How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Carson City, NV?

The median hourly wage is $26.09. The middle half earn between $21.19 and $37.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Carson City, NV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.68 an hour ($36,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.19.

Do auto mechanics make more in Carson City or Reno?

Carson City pays more: the median is $54,270 in Carson City and $50,190 in Reno, a 8% difference.

How does Carson City pay compare with the rest of Nevada?

The Carson City median of $54,270 is 12% more than the Nevada median of $48,290.

Auto mechanic salary in Carson City, NV

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Carson City, NV area earn a median of $54,270 a year, or $26.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,810. Across all of Nevada, the median is $48,290, so Carson City pays 12% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$54,270

Bottom 10% under$36,780Top 10% over$81,810

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.68/hr
Jobs in this area: 270
After cost of living: $55,300
Median hourly pay: $26.09/hr
vs U.S. median: +7%
vs Nevada median: +12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 16180, Carson City, NV). 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	$36,780–$44,070$17.68–$21.19/hr
Experienced technician	$54,270$26.09/hr
Master / top earners	$77,900–$81,810$37.45–$39.33/hr

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

How Carson City, NV compares

Carson City has the highest auto mechanic median of the 3 Nevada metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Carson City area than nationally: 8.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.9 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,810, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Nevada metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Carson City, NV?: Auto mechanics in the Carson City, NV area earn a median of $54,270 a year, or $26.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,810.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Carson City, NV?: The median hourly wage is $26.09. The middle half earn between $21.19 and $37.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Carson City, NV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.68 an hour ($36,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.19.
Do auto mechanics make more in Carson City or Reno?: Carson City pays more: the median is $54,270 in Carson City and $50,190 in Reno, a 8% difference.
How does Carson City pay compare with the rest of Nevada?: The Carson City median of $54,270 is 12% more than the Nevada median of $48,290.

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 16180 (Carson City, NV). 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 (98.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures