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

The median hourly wage is $24.71. The middle half earn between $19.56 and $35.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.85 an hour ($37,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.56.

Do auto mechanics make more in Pittsfield or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $51,400 in Pittsfield and $63,060 in Boston, a 18% difference.

How does Pittsfield pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?

The Pittsfield median of $51,400 is 15% less than the Massachusetts median of $60,760.

Auto mechanic salary in Pittsfield, MA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Pittsfield, MA area earn a median of $51,400 a year, or $24.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $83,380 a year. Across all of Massachusetts, the median is $60,760, so Pittsfield pays 15% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$51,400

Bottom 10% under$37,120Top 10% over$83,380

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.85/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $54,040
Median hourly pay: $24.71/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Massachusetts median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38340, Pittsfield, 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	$37,120–$40,670$17.85–$19.56/hr
Experienced technician	$51,400$24.71/hr
Master / top earners	$73,660–$83,380$35.41–$40.09/hr

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

How Pittsfield, MA compares

Pittsfield has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 7 Massachusetts metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Pittsfield area as nationally: 4.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $83,380, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,120: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Massachusetts metro areas

Other trades in Pittsfield, MA

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Pittsfield, MA?: Auto mechanics in the Pittsfield, MA area earn a median of $51,400 a year, or $24.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $83,380 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Pittsfield, MA?: The median hourly wage is $24.71. The middle half earn between $19.56 and $35.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Pittsfield, MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.85 an hour ($37,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.56.
Do auto mechanics make more in Pittsfield or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $51,400 in Pittsfield and $63,060 in Boston, a 18% difference.
How does Pittsfield pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?: The Pittsfield median of $51,400 is 15% 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 38340 (Pittsfield, 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 (95.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures