How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Oklahoma City, OK?

The median hourly wage is $22.51. The middle half earn between $17.60 and $34.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Oklahoma City, OK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.21 an hour ($31,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.60.

Do auto mechanics make more in Oklahoma City or Tulsa?

Tulsa pays more: the median is $46,820 in Oklahoma City and $47,410 in Tulsa, a 1% difference.

How does Oklahoma City pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?

The Oklahoma City median of $46,820 is 1% more than the Oklahoma median of $46,560.

Auto mechanic salary in Oklahoma City, OK

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Oklahoma City, OK area earn a median of $46,820 a year, or $22.51 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $83,860. That's 1% more than the Oklahoma median of $46,560.

Median yearly pay$46,820

Bottom 10% under$31,640Top 10% over$83,860

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $15.21/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,340
After cost of living: $51,790
Median hourly pay: $22.51/hr
vs U.S. median: −8%
vs Oklahoma median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36420, Oklahoma City, 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.

Entry-level to master auto mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$31,640–$36,600$15.21–$17.60/hr
Experienced technician	$46,820$22.51/hr
Master / top earners	$72,290–$83,860$34.76–$40.32/hr

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

How Oklahoma City, OK compares

Oklahoma City ranks 2nd of 5 Oklahoma metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Oklahoma City area as nationally: 4.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $83,860, is 2.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $31,640: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oklahoma metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Oklahoma City, OK?: Auto mechanics in the Oklahoma City, OK area earn a median of $46,820 a year, or $22.51 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $83,860.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Oklahoma City, OK?: The median hourly wage is $22.51. The middle half earn between $17.60 and $34.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Oklahoma City, OK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.21 an hour ($31,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.60.
Do auto mechanics make more in Oklahoma City or Tulsa?: Tulsa pays more: the median is $46,820 in Oklahoma City and $47,410 in Tulsa, a 1% difference.
How does Oklahoma City pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?: The Oklahoma City median of $46,820 is 1% more than the Oklahoma median of $46,560.

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 36420 (Oklahoma City, 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 (90.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures