How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Battle Creek, MI?

The median hourly wage is $22.94. The middle half earn between $18.55 and $30.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Battle Creek, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.91 an hour ($33,090 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.55.

Do auto mechanics make more in Battle Creek or Lansing?

Lansing pays more: the median is $47,720 in Battle Creek and $56,130 in Lansing, a 15% difference.

How does Battle Creek pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Battle Creek median of $47,720 is 12% less than the Michigan median of $54,120.

Auto mechanic salary in Battle Creek, MI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Battle Creek, MI area earn a median of $47,720 a year, or $22.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $77,490. That's 12% less than the Michigan median of $54,120.

Median yearly pay$47,720

Bottom 10% under$33,090Top 10% over$77,490

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $15.91/hr
Jobs in this area: 340
After cost of living: $52,710
Median hourly pay: $22.94/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Michigan median: −12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12980, Battle Creek, 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	$33,090–$38,590$15.91–$18.55/hr
Experienced technician	$47,720$22.94/hr
Master / top earners	$64,100–$77,490$30.82–$37.26/hr

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

How Battle Creek, MI compares

Battle Creek ranks 14th of 16 Michigan metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Battle Creek area than nationally: 6.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,490, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $33,090: 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 Battle Creek, MI?: Auto mechanics in the Battle Creek, MI area earn a median of $47,720 a year, or $22.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $77,490.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Battle Creek, MI?: The median hourly wage is $22.94. The middle half earn between $18.55 and $30.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Battle Creek, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.91 an hour ($33,090 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.55.
Do auto mechanics make more in Battle Creek or Lansing?: Lansing pays more: the median is $47,720 in Battle Creek and $56,130 in Lansing, a 15% difference.
How does Battle Creek pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Battle Creek median of $47,720 is 12% less 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 12980 (Battle Creek, 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 (90.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures