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

The median hourly wage is $23.02. The middle half earn between $17.45 and $30.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.93 an hour ($31,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.45.

Do auto mechanics make more in Tampa or North Port?

North Port pays more: the median is $47,880 in Tampa and $51,970 in North Port, a 8% difference.

How does Tampa pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Tampa median of $47,880 is 1% less than the Florida median of $48,260.

Auto mechanic salary in Tampa, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL area earn a median of $47,880 a year, or $23.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,620 a year. That's 1% less than the Florida median of $48,260.

Median yearly pay$47,880

Bottom 10% under$31,050Top 10% over$79,620

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.93/hr
Jobs in this area: 7,380
After cost of living: $47,460
Median hourly pay: $23.02/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Florida median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45300, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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	$31,050–$36,290$14.93–$17.45/hr
Experienced technician	$47,880$23.02/hr
Master / top earners	$63,210–$79,620$30.39–$38.28/hr

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

How Tampa, FL compares

Tampa ranks 7th of 22 Florida metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Tampa area than nationally: 5.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,620, is 2.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $31,050: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Florida metro areas

Other trades in Tampa, FL

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Tampa, FL?: Auto mechanics in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL area earn a median of $47,880 a year, or $23.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,620 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Tampa, FL?: The median hourly wage is $23.02. The middle half earn between $17.45 and $30.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Tampa, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.93 an hour ($31,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.45.
Do auto mechanics make more in Tampa or North Port?: North Port pays more: the median is $47,880 in Tampa and $51,970 in North Port, a 8% difference.
How does Tampa pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Tampa median of $47,880 is 1% 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 45300 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures