How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Amherst Town, MA?

The median hourly wage is $28.36. The middle half earn between $21.85 and $36.88 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Amherst Town, MA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.30 an hour ($38,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.85.

Do auto mechanics make more in Amherst Town or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $58,980 in Amherst Town and $63,060 in Boston, a 6% difference.

How does Amherst Town pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?

The Amherst Town median of $58,980 is 3% less than the Massachusetts median of $60,760.

Auto mechanic salary in Amherst Town, MA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Amherst Town–Northampton, MA area earn a median of $58,980 a year, or $28.36 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $87,420. That's 3% less than the Massachusetts median of $60,760.

Median yearly pay$58,980

Bottom 10% under$38,060Top 10% over$87,420

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.30/hr
Jobs in this area: 220
After cost of living: $58,840
Median hourly pay: $28.36/hr
vs U.S. median: +17%
vs Massachusetts median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 11200, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA). 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	$38,060–$45,450$18.30–$21.85/hr
Experienced technician	$58,980$28.36/hr
Master / top earners	$76,700–$87,420$36.88–$42.03/hr

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

How Amherst Town, MA compares

Amherst Town ranks 3rd of 7 Massachusetts metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Amherst Town area than nationally: 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.74 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $87,420, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,060: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Massachusetts metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Amherst Town, MA?: Auto mechanics in the Amherst Town–Northampton, MA area earn a median of $58,980 a year, or $28.36 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $87,420.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Amherst Town, MA?: The median hourly wage is $28.36. The middle half earn between $21.85 and $36.88 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Amherst Town, MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.30 an hour ($38,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.85.
Do auto mechanics make more in Amherst Town or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $58,980 in Amherst Town and $63,060 in Boston, a 6% difference.
How does Amherst Town pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?: The Amherst Town median of $58,980 is 3% less than the Massachusetts median of $60,760.

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 11200 (Amherst Town-Northampton, MA). 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 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures