How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Coeur d'Alene, ID?

The median hourly wage is $24.48. The middle half earn between $21.93 and $33.69 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Coeur d'Alene, ID?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.45 an hour ($38,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.93.

Do auto mechanics make more in Coeur d'Alene or Boise City?

Coeur d'Alene pays more: the median is $50,910 in Coeur d'Alene and $48,630 in Boise City, a 5% difference.

How does Coeur d'Alene pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Coeur d'Alene median of $50,910 is 5% more than the Idaho median of $48,420.

Auto mechanic salary in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Coeur d'Alene, ID area earn a median of $50,910 a year, or $24.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,430 a year. That's 5% more than the Idaho median of $48,420.

Median yearly pay$50,910

Bottom 10% under$38,380Top 10% over$82,430

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.45/hr
Jobs in this area: 490
After cost of living: $51,790
Median hourly pay: $24.48/hr
vs U.S. median: +1%
vs Idaho median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17660, Coeur d'Alene, ID). 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	$38,380–$45,610$18.45–$21.93/hr
Experienced technician	$50,910$24.48/hr
Master / top earners	$70,060–$82,430$33.69–$39.63/hr

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

How Coeur d'Alene, ID compares

Coeur d'Alene has the highest auto mechanic median of the 7 Idaho metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Coeur d'Alene area than nationally: 6.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,430, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,380: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Idaho metro areas

Other trades in Coeur d'Alene, ID

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

Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Coeur d'Alene, ID?: Auto mechanics in the Coeur d'Alene, ID area earn a median of $50,910 a year, or $24.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,430 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Coeur d'Alene, ID?: The median hourly wage is $24.48. The middle half earn between $21.93 and $33.69 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Coeur d'Alene, ID?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.45 an hour ($38,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.93.
Do auto mechanics make more in Coeur d'Alene or Boise City?: Coeur d'Alene pays more: the median is $50,910 in Coeur d'Alene and $48,630 in Boise City, a 5% difference.
How does Coeur d'Alene pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Coeur d'Alene median of $50,910 is 5% more than the Idaho median of $48,420.

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 17660 (Coeur d'Alene, ID). 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 (98.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures