How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Omaha, NE-IA?

The median hourly wage is $26.07. The middle half earn between $22.09 and $30.91 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Omaha, NE-IA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.16 an hour ($37,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.09.

Do auto mechanics make more in Omaha or Sioux City?

Pay is about the same: the median is $54,230 in Omaha and $54,230 in Sioux City.

How does Omaha pay compare with the rest of Nebraska?

The Omaha median of $54,230 is 7% more than the Nebraska median of $50,560.

Auto mechanic salary in Omaha, NE-IA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Omaha, NE-IA area earn a median of $54,230 a year, or $26.07 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $80,600 a year. Across all of Nebraska, the median is $50,560, so Omaha pays 7% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$54,230

Bottom 10% under$37,760Top 10% over$80,600

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.16/hr
Jobs in this area: 2,250
After cost of living: $59,000
Median hourly pay: $26.07/hr
vs U.S. median: +7%
vs Nebraska median: +7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36540, Omaha, NE-IA). 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	$37,760–$45,940$18.16–$22.09/hr
Experienced technician	$54,230$26.07/hr
Master / top earners	$64,300–$80,600$30.91–$38.75/hr

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

How Omaha, NE-IA compares

Omaha has the highest auto mechanic median of the 4 Nebraska metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Omaha area as nationally: 4.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $80,600, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,760: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Nebraska metro areas

Other trades in Omaha, NE-IA

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Elevator mechanic Heavy equipment operator Roofer Ironworker Millwright

Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Omaha, NE-IA?: Auto mechanics in the Omaha, NE-IA area earn a median of $54,230 a year, or $26.07 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $80,600 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Omaha, NE-IA?: The median hourly wage is $26.07. The middle half earn between $22.09 and $30.91 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Omaha, NE-IA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.16 an hour ($37,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.09.
Do auto mechanics make more in Omaha or Sioux City?: Pay is about the same: the median is $54,230 in Omaha and $54,230 in Sioux City.
How does Omaha pay compare with the rest of Nebraska?: The Omaha median of $54,230 is 7% 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 36540 (Omaha, NE-IA). 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 (91.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures