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

The median hourly wage is $22.47. The middle half earn between $17.03 and $29.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.46 an hour ($30,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.03.

Do auto mechanics make more in Valdosta or Savannah?

Savannah pays more: the median is $46,730 in Valdosta and $52,230 in Savannah, a 11% difference.

How does Valdosta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Valdosta median of $46,730 is 5% less than the Georgia median of $49,060.

Auto mechanic salary in Valdosta, GA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Valdosta, GA area earn a median of $46,730 a year, or $22.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,640 a year. That's 5% less than the Georgia median of $49,060.

Median yearly pay$46,730

Bottom 10% under$30,070Top 10% over$75,640

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.46/hr
Jobs in this area: 310
After cost of living: $52,940
Median hourly pay: $22.47/hr
vs U.S. median: −8%
vs Georgia median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 46660, Valdosta, 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	$30,070–$35,420$14.46–$17.03/hr
Experienced technician	$46,730$22.47/hr
Master / top earners	$61,180–$75,640$29.41–$36.36/hr

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

How Valdosta, GA compares

Valdosta has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 15 Georgia metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Valdosta area than nationally: 5.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,640, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,070: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Georgia metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Valdosta, GA?: Auto mechanics in the Valdosta, GA area earn a median of $46,730 a year, or $22.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,640 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Valdosta, GA?: The median hourly wage is $22.47. The middle half earn between $17.03 and $29.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Valdosta, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.46 an hour ($30,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.03.
Do auto mechanics make more in Valdosta or Savannah?: Savannah pays more: the median is $46,730 in Valdosta and $52,230 in Savannah, a 11% difference.
How does Valdosta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Valdosta median of $46,730 is 5% 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 46660 (Valdosta, 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 (88.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures