven, CT compares

New Haven ranks 2nd of 5 Connecticut metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the New Haven area as nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $80,010, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,020: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Connecticut metro areas

Other trades in New Haven, CT

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in New Haven, CT?: Auto mechanics in the New Haven, CT area earn a median of $59,760 a year, or $28.73 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $80,010.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in New Haven, CT?: The median hourly wage is $28.73. The middle half earn between $22.09 and $35.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in New Haven, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.28 an hour ($38,020 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.09.
Do auto mechanics make more in New Haven or Bridgeport?: Bridgeport pays more: the median is $59,760 in New Haven and $62,440 in Bridgeport, a 4% difference.
How does New Haven pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The New Haven median of $59,760 is 1% 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 35300 (New Haven, 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 (104.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures