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

The median hourly wage is $24.89. The middle half earn between $21.54 and $34.99 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.97 an hour ($37,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.54.

Do auto mechanics make more in Eugene or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $51,770 in Eugene and $60,450 in Portland, a 14% difference.

How does Eugene pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Eugene median of $51,770 is 12% less than the Oregon median of $58,520.

Auto mechanic salary in Eugene, OR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Eugene–Springfield, OR area earn a median of $51,770 a year, or $24.89 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $82,040. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $58,520; Eugene is 12% below it.

Median yearly pay$51,770

Bottom 10% under$37,370Top 10% over$82,040

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.97/hr
Jobs in this area: 620
After cost of living: $50,970
Median hourly pay: $24.89/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Oregon median: −12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21660, Eugene-Springfield, 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	$37,370–$44,790$17.97–$21.54/hr
Experienced technician	$51,770$24.89/hr
Master / top earners	$72,780–$82,040$34.99–$39.44/hr

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

How Eugene, OR compares

Eugene has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 8 Oregon metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Eugene area than nationally: 3.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.87 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,040, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,370: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

Other trades in Eugene, OR

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Eugene, OR?: Auto mechanics in the Eugene–Springfield, OR area earn a median of $51,770 a year, or $24.89 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $82,040.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Eugene, OR?: The median hourly wage is $24.89. The middle half earn between $21.54 and $34.99 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Eugene, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.97 an hour ($37,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.54.
Do auto mechanics make more in Eugene or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $51,770 in Eugene and $60,450 in Portland, a 14% difference.
How does Eugene pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Eugene median of $51,770 is 12% 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 21660 (Eugene-Springfield, 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 (101.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures