How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Hagerstown, MD-WV?

The median hourly wage is $22.98. The middle half earn between $17.86 and $31.21 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.00 an hour ($31,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.86.

Do auto mechanics make more in Hagerstown or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $47,800 in Hagerstown and $61,860 in Washington, a 23% difference.

How does Hagerstown pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Hagerstown median of $47,800 is 17% less than the Maryland median of $57,520.

Auto mechanic salary in Hagerstown, MD-WV

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV area earn a median of $47,800 a year, or $22.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,470. Across all of Maryland, the median is $57,520, so Hagerstown pays 17% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$47,800

Bottom 10% under$31,200Top 10% over$74,470

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $15.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 690
After cost of living: $50,760
Median hourly pay: $22.98/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Maryland median: −17%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25180, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV). 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	$31,200–$37,150$15.00–$17.86/hr
Experienced technician	$47,800$22.98/hr
Master / top earners	$64,920–$74,470$31.21–$35.81/hr

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

How Hagerstown, MD-WV compares

Hagerstown has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 6 Maryland metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Hagerstown area than nationally: 6.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,470, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $31,200: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maryland metro areas

Other trades in Hagerstown, MD-WV

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

Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: Auto mechanics in the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV area earn a median of $47,800 a year, or $22.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,470.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: The median hourly wage is $22.98. The middle half earn between $17.86 and $31.21 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.00 an hour ($31,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.86.
Do auto mechanics make more in Hagerstown or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $47,800 in Hagerstown and $61,860 in Washington, a 23% difference.
How does Hagerstown pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Hagerstown median of $47,800 is 17% less than 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 25180 (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV). 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 (94.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures