Auto mechanic salary in Florida
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Auto mechanics in Florida earn a median of $48,260 a year, or $23.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,180. That's 5% less than the national median of $50,620, 39th of 51 states and DC.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $15.37/hr
- Jobs in Florida
- 49,930
- After cost of living
- $46,670
- Median hourly pay
- $23.20/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −5%
- Rank among states
- 39th of 51
- Mean (average) pay
- $53,740 a year · $25.84 an hour
Pay by percentile
What auto mechanics in Florida 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.
| Percentile | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| 25th percentile | $17.81 | $37,040 |
| Median (50th) | $23.20 | $48,260 |
| 75th percentile | $30.29 | $62,990 |
| 90th percentile | $38.07 | $79,180 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
Pay over time
The median auto mechanic wage in Florida rose 15%, from $41,950 in May 2021 to $48,260 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 3.7%.
| Year | Median a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $41,950 | $20.17/hr |
| May 2022 | $45,690 | $21.97/hr |
| May 2023 | $45,790 | $22.02/hr |
| May 2024 | $48,520 | $23.33/hr |
| May 2025 | $48,260 | $23.20/hr |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years
How Florida compares
- Auto mechanics are more concentrated in Florida than nationally: 5.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
Pay by metro area
- North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota$51,970
- Jacksonville$51,530
- Naples–Marco Island$51,320
- Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach$49,550
- Port St. Lucie$49,380
- Sebastian–Vero Beach–West Vero Corridor$47,950
- Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater$47,880
- Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford$47,850
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- Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin$47,760
- Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville$47,670
- Wildwood–The Villages$47,480
- Gainesville$47,460
- Cape Coral–Fort Myers$46,840
- Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach$46,810
- Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent$46,290
- Punta Gorda$46,190
- Homosassa Springs$46,150
- Lakeland–Winter Haven$45,900
- Ocala$45,900
- Tallahassee$45,640
- Sebring$44,650
- Panama City–Panama City Beach$43,730
Rural Florida
- North Florida$47,550
- South Florida$46,270
Other trades in Florida
Bidding federal work? Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Florida list what contractors must pay auto mechanics on federal and federally assisted jobs, county by county.
Questions
- Where in Florida do auto mechanics earn the most?
- Among Florida metro areas, North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota has the highest median at $51,970 a year, and Panama City–Panama City Beach the lowest at $43,730.
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 12. 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 (103.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures