How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Vineland, NJ?

The median hourly wage is $23.40. The middle half earn between $18.53 and $29.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Vineland, NJ?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.01 an hour ($35,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.53.

Do auto mechanics make more in Vineland or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $48,670 in Vineland and $58,460 in Philadelphia, a 17% difference.

How does Vineland pay compare with the rest of New Jersey?

The Vineland median of $48,670 is 14% less than the New Jersey median of $56,610.

Auto mechanic salary in Vineland, NJ

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Vineland, NJ area earn a median of $48,670 a year, or $23.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,500. Across all of New Jersey, the median is $56,610, so Vineland pays 14% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$48,670

Bottom 10% under$35,380Top 10% over$75,500

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.01/hr
Jobs in this area: 330
After cost of living: $50,710
Median hourly pay: $23.40/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs New Jersey median: −14%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47220, Vineland, NJ). 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	$35,380–$38,550$17.01–$18.53/hr
Experienced technician	$48,670$23.40/hr
Master / top earners	$61,730–$75,500$29.68–$36.30/hr

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

How Vineland, NJ compares

Vineland has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 6 New Jersey metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Vineland area than nationally: 5.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,500, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,380: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New Jersey metro areas

Other trades in Vineland, NJ

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Vineland, NJ?: Auto mechanics in the Vineland, NJ area earn a median of $48,670 a year, or $23.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,500.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Vineland, NJ?: The median hourly wage is $23.40. The middle half earn between $18.53 and $29.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Vineland, NJ?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.01 an hour ($35,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.53.
Do auto mechanics make more in Vineland or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $48,670 in Vineland and $58,460 in Philadelphia, a 17% difference.
How does Vineland pay compare with the rest of New Jersey?: The Vineland median of $48,670 is 14% less than the New Jersey median of $56,610.

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 47220 (Vineland, NJ). 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 (96.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures