How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Provo, UT?

The median hourly wage is $21.14. The middle half earn between $17.27 and $28.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Provo, UT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.21 an hour ($29,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.27.

Do auto mechanics make more in Provo or St. George?

St. George pays more: the median is $43,980 in Provo and $47,430 in St. George, a 7% difference.

How does Provo pay compare with the rest of Utah?

The Provo median of $43,980 is 6% less than the Utah median of $46,570.

Auto mechanic salary in Provo, UT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT area earn a median of $43,980 a year, or $21.14 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,310. Across all of Utah, the median is $46,570, so Provo pays 6% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$43,980

Bottom 10% under$29,560Top 10% over$75,310

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.21/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,590
After cost of living: $44,770
Median hourly pay: $21.14/hr
vs U.S. median: −13%
vs Utah median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39340, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT). 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	$29,560–$35,920$14.21–$17.27/hr
Experienced technician	$43,980$21.14/hr
Master / top earners	$59,590–$75,310$28.65–$36.21/hr

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

How Provo, UT compares

Provo has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 5 Utah metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Provo area than nationally: 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,310, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $29,560: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Utah metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Provo, UT?: Auto mechanics in the Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT area earn a median of $43,980 a year, or $21.14 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,310.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Provo, UT?: The median hourly wage is $21.14. The middle half earn between $17.27 and $28.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Provo, UT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.21 an hour ($29,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.27.
Do auto mechanics make more in Provo or St. George?: St. George pays more: the median is $43,980 in Provo and $47,430 in St. George, a 7% difference.
How does Provo pay compare with the rest of Utah?: The Provo median of $43,980 is 6% less than the Utah median of $46,570.

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 39340 (Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT). 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 (98.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures