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Auto mechanic salary in Medford, OR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Medford, OR area earn a median of $57,390 a year, or $27.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,370. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $58,520; Medford is 2% below it.

Median yearly pay$57,390
Bottom 10% under$37,880Top 10% over$81,370
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$18.21/hr
Jobs in this area
420
After cost of living
$56,580
Median hourly pay
$27.59/hr
vs U.S. median
+13%
vs Oregon median
−2%
Mean (average) pay
$59,680 a year · $28.69 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 32780, Medford, 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.

Pay by percentile

What auto mechanics in Medford, OR 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.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$18.21$37,880
25th percentile$22.10$45,970
Median (50th)$27.59$57,390
75th percentile$36.08$75,050
90th percentile$39.12$81,370

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

How Medford, OR compares

  • Medford ranks 3rd of 8 Oregon metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
  • Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Medford area as nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs.

Other Oregon metro areas

Other trades in Medford, OR

Questions

Do auto mechanics make more in Medford or Portland?
Portland pays more: the median is $57,390 in Medford and $60,450 in Portland, 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 32780 (Medford, 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 (101.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures