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Auto mechanic salary in Sheboygan, WI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Sheboygan, WI area earn a median of $51,080 a year, or $24.56 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,160. That's 6% less than the Wisconsin median of $54,350.

Median yearly pay$51,080
Bottom 10% under$36,690Top 10% over$77,160
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$17.64/hr
Jobs in this area
310
After cost of living
$54,330
Median hourly pay
$24.56/hr
vs U.S. median
+1%
vs Wisconsin median
−6%
Mean (average) pay
$56,050 a year · $26.95 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43100, Sheboygan, 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.

Pay by percentile

What auto mechanics in Sheboygan, WI 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$17.64$36,690
25th percentile$21.13$43,960
Median (50th)$24.56$51,080
75th percentile$32.01$66,580
90th percentile$37.10$77,160

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

How Sheboygan, WI compares

  • Sheboygan ranks 12th of 15 Wisconsin metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
  • Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Sheboygan area than nationally: 5.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.

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Questions

Do auto mechanics make more in Sheboygan or Milwaukee?
Milwaukee pays more: the median is $51,080 in Sheboygan and $62,530 in Milwaukee, a 18% difference.

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 43100 (Sheboygan, 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 (94.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures