How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Bozeman, MT?

The median hourly wage is $29.48. The middle half earn between $24.42 and $37.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Bozeman, MT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.84 an hour ($45,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.42.

Do auto mechanics make more in Bozeman or Billings?

Bozeman pays more: the median is $61,320 in Bozeman and $60,150 in Billings, a 2% difference.

How does Bozeman pay compare with the rest of Montana?

The Bozeman median of $61,320 is 4% more than the Montana median of $58,740.

Auto mechanic salary in Bozeman, MT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Bozeman, MT area earn a median of $61,320 a year, or $29.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,920 a year. Across all of Montana, the median is $58,740, so Bozeman pays 4% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$61,320

Bottom 10% under$45,430Top 10% over$81,920

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.84/hr
Jobs in this area: 330
After cost of living: $59,820
Median hourly pay: $29.48/hr
vs U.S. median: +21%
vs Montana median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14580, Bozeman, MT). 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	$45,430–$50,800$21.84–$24.42/hr
Experienced technician	$61,320$29.48/hr
Master / top earners	$77,860–$81,920$37.44–$39.39/hr

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

How Bozeman, MT compares

Bozeman has the highest auto mechanic median of the 5 Montana metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Bozeman area as nationally: 4.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,920, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,430: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Montana metro areas

Other trades in Bozeman, MT

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Bozeman, MT?: Auto mechanics in the Bozeman, MT area earn a median of $61,320 a year, or $29.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,920 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Bozeman, MT?: The median hourly wage is $29.48. The middle half earn between $24.42 and $37.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Bozeman, MT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.84 an hour ($45,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.42.
Do auto mechanics make more in Bozeman or Billings?: Bozeman pays more: the median is $61,320 in Bozeman and $60,150 in Billings, a 2% difference.
How does Bozeman pay compare with the rest of Montana?: The Bozeman median of $61,320 is 4% more than the Montana median of $58,740.

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 14580 (Bozeman, MT). 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 (102.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures