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

The median hourly wage is $26.12. The middle half earn between $21.02 and $36.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.64 an hour ($38,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.02.

Do auto mechanics make more in Grants Pass or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $54,330 in Grants Pass and $60,450 in Portland, a 10% difference.

How does Grants Pass pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Grants Pass median of $54,330 is 7% less than the Oregon median of $58,520.

Auto mechanic salary in Grants Pass, OR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Grants Pass, OR area earn a median of $54,330 a year, or $26.12 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $85,890. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $58,520; Grants Pass is 7% below it.

Median yearly pay$54,330

Bottom 10% under$38,760Top 10% over$85,890

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.64/hr
Jobs in this area: 140
After cost of living: $55,570
Median hourly pay: $26.12/hr
vs U.S. median: +7%
vs Oregon median: −7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24420, Grants Pass, 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	$38,760–$43,710$18.64–$21.02/hr
Experienced technician	$54,330$26.12/hr
Master / top earners	$75,110–$85,890$36.11–$41.29/hr

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

How Grants Pass, OR compares

Grants Pass ranks 6th of 8 Oregon metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Grants Pass area as nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $85,890, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,760: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Grants Pass, OR?: Auto mechanics in the Grants Pass, OR area earn a median of $54,330 a year, or $26.12 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $85,890.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Grants Pass, OR?: The median hourly wage is $26.12. The middle half earn between $21.02 and $36.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Grants Pass, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.64 an hour ($38,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.02.
Do auto mechanics make more in Grants Pass or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $54,330 in Grants Pass and $60,450 in Portland, a 10% difference.
How does Grants Pass pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Grants Pass median of $54,330 is 7% 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 24420 (Grants Pass, 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 (97.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures