How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Mankato, MN?

The median hourly wage is $23.29. The middle half earn between $19.56 and $31.20 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Mankato, MN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.81 an hour ($34,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.56.

Do auto mechanics make more in Mankato or Minneapolis?

Minneapolis pays more: the median is $48,450 in Mankato and $60,490 in Minneapolis, a 20% difference.

How does Mankato pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?

The Mankato median of $48,450 is 17% less than the Minnesota median of $58,390.

Auto mechanic salary in Mankato, MN

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Mankato, MN area earn a median of $48,450 a year, or $23.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,370. Across all of Minnesota, the median is $58,390, so Mankato pays 17% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$48,450

Bottom 10% under$34,970Top 10% over$76,370

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.81/hr
Jobs in this area: 290
After cost of living: $53,270
Median hourly pay: $23.29/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Minnesota median: −17%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31860, Mankato, MN). 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	$34,970–$40,670$16.81–$19.56/hr
Experienced technician	$48,450$23.29/hr
Master / top earners	$64,890–$76,370$31.20–$36.71/hr

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

How Mankato, MN compares

Mankato has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 9 Minnesota metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Mankato area than nationally: 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,370, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,970: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Minnesota metro areas

Other trades in Mankato, MN

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Mankato, MN?: Auto mechanics in the Mankato, MN area earn a median of $48,450 a year, or $23.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,370.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Mankato, MN?: The median hourly wage is $23.29. The middle half earn between $19.56 and $31.20 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Mankato, MN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.81 an hour ($34,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.56.
Do auto mechanics make more in Mankato or Minneapolis?: Minneapolis pays more: the median is $48,450 in Mankato and $60,490 in Minneapolis, a 20% difference.
How does Mankato pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?: The Mankato median of $48,450 is 17% less than the Minnesota median of $58,390.

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 31860 (Mankato, MN). 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 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures