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

The median hourly wage is $23.02. The middle half earn between $18.01 and $29.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.62 an hour ($30,420 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.01.

Do auto mechanics make more in Brunswick or Savannah?

Savannah pays more: the median is $47,880 in Brunswick and $52,230 in Savannah, a 8% difference.

How does Brunswick pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Brunswick median of $47,880 is 2% less than the Georgia median of $49,060.

Auto mechanic salary in Brunswick, GA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Brunswick–St. Simons, GA 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 $76,290 a year. Across all of Georgia, the median is $49,060, so Brunswick pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$47,880

Bottom 10% under$30,420Top 10% over$76,290

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.62/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $54,590
Median hourly pay: $23.02/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Georgia median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 15260, Brunswick-St. Simons, 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	$30,420–$37,470$14.62–$18.01/hr
Experienced technician	$47,880$23.02/hr
Master / top earners	$60,840–$76,290$29.25–$36.68/hr

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

How Brunswick, GA compares

Brunswick ranks 10th of 15 Georgia metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Brunswick area than nationally: 5.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,290, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,420: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Georgia metro areas

Other trades in Brunswick, GA

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Brunswick, GA?: Auto mechanics in the Brunswick–St. Simons, GA 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 $76,290 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Brunswick, GA?: The median hourly wage is $23.02. The middle half earn between $18.01 and $29.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Brunswick, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.62 an hour ($30,420 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.01.
Do auto mechanics make more in Brunswick or Savannah?: Savannah pays more: the median is $47,880 in Brunswick and $52,230 in Savannah, a 8% difference.
How does Brunswick pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Brunswick median of $47,880 is 2% less 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 15260 (Brunswick-St. Simons, 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 (87.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures