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

The median hourly wage is $26.37. The middle half earn between $19.18 and $31.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.86 an hour ($35,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.18.

Do auto mechanics make more in Salisbury or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $54,840 in Salisbury and $61,860 in Washington, a 11% difference.

How does Salisbury pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Salisbury median of $54,840 is 5% less than the Maryland median of $57,520.

Auto mechanic salary in Salisbury, MD

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Salisbury, MD area earn a median of $54,840 a year, or $26.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,830. That's 5% less than the Maryland median of $57,520.

Median yearly pay$54,840

Bottom 10% under$35,070Top 10% over$76,830

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.86/hr
Jobs in this area: 390
After cost of living: $57,350
Median hourly pay: $26.37/hr
vs U.S. median: +8%
vs Maryland median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41540, Salisbury, 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	$35,070–$39,900$16.86–$19.18/hr
Experienced technician	$54,840$26.37/hr
Master / top earners	$65,680–$76,830$31.58–$36.94/hr

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

How Salisbury, MD compares

Salisbury ranks 5th of 6 Maryland metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Salisbury area than nationally: 7.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,830, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,070: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maryland metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Salisbury, MD?: Auto mechanics in the Salisbury, MD area earn a median of $54,840 a year, or $26.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,830.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Salisbury, MD?: The median hourly wage is $26.37. The middle half earn between $19.18 and $31.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Salisbury, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.86 an hour ($35,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.18.
Do auto mechanics make more in Salisbury or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $54,840 in Salisbury and $61,860 in Washington, a 11% difference.
How does Salisbury pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Salisbury median of $54,840 is 5% 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 41540 (Salisbury, 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 (95.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures