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Auto mechanic salary in St. George, UT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the St. George, UT area earn a median of $47,430 a year, or $22.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,430. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $46,570; St. George is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$47,430
Bottom 10% under$29,350Top 10% over$76,430
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$14.11/hr
Jobs in this area
550
After cost of living
$48,740
Median hourly pay
$22.80/hr
vs U.S. median
−6%
vs Utah median
+2%
Mean (average) pay
$53,470 a year · $25.71 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41100, St. George, 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.

Pay by percentile

What auto mechanics in St. George, UT 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$14.11$29,350
25th percentile$17.76$36,930
Median (50th)$22.80$47,430
75th percentile$30.71$63,870
90th percentile$36.75$76,430

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

How St. George, UT compares

  • St. George has the highest auto mechanic median of the 5 Utah metro areas with published pay.
  • Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the St. George area than nationally: 6.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.

Other Utah metro areas

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Questions

Do auto mechanics make more in St. George or Salt Lake City?
Pay is about the same: the median is $47,430 in St. George and $47,280 in Salt Lake City.

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 41100 (St. George, 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 (97.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures