How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Atlanta, GA?

The median hourly wage is $24.73. The middle half earn between $19.32 and $34.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Atlanta, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.33 an hour ($36,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.32.

Do auto mechanics make more in Atlanta or Savannah?

Savannah pays more: the median is $51,450 in Atlanta and $52,230 in Savannah, a 1% difference.

How does Atlanta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Atlanta median of $51,450 is 5% more than the Georgia median of $49,060.

Auto mechanic salary in Atlanta, GA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA area earn a median of $51,450 a year, or $24.73 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $91,520. That's 5% more than the Georgia median of $49,060.

Median yearly pay$51,450

Bottom 10% under$36,050Top 10% over$91,520

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.33/hr
Jobs in this area: 12,310
After cost of living: $51,420
Median hourly pay: $24.73/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Georgia median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12060, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA). 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	$36,050–$40,180$17.33–$19.32/hr
Experienced technician	$51,450$24.73/hr
Master / top earners	$72,470–$91,520$34.84–$44.00/hr

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

How Atlanta, GA compares

Atlanta ranks 3rd of 15 Georgia metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Atlanta area as nationally: 4.3 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $91,520, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,050: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Georgia metro areas

Other trades in Atlanta, GA

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Elevator mechanic Heavy equipment operator Roofer Ironworker Millwright

Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Atlanta, GA?: Auto mechanics in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA area earn a median of $51,450 a year, or $24.73 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $91,520.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Atlanta, GA?: The median hourly wage is $24.73. The middle half earn between $19.32 and $34.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Atlanta, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.33 an hour ($36,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.32.
Do auto mechanics make more in Atlanta or Savannah?: Savannah pays more: the median is $51,450 in Atlanta and $52,230 in Savannah, a 1% difference.
How does Atlanta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Atlanta median of $51,450 is 5% more than the Georgia median of $49,060.

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 12060 (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA). 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 (100.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures