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

The median hourly wage is $23.40. The middle half earn between $18.66 and $30.47 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.58 an hour ($34,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.66.

Do auto mechanics make more in Flint or Lansing?

Lansing pays more: the median is $48,680 in Flint and $56,130 in Lansing, a 13% difference.

How does Flint pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Flint median of $48,680 is 10% less than the Michigan median of $54,120.

Auto mechanic salary in Flint, MI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Flint, MI area earn a median of $48,680 a year, or $23.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,160. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $54,120; Flint is 10% below it.

Median yearly pay$48,680

Bottom 10% under$34,490Top 10% over$77,160

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.58/hr
Jobs in this area: 920
After cost of living: $52,320
Median hourly pay: $23.40/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Michigan median: −10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22420, Flint, 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	$34,490–$38,820$16.58–$18.66/hr
Experienced technician	$48,680$23.40/hr
Master / top earners	$63,380–$77,160$30.47–$37.09/hr

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

How Flint, MI compares

Flint ranks 10th of 16 Michigan metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Flint area than nationally: 6.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,160, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,490: 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 Flint, MI?: Auto mechanics in the Flint, MI area earn a median of $48,680 a year, or $23.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,160.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Flint, MI?: The median hourly wage is $23.40. The middle half earn between $18.66 and $30.47 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Flint, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.58 an hour ($34,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.66.
Do auto mechanics make more in Flint or Lansing?: Lansing pays more: the median is $48,680 in Flint and $56,130 in Lansing, a 13% difference.
How does Flint pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Flint median of $48,680 is 10% 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 22420 (Flint, 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 (93.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures