How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Blacksburg, VA?

The median hourly wage is $23.32. The middle half earn between $19.42 and $30.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Blacksburg, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.07 an hour ($35,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.42.

Do auto mechanics make more in Blacksburg or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $48,500 in Blacksburg and $61,860 in Washington, a 22% difference.

How does Blacksburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Blacksburg median of $48,500 is 18% less than the Virginia median of $59,330.

Auto mechanic salary in Blacksburg, VA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford, VA area earn a median of $48,500 a year, or $23.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,710. That's 18% less than the Virginia median of $59,330.

Median yearly pay$48,500

Bottom 10% under$35,500Top 10% over$76,710

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.07/hr
Jobs in this area: 440
After cost of living: $52,310
Median hourly pay: $23.32/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Virginia median: −18%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13980, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA). 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	$35,500–$40,400$17.07–$19.42/hr
Experienced technician	$48,500$23.32/hr
Master / top earners	$64,170–$76,710$30.85–$36.88/hr

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

How Blacksburg, VA compares

Blacksburg ranks 10th of 11 Virginia metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Blacksburg area than nationally: 5.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,710, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,500: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Blacksburg, VA?: Auto mechanics in the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford, VA area earn a median of $48,500 a year, or $23.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,710.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Blacksburg, VA?: The median hourly wage is $23.32. The middle half earn between $19.42 and $30.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Blacksburg, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.07 an hour ($35,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.42.
Do auto mechanics make more in Blacksburg or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $48,500 in Blacksburg and $61,860 in Washington, a 22% difference.
How does Blacksburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Blacksburg median of $48,500 is 18% less than the Virginia median of $59,330.

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 13980 (Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA). 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures