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

The median hourly wage is $29.16. The middle half earn between $21.97 and $37.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.00 an hour ($39,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.97.

Do auto mechanics make more in Barnstable Town or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $60,650 in Barnstable Town and $63,060 in Boston, a 4% difference.

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

The Barnstable Town median of $60,650 is about the same as the Massachusetts median of $60,760.

Auto mechanic salary in Barnstable Town, MA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Barnstable Town, MA area earn a median of $60,650 a year, or $29.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $86,710 a year. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $60,760; Barnstable Town is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$60,650

Bottom 10% under$39,520Top 10% over$86,710

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 430
After cost of living: $61,670
Median hourly pay: $29.16/hr
vs U.S. median: +20%
vs Massachusetts median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12700, Barnstable Town, 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	$39,520–$45,700$19.00–$21.97/hr
Experienced technician	$60,650$29.16/hr
Master / top earners	$78,600–$86,710$37.79–$41.69/hr

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

How Barnstable Town, MA compares

Barnstable Town ranks 2nd of 7 Massachusetts metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Barnstable Town area as nationally: 4.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $86,710, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,520: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Massachusetts metro areas

Other trades in Barnstable Town, MA

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Barnstable Town, MA?: Auto mechanics in the Barnstable Town, MA area earn a median of $60,650 a year, or $29.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $86,710 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Barnstable Town, MA?: The median hourly wage is $29.16. The middle half earn between $21.97 and $37.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Barnstable Town, MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.00 an hour ($39,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.97.
Do auto mechanics make more in Barnstable Town or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $60,650 in Barnstable Town and $63,060 in Boston, a 4% difference.
How does Barnstable Town pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?: The Barnstable Town median of $60,650 is about the same as 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 12700 (Barnstable Town, 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 (98.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures