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Auto mechanic salary in Wildwood, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Wildwood–The Villages, FL area earn a median of $47,480 a year, or $22.83 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,070. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $48,260; Wildwood is 2% below it.

Median yearly pay$47,480
Bottom 10% under$33,440Top 10% over$74,070
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$16.08/hr
Jobs in this area
180
After cost of living
$55,580
Median hourly pay
$22.83/hr
vs U.S. median
−6%
vs Florida median
−2%
Mean (average) pay
$51,000 a year · $24.52 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48680, Wildwood-The Villages, 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 Wildwood, 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$16.08$33,440
25th percentile$17.75$36,920
Median (50th)$22.83$47,480
75th percentile$29.53$61,410
90th percentile$35.61$74,070

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

How Wildwood, FL compares

  • Wildwood ranks 11th of 22 Florida metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
  • Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Wildwood area as nationally: 4.4 of every 1,000 jobs.

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Questions

Do auto mechanics make more in Wildwood or North Port?
North Port pays more: the median is $47,480 in Wildwood and $51,970 in North Port, a 9% 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 48680 (Wildwood-The Villages, 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 (85.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures