How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Harrisburg, PA?

The median hourly wage is $23.82. The middle half earn between $18.57 and $29.51 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Harrisburg, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.93 an hour ($35,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.57.

Do auto mechanics make more in Harrisburg or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $49,540 in Harrisburg and $58,460 in Philadelphia, a 15% difference.

How does Harrisburg pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Harrisburg median of $49,540 is 1% less than the Pennsylvania median of $49,800.

Auto mechanic salary in Harrisburg, PA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA area earn a median of $49,540 a year, or $23.82 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,180 a year. Across all of Pennsylvania, the median is $49,800, so Harrisburg pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$49,540

Bottom 10% under$35,210Top 10% over$75,180

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.93/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,410
After cost of living: $50,220
Median hourly pay: $23.82/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Pennsylvania median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25420, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA). 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	$35,210–$38,620$16.93–$18.57/hr
Experienced technician	$49,540$23.82/hr
Master / top earners	$61,380–$75,180$29.51–$36.15/hr

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

How Harrisburg, PA compares

Harrisburg ranks 6th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Harrisburg area as nationally: 4.2 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,180, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,210: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

Other trades in Harrisburg, PA

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Harrisburg, PA?: Auto mechanics in the Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA area earn a median of $49,540 a year, or $23.82 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,180 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Harrisburg, PA?: The median hourly wage is $23.82. The middle half earn between $18.57 and $29.51 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Harrisburg, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.93 an hour ($35,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.57.
Do auto mechanics make more in Harrisburg or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $49,540 in Harrisburg and $58,460 in Philadelphia, a 15% difference.
How does Harrisburg pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Harrisburg median of $49,540 is 1% less than the Pennsylvania median of $49,800.

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 25420 (Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA). 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 (98.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures