How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Toledo, OH?

The median hourly wage is $22.64. The middle half earn between $17.55 and $30.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Toledo, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.22 an hour ($33,750 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.55.

Do auto mechanics make more in Toledo or Columbus?

Columbus pays more: the median is $47,090 in Toledo and $56,150 in Columbus, a 16% difference.

How does Toledo pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Toledo median of $47,090 is 3% less than the Ohio median of $48,710.

Auto mechanic salary in Toledo, OH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Toledo, OH area earn a median of $47,090 a year, or $22.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,090. That's 3% less than the Ohio median of $48,710.

Median yearly pay$47,090

Bottom 10% under$33,750Top 10% over$78,090

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.22/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,350
After cost of living: $51,490
Median hourly pay: $22.64/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Ohio median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45780, Toledo, OH). 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	$33,750–$36,510$16.22–$17.55/hr
Experienced technician	$47,090$22.64/hr
Master / top earners	$64,050–$78,090$30.79–$37.54/hr

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

How Toledo, OH compares

Toledo ranks 7th of 15 Ohio metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Toledo area as nationally: 4.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,090, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $33,750: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Ohio metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Toledo, OH?: Auto mechanics in the Toledo, OH area earn a median of $47,090 a year, or $22.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,090.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Toledo, OH?: The median hourly wage is $22.64. The middle half earn between $17.55 and $30.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Toledo, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.22 an hour ($33,750 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.55.
Do auto mechanics make more in Toledo or Columbus?: Columbus pays more: the median is $47,090 in Toledo and $56,150 in Columbus, a 16% difference.
How does Toledo pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Toledo median of $47,090 is 3% less than the Ohio median of $48,710.

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 45780 (Toledo, OH). 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 (91.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures