Auto mechanic salary in Bismarck, ND
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Auto mechanics in the Bismarck, ND area earn a median of $56,960 a year, or $27.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $85,540 a year. That's 1% less than the North Dakota median of $57,360.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $18.31/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 350
- After cost of living
- $62,580
- Median hourly pay
- $27.38/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +13%
- vs North Dakota median
- −1%
- Mean (average) pay
- $59,350 a year · $28.53 an hour
Pay by percentile
What auto mechanics in Bismarck, ND earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.
| Percentile | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18.31 | $38,070 |
| 25th percentile | $21.53 | $44,790 |
| Median (50th) | $27.38 | $56,960 |
| 75th percentile | $30.81 | $64,070 |
| 90th percentile | $41.12 | $85,540 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
How Bismarck, ND compares
- Bismarck has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 4 North Dakota metro areas with published pay.
- Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Bismarck area as nationally: 5.0 of every 1,000 jobs.
Other North Dakota metro areas
Other trades in Bismarck, ND
Questions
- Do auto mechanics make more in Bismarck or Minot?
- Minot pays more: the median is $56,960 in Bismarck and $60,020 in Minot, a 5% difference.
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 13900 (Bismarck, ND). 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 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures