How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Baltimore, MD?

The median hourly wage is $27.71. The middle half earn between $18.57 and $36.01 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Baltimore, MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.96 an hour ($35,290 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.57.

Do auto mechanics make more in Baltimore or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $57,630 in Baltimore and $61,860 in Washington, a 7% difference.

How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Baltimore median of $57,630 is about the same as the Maryland median of $57,520.

Auto mechanic salary in Baltimore, MD

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $57,630 a year, or $27.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $80,800. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $57,520; Baltimore is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$57,630

Bottom 10% under$35,290Top 10% over$80,800

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.96/hr
Jobs in this area: 6,340
After cost of living: $55,160
Median hourly pay: $27.71/hr
vs U.S. median: +14%
vs Maryland median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12580, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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	$35,290–$38,620$16.96–$18.57/hr
Experienced technician	$57,630$27.71/hr
Master / top earners	$74,910–$80,800$36.01–$38.85/hr

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

How Baltimore, MD compares

Baltimore ranks 3rd of 6 Maryland metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Baltimore area as nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $80,800, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,290: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maryland metro areas

Other trades in Baltimore, MD

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 Baltimore, MD?: Auto mechanics in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $57,630 a year, or $27.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $80,800.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Baltimore, MD?: The median hourly wage is $27.71. The middle half earn between $18.57 and $36.01 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Baltimore, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.96 an hour ($35,290 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.57.
Do auto mechanics make more in Baltimore or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $57,630 in Baltimore and $61,860 in Washington, a 7% difference.
How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Baltimore median of $57,630 is about the same as the Maryland median of $57,520.

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 12580 (Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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 (104.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures