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

The median hourly wage is $22.75. The middle half earn between $17.83 and $29.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.90 an hour ($33,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.83.

Do auto mechanics make more in Saginaw or Lansing?

Lansing pays more: the median is $47,320 in Saginaw and $56,130 in Lansing, a 16% difference.

How does Saginaw pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Saginaw median of $47,320 is 13% less than the Michigan median of $54,120.

Auto mechanic salary in Saginaw, MI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Saginaw, MI area earn a median of $47,320 a year, or $22.75 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,560 a year. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $54,120; Saginaw is 13% below it.

Median yearly pay$47,320

Bottom 10% under$33,060Top 10% over$79,560

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $15.90/hr
Jobs in this area: 580
After cost of living: $52,060
Median hourly pay: $22.75/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Michigan median: −13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 40980, Saginaw, 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	$33,060–$37,090$15.90–$17.83/hr
Experienced technician	$47,320$22.75/hr
Master / top earners	$62,080–$79,560$29.85–$38.25/hr

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

How Saginaw, MI compares

Saginaw has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 16 Michigan metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Saginaw area than nationally: 7.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,560, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $33,060: 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 Saginaw, MI?: Auto mechanics in the Saginaw, MI area earn a median of $47,320 a year, or $22.75 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,560 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Saginaw, MI?: The median hourly wage is $22.75. The middle half earn between $17.83 and $29.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Saginaw, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.90 an hour ($33,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.83.
Do auto mechanics make more in Saginaw or Lansing?: Lansing pays more: the median is $47,320 in Saginaw and $56,130 in Lansing, a 16% difference.
How does Saginaw pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Saginaw median of $47,320 is 13% 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 40980 (Saginaw, 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 (90.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures