Do auto mechanics make more in Lawton or Tulsa?

Tulsa pays more: the median is $45,010 in Lawton and $47,410 in Tulsa, a 5% difference.

Auto mechanic salary in Lawton, OK

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Lawton, OK area earn a median of $45,010 a year, or $21.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,150. That's 3% less than the Oklahoma median of $46,560.

Median yearly pay$45,010

Bottom 10% under$28,310Top 10% over$76,150

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $13.61/hr
Jobs in this area: 260
After cost of living: $52,370
Median hourly pay: $21.64/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs Oklahoma median: −3%
Mean (average) pay: $49,820 a year · $23.95 an hour

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30020, Lawton, OK). 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.

Pay by percentile

What auto mechanics in Lawton, OK 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	$13.61	$28,310
25th percentile	$15.62	$32,490
Median (50th)	$21.64	$45,010
75th percentile	$31.82	$66,190
90th percentile	$36.61	$76,150

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Lawton, OK compares

Lawton ranks 3rd of 5 Oklahoma metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Lawton area than nationally: 6.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.

Other Oklahoma metro areas

Other trades in Lawton, OK

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Questions

Do auto mechanics make more in Lawton or Tulsa?: Tulsa pays more: the median is $45,010 in Lawton and $47,410 in Tulsa, 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 30020 (Lawton, OK). 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 (85.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures