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

The median hourly wage is $27.60. The middle half earn between $20.33 and $30.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.20 an hour ($35,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.33.

Do auto mechanics make more in Monroe or Lansing?

Monroe pays more: the median is $57,400 in Monroe and $56,130 in Lansing, a 2% difference.

How does Monroe pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Monroe median of $57,400 is 6% more than the Michigan median of $54,120.

Auto mechanic salary in Monroe, MI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Monroe, MI area earn a median of $57,400 a year, or $27.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,670 a year. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $54,120; Monroe is 6% above it.

Median yearly pay$57,400

Bottom 10% under$35,780Top 10% over$77,670

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.20/hr
Jobs in this area: 270
After cost of living: $61,400
Median hourly pay: $27.60/hr
vs U.S. median: +13%
vs Michigan median: +6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33780, Monroe, 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	$35,780–$42,290$17.20–$20.33/hr
Experienced technician	$57,400$27.60/hr
Master / top earners	$62,400–$77,670$30.00–$37.34/hr

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

How Monroe, MI compares

Monroe ranks 2nd of 16 Michigan metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Monroe area than nationally: 6.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,670, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Michigan metro areas

Other trades in Monroe, MI

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Monroe, MI?: Auto mechanics in the Monroe, MI area earn a median of $57,400 a year, or $27.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,670 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Monroe, MI?: The median hourly wage is $27.60. The middle half earn between $20.33 and $30.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Monroe, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.20 an hour ($35,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.33.
Do auto mechanics make more in Monroe or Lansing?: Monroe pays more: the median is $57,400 in Monroe and $56,130 in Lansing, a 2% difference.
How does Monroe pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Monroe median of $57,400 is 6% 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 33780 (Monroe, 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 (93.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures