How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Minot, ND?

The median hourly wage is $28.86. The middle half earn between $23.01 and $35.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Minot, ND?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.15 an hour ($37,750 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.01.

Do auto mechanics make more in Minot or Fargo?

Minot pays more: the median is $60,020 in Minot and $59,510 in Fargo, a 1% difference.

How does Minot pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?

The Minot median of $60,020 is 5% more than the North Dakota median of $57,360.

Auto mechanic salary in Minot, ND

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Minot, ND area earn a median of $60,020 a year, or $28.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $84,730 a year. That's 5% more than the North Dakota median of $57,360.

Median yearly pay$60,020

Bottom 10% under$37,750Top 10% over$84,730

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.15/hr
Jobs in this area: 210
After cost of living: $68,970
Median hourly pay: $28.86/hr
vs U.S. median: +19%
vs North Dakota median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33500, Minot, ND). 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	$37,750–$47,860$18.15–$23.01/hr
Experienced technician	$60,020$28.86/hr
Master / top earners	$74,160–$84,730$35.65–$40.74/hr

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

How Minot, ND compares

Minot has the highest auto mechanic median of the 4 North Dakota metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Minot area than nationally: 6.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $84,730, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,750: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other North Dakota metro areas

Other trades in Minot, ND

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Minot, ND?: Auto mechanics in the Minot, ND area earn a median of $60,020 a year, or $28.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $84,730 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Minot, ND?: The median hourly wage is $28.86. The middle half earn between $23.01 and $35.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Minot, ND?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.15 an hour ($37,750 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.01.
Do auto mechanics make more in Minot or Fargo?: Minot pays more: the median is $60,020 in Minot and $59,510 in Fargo, a 1% difference.
How does Minot pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?: The Minot median of $60,020 is 5% more than the North Dakota median of $57,360.

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 33500 (Minot, 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 (87.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures