How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Boston, MA-NH?

The median hourly wage is $30.32. The middle half earn between $22.16 and $38.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Boston, MA-NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.99 an hour ($39,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.16.

Do auto mechanics make more in Boston or Barnstable Town?

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

How does Boston pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?

The Boston median of $63,060 is 4% more than the Massachusetts median of $60,760.

Auto mechanic salary in Boston, MA-NH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH area earn a median of $63,060 a year, or $30.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $99,190 a year. That's 4% more than the Massachusetts median of $60,760.

Median yearly pay$63,060

Bottom 10% under$39,490Top 10% over$99,190

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.99/hr
Jobs in this area: 9,360
After cost of living: $58,250
Median hourly pay: $30.32/hr
vs U.S. median: +25%
vs Massachusetts median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14460, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH). 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	$39,490–$46,090$18.99–$22.16/hr
Experienced technician	$63,060$30.32/hr
Master / top earners	$80,900–$99,190$38.90–$47.69/hr

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

How Boston, MA-NH compares

Boston has the highest auto mechanic median of the 7 Massachusetts metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Boston area than nationally: 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.76 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $99,190, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,490: 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 Boston, MA-NH?: Auto mechanics in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH area earn a median of $63,060 a year, or $30.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $99,190 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Boston, MA-NH?: The median hourly wage is $30.32. The middle half earn between $22.16 and $38.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Boston, MA-NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.99 an hour ($39,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.16.
Do auto mechanics make more in Boston or Barnstable Town?: Boston pays more: the median is $63,060 in Boston and $60,650 in Barnstable Town, a 4% difference.
How does Boston pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?: The Boston median of $63,060 is 4% more 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 14460 (Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH). 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 (108.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures