How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Pocatello, ID?

The median hourly wage is $22.33. The middle half earn between $17.81 and $29.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Pocatello, ID?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.94 an hour ($31,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.81.

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

Coeur d'Alene pays more: the median is $46,450 in Pocatello and $50,910 in Coeur d'Alene, a 9% difference.

How does Pocatello pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Pocatello median of $46,450 is 4% less than the Idaho median of $48,420.

Auto mechanic salary in Pocatello, ID

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Pocatello, ID area earn a median of $46,450 a year, or $22.33 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $72,810 a year. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $48,420; Pocatello is 4% below it.

Median yearly pay$46,450

Bottom 10% under$31,080Top 10% over$72,810

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.94/hr
Jobs in this area: 200
After cost of living: $52,250
Median hourly pay: $22.33/hr
vs U.S. median: −8%
vs Idaho median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38540, Pocatello, 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	$31,080–$37,050$14.94–$17.81/hr
Experienced technician	$46,450$22.33/hr
Master / top earners	$60,370–$72,810$29.02–$35.00/hr

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

How Pocatello, ID compares

Pocatello has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 7 Idaho metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Pocatello area than nationally: 5.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $72,810, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $31,080: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Idaho metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Pocatello, ID?: Auto mechanics in the Pocatello, ID area earn a median of $46,450 a year, or $22.33 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $72,810 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Pocatello, ID?: The median hourly wage is $22.33. The middle half earn between $17.81 and $29.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Pocatello, ID?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.94 an hour ($31,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.81.
Do auto mechanics make more in Pocatello or Coeur d'Alene?: Coeur d'Alene pays more: the median is $46,450 in Pocatello and $50,910 in Coeur d'Alene, a 9% difference.
How does Pocatello pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Pocatello median of $46,450 is 4% less 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 38540 (Pocatello, 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 (88.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures