How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Albany, OR?

The median hourly wage is $25.62. The middle half earn between $20.60 and $31.87 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Albany, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.60 an hour ($36,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.60.

Do auto mechanics make more in Albany or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $53,290 in Albany and $60,450 in Portland, a 12% difference.

How does Albany pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Albany median of $53,290 is 9% less than the Oregon median of $58,520.

Auto mechanic salary in Albany, OR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Albany, OR area earn a median of $53,290 a year, or $25.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,710. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $58,520; Albany is 9% below it.

Median yearly pay$53,290

Bottom 10% under$36,610Top 10% over$79,710

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.60/hr
Jobs in this area: 170
After cost of living: $52,190
Median hourly pay: $25.62/hr
vs U.S. median: +5%
vs Oregon median: −9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 10540, Albany, OR). 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	$36,610–$42,860$17.60–$20.60/hr
Experienced technician	$53,290$25.62/hr
Master / top earners	$66,290–$79,710$31.87–$38.32/hr

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

How Albany, OR compares

Albany ranks 7th of 8 Oregon metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Albany area than nationally: 3.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.81 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,710, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

Other trades in Albany, OR

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Albany, OR?: Auto mechanics in the Albany, OR area earn a median of $53,290 a year, or $25.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,710.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Albany, OR?: The median hourly wage is $25.62. The middle half earn between $20.60 and $31.87 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Albany, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.60 an hour ($36,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.60.
Do auto mechanics make more in Albany or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $53,290 in Albany and $60,450 in Portland, a 12% difference.
How does Albany pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Albany median of $53,290 is 9% less than the Oregon median of $58,520.

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 10540 (Albany, OR). 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 (102.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures