How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Cheyenne, WY?

The median hourly wage is $25.84. The middle half earn between $21.12 and $34.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Cheyenne, WY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.49 an hour ($36,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.12.

Do auto mechanics make more in Cheyenne or Casper?

Casper pays more: the median is $53,750 in Cheyenne and $59,530 in Casper, a 10% difference.

How does Cheyenne pay compare with the rest of Wyoming?

The Cheyenne median of $53,750 is 5% more than the Wyoming median of $51,330.

Auto mechanic salary in Cheyenne, WY

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Cheyenne, WY area earn a median of $53,750 a year, or $25.84 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,360. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $51,330; Cheyenne is 5% above it.

Median yearly pay$53,750

Bottom 10% under$36,380Top 10% over$78,360

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.49/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $55,700
Median hourly pay: $25.84/hr
vs U.S. median: +6%
vs Wyoming median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 16940, Cheyenne, WY). 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	$36,380–$43,930$17.49–$21.12/hr
Experienced technician	$53,750$25.84/hr
Master / top earners	$70,760–$78,360$34.02–$37.67/hr

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

How Cheyenne, WY compares

Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Cheyenne area than nationally: 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,360, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,380: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Wyoming metro areas

Casper$59,530

Other trades in Cheyenne, WY

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Cheyenne, WY?: Auto mechanics in the Cheyenne, WY area earn a median of $53,750 a year, or $25.84 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,360.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Cheyenne, WY?: The median hourly wage is $25.84. The middle half earn between $21.12 and $34.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Cheyenne, WY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.49 an hour ($36,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.12.
Do auto mechanics make more in Cheyenne or Casper?: Casper pays more: the median is $53,750 in Cheyenne and $59,530 in Casper, a 10% difference.
How does Cheyenne pay compare with the rest of Wyoming?: The Cheyenne median of $53,750 is 5% more than the Wyoming median of $51,330.

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 16940 (Cheyenne, WY). 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 (96.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures