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Keeping this in consideration, do mechanics get paid well?
Generally, mechanics make a decent living,earninga median annual salary of $36,600. But most arepaidaccording to a “flat-rate” system, meaningthat theyonly make money when there is actual work to bedone.Meanwhile, each task only pays a pre-set number ofhours, nomatter how long it actually takes tocomplete.
Salary Range (Percentile) | ||
---|---|---|
25th | 75th | |
Monthly Salary | $2,625 | $3,875 |
Weekly Salary | $606 | $894 |
Hourly Salary | $15 | $22 |
Besides, how much money does the average mechanic make?
Bureau of Labor Statistics figures indicatethatautomotive technicians earned an averageannualsalary of $38,560 and an average hourly wage of $18.54as ofMay 2011. Half of auto technicians reported annual salariesofbetween $26,850 and $47,540 and hourly wages of between $12.91and$22.86.
The top 10% of automotive mechanics andservicetechnicians earned $32.19 or more per hour, while thelowest10% made an hourly wage of $11.26 or less. Most ofthesemechanics worked in automotive repair and maintenanceshops,auto dealerships and automotive parts stores.