How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Deltona, FL?

The median hourly wage is $22.51. The middle half earn between $17.80 and $28.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Deltona, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.29 an hour ($31,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.80.

Do auto mechanics make more in Deltona or North Port?

North Port pays more: the median is $46,810 in Deltona and $51,970 in North Port, a 10% difference.

How does Deltona pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Deltona median of $46,810 is 3% less than the Florida median of $48,260.

Auto mechanic salary in Deltona, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL area earn a median of $46,810 a year, or $22.51 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,420. Across all of Florida, the median is $48,260, so Deltona pays 3% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$46,810

Bottom 10% under$31,800Top 10% over$76,420

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $15.29/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,700
After cost of living: $47,110
Median hourly pay: $22.51/hr
vs U.S. median: −8%
vs Florida median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19660, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL). 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	$31,800–$37,020$15.29–$17.80/hr
Experienced technician	$46,810$22.51/hr
Master / top earners	$60,020–$76,420$28.86–$36.74/hr

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

How Deltona, FL compares

Deltona ranks 14th of 22 Florida metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Deltona area than nationally: 7.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,420, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $31,800: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Florida metro areas

Other trades in Deltona, FL

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Deltona, FL?: Auto mechanics in the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL area earn a median of $46,810 a year, or $22.51 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,420.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Deltona, FL?: The median hourly wage is $22.51. The middle half earn between $17.80 and $28.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Deltona, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.29 an hour ($31,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.80.
Do auto mechanics make more in Deltona or North Port?: North Port pays more: the median is $46,810 in Deltona and $51,970 in North Port, a 10% difference.
How does Deltona pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Deltona median of $46,810 is 3% less than the Florida median of $48,260.

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 19660 (Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL). 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 (99.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures