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

The median hourly wage is $22.58. The middle half earn between $17.50 and $29.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.84 an hour ($30,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.50.

Do auto mechanics make more in Lynchburg or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $46,970 in Lynchburg and $61,860 in Washington, a 24% difference.

How does Lynchburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Lynchburg median of $46,970 is 21% less than the Virginia median of $59,330.

Auto mechanic salary in Lynchburg, VA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Lynchburg, VA area earn a median of $46,970 a year, or $22.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,840. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $59,330; Lynchburg is 21% below it.

Median yearly pay$46,970

Bottom 10% under$30,880Top 10% over$77,840

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.84/hr
Jobs in this area: 590
After cost of living: $52,560
Median hourly pay: $22.58/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Virginia median: −21%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31340, Lynchburg, 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	$30,880–$36,400$14.84–$17.50/hr
Experienced technician	$46,970$22.58/hr
Master / top earners	$61,680–$77,840$29.65–$37.42/hr

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

How Lynchburg, VA compares

Lynchburg has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 11 Virginia metro areas with published pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Lynchburg area than nationally: 6.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,840, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,880: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Virginia metro areas

Other trades in Lynchburg, VA

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Lynchburg, VA?: Auto mechanics in the Lynchburg, VA area earn a median of $46,970 a year, or $22.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,840.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Lynchburg, VA?: The median hourly wage is $22.58. The middle half earn between $17.50 and $29.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Lynchburg, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.84 an hour ($30,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.50.
Do auto mechanics make more in Lynchburg or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $46,970 in Lynchburg and $61,860 in Washington, a 24% difference.
How does Lynchburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Lynchburg median of $46,970 is 21% 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 31340 (Lynchburg, 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 (89.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures