How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Pinehurst, NC?

The median hourly wage is $23.38. The middle half earn between $17.27 and $29.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Pinehurst, NC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.88 an hour ($30,950 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.27.

Do auto mechanics make more in Pinehurst or Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach pays more: the median is $48,640 in Pinehurst and $58,290 in Virginia Beach, a 17% difference.

How does Pinehurst pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?

The Pinehurst median of $48,640 is 1% more than the North Carolina median of $48,200.

Auto mechanic salary in Pinehurst, NC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Pinehurst–Southern Pines, NC area earn a median of $48,640 a year, or $23.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,040 a year. Across all of North Carolina, the median is $48,200, so Pinehurst pays 1% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$48,640

Bottom 10% under$30,950Top 10% over$79,040

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.88/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $55,060
Median hourly pay: $23.38/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs North Carolina median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38240, Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC). 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	$30,950–$35,920$14.88–$17.27/hr
Experienced technician	$48,640$23.38/hr
Master / top earners	$61,240–$79,040$29.44–$38.00/hr

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

How Pinehurst, NC compares

Pinehurst ranks 6th of 16 North Carolina metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Pinehurst area than nationally: 5.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,040, is 2.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,950: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other North Carolina metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Pinehurst, NC?: Auto mechanics in the Pinehurst–Southern Pines, NC area earn a median of $48,640 a year, or $23.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,040 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Pinehurst, NC?: The median hourly wage is $23.38. The middle half earn between $17.27 and $29.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Pinehurst, NC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.88 an hour ($30,950 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.27.
Do auto mechanics make more in Pinehurst or Virginia Beach?: Virginia Beach pays more: the median is $48,640 in Pinehurst and $58,290 in Virginia Beach, a 17% difference.
How does Pinehurst pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?: The Pinehurst median of $48,640 is 1% more than the North Carolina median of $48,200.

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 38240 (Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC). 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 (88.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures