How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Green Bay, WI?

The median hourly wage is $27.01. The middle half earn between $22.02 and $35.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Green Bay, WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.57 an hour ($36,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.02.

Do auto mechanics make more in Green Bay or Milwaukee?

Milwaukee pays more: the median is $56,180 in Green Bay and $62,530 in Milwaukee, a 10% difference.

How does Green Bay pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?

The Green Bay median of $56,180 is 3% more than the Wisconsin median of $54,350.

Auto mechanic salary in Green Bay, WI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Green Bay, WI area earn a median of $56,180 a year, or $27.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,110. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $54,350; Green Bay is 3% above it.

Median yearly pay$56,180

Bottom 10% under$36,540Top 10% over$79,110

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.57/hr
Jobs in this area: 640
After cost of living: $60,350
Median hourly pay: $27.01/hr
vs U.S. median: +11%
vs Wisconsin median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24580, Green Bay, WI). 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	$36,540–$45,800$17.57–$22.02/hr
Experienced technician	$56,180$27.01/hr
Master / top earners	$74,320–$79,110$35.73–$38.03/hr

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

How Green Bay, WI compares

Green Bay ranks 6th of 15 Wisconsin metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are less concentrated in the Green Bay area than nationally: 3.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.81 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,110, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,540: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Wisconsin metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Green Bay, WI?: Auto mechanics in the Green Bay, WI area earn a median of $56,180 a year, or $27.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,110.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Green Bay, WI?: The median hourly wage is $27.01. The middle half earn between $22.02 and $35.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Green Bay, WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.57 an hour ($36,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.02.
Do auto mechanics make more in Green Bay or Milwaukee?: Milwaukee pays more: the median is $56,180 in Green Bay and $62,530 in Milwaukee, a 10% difference.
How does Green Bay pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?: The Green Bay median of $56,180 is 3% more than the Wisconsin median of $54,350.

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 24580 (Green Bay, WI). 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 (93.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures