How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Grand Island, NE?

The median hourly wage is $25.60. The middle half earn between $19.85 and $30.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Grand Island, NE?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.00 an hour ($35,360 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.85.

Do auto mechanics make more in Grand Island or Omaha?

Omaha pays more: the median is $53,250 in Grand Island and $54,230 in Omaha, a 2% difference.

How does Grand Island pay compare with the rest of Nebraska?

The Grand Island median of $53,250 is 5% more than the Nebraska median of $50,560.

Auto mechanic salary in Grand Island, NE

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Grand Island, NE area earn a median of $53,250 a year, or $25.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,100. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $50,560; Grand Island is 5% above it.

Median yearly pay$53,250

Bottom 10% under$35,360Top 10% over$77,100

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 260
After cost of living: $61,450
Median hourly pay: $25.60/hr
vs U.S. median: +5%
vs Nebraska median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24260, Grand Island, NE). 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	$35,360–$41,290$17.00–$19.85/hr
Experienced technician	$53,250$25.60/hr
Master / top earners	$62,710–$77,100$30.15–$37.07/hr

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

How Grand Island, NE compares

Grand Island ranks 3rd of 4 Nebraska metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Grand Island area than nationally: 6.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,100, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,360: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Nebraska metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Grand Island, NE?: Auto mechanics in the Grand Island, NE area earn a median of $53,250 a year, or $25.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,100.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Grand Island, NE?: The median hourly wage is $25.60. The middle half earn between $19.85 and $30.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Grand Island, NE?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.00 an hour ($35,360 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.85.
Do auto mechanics make more in Grand Island or Omaha?: Omaha pays more: the median is $53,250 in Grand Island and $54,230 in Omaha, a 2% difference.
How does Grand Island pay compare with the rest of Nebraska?: The Grand Island median of $53,250 is 5% more than the Nebraska median of $50,560.

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 24260 (Grand Island, NE). 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 (86.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures