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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%
Mean (average) pay
$50,690 a year · $24.37 an hour
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.

Pay by percentile

What auto mechanics in Deltona, FL 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.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$15.29$31,800
25th percentile$17.80$37,020
Median (50th)$22.51$46,810
75th percentile$28.86$60,020
90th percentile$36.74$76,420

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

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.

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Questions

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.

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