How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Ann Arbor, MI?

The median hourly wage is $28.09. The middle half earn between $22.24 and $36.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Ann Arbor, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.77 an hour ($36,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.24.

Do auto mechanics make more in Ann Arbor or Lansing?

Ann Arbor pays more: the median is $58,420 in Ann Arbor and $56,130 in Lansing, a 4% difference.

How does Ann Arbor pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Ann Arbor median of $58,420 is 8% more than the Michigan median of $54,120.

Auto mechanic salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Ann Arbor, MI area earn a median of $58,420 a year, or $28.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $82,830. Across all of Michigan, the median is $54,120, so Ann Arbor pays 8% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$58,420

Bottom 10% under$36,960Top 10% over$82,830

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.77/hr
Jobs in this area: 540
After cost of living: $57,910
Median hourly pay: $28.09/hr
vs U.S. median: +15%
vs Michigan median: +8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 11460, Ann Arbor, MI). 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	$36,960–$46,270$17.77–$22.24/hr
Experienced technician	$58,420$28.09/hr
Master / top earners	$74,920–$82,830$36.02–$39.82/hr

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

How Ann Arbor, MI compares

Ann Arbor has the highest auto mechanic median of the 16 Michigan metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Ann Arbor area than nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.54 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,830, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,960: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Michigan metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Ann Arbor, MI?: Auto mechanics in the Ann Arbor, MI area earn a median of $58,420 a year, or $28.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $82,830.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Ann Arbor, MI?: The median hourly wage is $28.09. The middle half earn between $22.24 and $36.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Ann Arbor, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.77 an hour ($36,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.24.
Do auto mechanics make more in Ann Arbor or Lansing?: Ann Arbor pays more: the median is $58,420 in Ann Arbor and $56,130 in Lansing, a 4% difference.
How does Ann Arbor pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Ann Arbor median of $58,420 is 8% more than the Michigan median of $54,120.

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 11460 (Ann Arbor, MI). 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures