What are the main factors that influence a Flight Mechanic's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Flight Mechanic's salary?

A Flight Mechanic's salary grows with experience: an Airframe and Engine Mechanic I (0-1 years)earns $56,839, an Flight Mechanic (1-3 years)earns $64,047, an Airframe and Engine Mechanic III (3-5 years)earns $76,656, an Airframe and Engine Mechanic Supervisor (5+ years)earns $100,888,

What are the highest paying states for a Flight Mechanic?

Flight Mechanic salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Flight Mechanic roles are District of Columbia $71,397, California $71,126, Massachusetts $70,178. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Flight Mechanic roles make?

Salaries for Flight Mechanic level roles vary by specialization: Flight Instructor: $118,020; Flight Trainer: $99,356; Flight Nurse: $94,810; Flight Coordinator: $79,300; Flight Scheduler: $79,286.

How do different companies affect a Flight Mechanic's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Flight Mechanic roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Flight Mechanic Salary in the United States

How much does a Flight Mechanic make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Flight Mechanic in the United States is $64,484 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Flight Mechanic's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,853
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,751 to $70,435
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,620

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Flight Mechanic Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,435	$5,870	$1,355	$34
Average	$64,484	$5,374	$1,240	$31
25th Percentile	$57,751	$4,813	$1,111	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Flight Mechanic Salaries

A Flight Mechanic's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Flight Mechanic Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Flight Mechanics. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,397.
California: $71,126.
Massachusetts: $70,178.

District of Columbia $71,397 California $71,126 Massachusetts $70,178 Washington $69,920 New Jersey $69,895 Alaska $69,804 Connecticut $68,914 New York $68,553

Hawaii $67,399 Rhode Island $66,857 Maryland $66,490 Minnesota $65,987 Colorado $65,793 Illinois $65,729 Oregon $65,484 Delaware $65,303

New Hampshire $65,190 Virginia $64,936 Pennsylvania $64,194 Nevada $63,820 North Dakota $63,698 Michigan $63,504 Wisconsin $63,433 Vermont $63,291

Texas $62,898 Maine $62,872 Arizona $62,834 Ohio $62,788 Georgia $62,195 Indiana $61,898 Wyoming $61,840 Utah $61,750

Iowa $61,711 Kansas $61,402 Louisiana $61,312 North Carolina $61,279 Missouri $61,267 Florida $61,015 Montana $60,880 Nebraska $60,751

Kentucky $60,680 South Carolina $60,422 Tennessee $60,261 Idaho $60,196 New Mexico $59,725 Oklahoma $59,622 Alabama $59,242 South Dakota $58,603

Arkansas $58,255 West Virginia $58,068 Mississippi $57,507

Top Paying Cities for Flight Mechanics

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $81,334
San Francisco: $80,534
Oakland: $78,748

San Jose, CA $81,334

San Francisco, CA $80,534

Oakland, CA $78,748

New York, NY $74,731

Queens Village, NY $74,247

Paramus, NJ $73,731

Passaic, NJ $73,667

Bergenfield, NJ $73,602

Stamford, CT $73,506

Huntington, NY $73,441

Newark, NJ $73,022

Bridgeport, CT $72,893

New Brunswick, NJ $72,680

Vallejo, CA $72,545

Middlesex, NJ $72,506

Somerset, NJ $72,448

Petaluma, CA $72,300

Santa Cruz, CA $72,048

Boston, MA $71,919

Monterey, CA $71,597

Fairbanks, AK $71,552

Los Angeles, CA $71,429

Washington, DC $71,397

Seattle, WA $71,281

Santa Rosa, CA $71,268

Juneau, AK $71,081

Orange, CA $70,868

Anchorage, AK $70,752

Anaheim, CA $70,707

Santa Ana, CA $70,610

Nassau, NY $70,572

Long Beach, CA $70,546

Danbury, CT $70,526

Santa Maria, CA $70,307

Everett, WA $70,294

Bremerton, WA $69,978

Trenton, NJ $69,856

Sacramento, CA $69,830

San Diego, CA $69,798

Brockton, MA $69,772

Tacoma, WA $69,746

Santa Barbara, CA $69,656

Lowell, MA $69,398

New Suffolk, NY $69,372

Nashua, NH $69,295

Lompoc, CA $69,192

Ventura, CA $69,127

Stockton, CA $69,108

New Haven, CT $68,979

Atlantic City, NJ $68,811

Hartford, CT $68,669

Modesto, CA $68,637

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,495

New Britain, CT $68,463

Olympia, WA $68,373

Kennewick, WA $68,373

New London, CT $68,360

Norwich, CT $68,340

Lawrence, MA $68,308

Bakersfield, CA $68,128

Riverside, CA $68,037

New Bedford, MA $68,037

Richland, WA $67,973

Portsmouth, NH $67,921

Vineland, NJ $67,908

San Bernardino, CA $67,857

Boulder, CO $67,676

Worcester, MA $67,625

Portland, OR $67,567

Saint Paul, MN $67,489

Minneapolis, MN $67,489

Philadelphia, PA $67,399

Honolulu, HI $67,057

Springfield, MA $66,832

Providence, RI $66,825

Chicago, IL $66,638

Bellingham, WA $66,561

Baltimore, MD $66,490

Chico, CA $66,329

Wilmington, DE $66,219

Pittsfield, MA $66,154

Manchester, NH $66,032

Spokane, WA $65,748

Denver, CO $65,742

Albany, NY $65,439

Troy, NY $65,413

Schenectady, NY $65,277

Burlington, VT $65,136

Portland, ME $64,910

Salem, OR $64,858

Yakima, WA $64,845

Ann Arbor, MI $64,826

Rochester, MN $64,646

Fresno, CA $64,613

Reno, NV $64,613

Milwaukee, WI $64,555

Detroit, MI $64,491

Allentown, PA $64,471

Carson City, NV $64,465

Houston, TX $64,368

Colorado Springs, CO $64,362

Syracuse, NY $64,330

Eugene, OR $64,207

Bismarck, ND $64,130

Gary, IN $64,130

Galveston, TX $64,130

Springfield, OR $64,078

Medford, OR $63,923

Fort Collins, CO $63,897

Austin, TX $63,846

Mesa, AZ $63,710

Phoenix, AZ $63,698

Dallas, TX $63,678

Reading, PA $63,640

Saint Cloud, MN $63,614

Concord, NH $63,556

Madison, WI $63,530

Utica, NY $63,356

Raleigh, NC $63,304

Las Vegas, NV $63,298

Rochester, NY $63,253

Des Moines, IA $63,246

Atlanta, GA $63,143

Battle Creek, MI $63,124

Salt Lake City, UT $63,104

Lancaster, PA $63,008

Champaign, IL $62,995

Harrisburg, PA $62,917

Durham, NC $62,859

Kansas City, MO $62,853

Kansas City, KS $62,840

Fort Worth, TX $62,834

Boca Raton, FL $62,808

Cleveland, OH $62,801

Columbus, OH $62,788

Pittsburgh, PA $62,782

Richmond, VA $62,756

Indianapolis, IN $62,743

Cincinnati, OH $62,659

Petersburg, VA $62,563

Billings, MT $62,421

Lansing, MI $62,421

Huntsville, AL $62,421

Lebanon, PA $62,414

Dayton, OH $62,408

Pueblo, CO $62,408

Appleton, WI $62,389

Buffalo, NY $62,363

Racine, WI $62,331

Charlotte, NC $62,324

Saint Louis, MO $62,305

Springfield, IL $62,279

Elkhart, IN $62,266

York, PA $62,266

Gastonia, NC $62,260

Benton Harbor, MI $62,260

Beaumont, TX $62,221

Lorain, OH $62,208

Toledo, OH $62,182

Binghamton, NY $62,150

Rock Hill, SC $62,144

Rockford, IL $62,111

Fargo, ND $62,079

Elyria, OH $62,079

Flagstaff, AZ $62,034

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,995

Miami, FL $61,957

Duluth, MN $61,853

Bangor, ME $61,770

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,699

Louisville, KY $61,666

Grand Rapids, MI $61,653

Hialeah, FL $61,647

Casper, WY $61,557

Scranton, PA $61,479

New Orleans, LA $61,460

Virginia Beach, VA $61,454

Akron, OH $61,421

Peoria, IL $61,337

Sarasota, FL $61,325

Green Bay, WI $61,279

Baton Rouge, LA $61,247

Charleston, SC $61,234

Nashville, TN $61,215

Jamestown, NY $61,202

Davenport, IA $61,202

Tucson, AZ $61,170

Cheyenne, WY $61,150

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,131

Tampa, FL $61,118

Omaha, NE $61,105

Port Arthur, TX $61,080

Evansville, IN $61,080

Bradenton, FL $61,054

Santa Fe, NM $60,938

Orlando, FL $60,873

Clearwater, FL $60,802

Canton, OH $60,667

La Crosse, WI $60,667

Grand Forks, ND $60,647

Albuquerque, NM $60,628

Tulsa, OK $60,628

Newport News, VA $60,622

High Point, NC $60,602

Ogden, UT $60,577

Corpus Christi, TX $60,525

Laramie, WY $60,486

Norfolk, VA $60,486

Rock Island, IL $60,448

Saginaw, MI $60,435

Jacksonville, FL $60,428

Salisbury, NC $60,415

Memphis, TN $60,402

Moline, IL $60,370

Fort Myers, FL $60,351

Waterloo, IA $60,267

Spartanburg, SC $60,203

Lincoln, NE $60,170

Fort Wayne, IN $60,157

Birmingham, AL $60,086

Cedar Falls, IA $60,074

Provo, UT $60,067

Springfield, OH $60,061

San Antonio, TX $60,048

Greensboro, NC $60,022

South Bend, IN $60,016

Winston Salem, NC $60,009

Boise, ID $59,990

Savannah, GA $59,945

Muskegon, MI $59,829

Lima, OH $59,751

Lake Charles, LA $59,725

Anderson, IN $59,712

Lexington, KY $59,693

Augusta, GA $59,674

Greenville, SC $59,674

Wichita, KS $59,616

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,616

Columbia, SC $59,558

Bloomington, IN $59,396

Roanoke, VA $59,358

Asheville, NC $59,274

Knoxville, TN $59,164

Shreveport, LA $59,158

Wilmington, NC $59,074

Frankfort, KY $58,952

Oklahoma City, OK $58,906

Chillicothe, OH $58,881

Longview, TX $58,874

Topeka, KS $58,855

Mobile, AL $58,758

Terre Haute, IN $58,732

Erie, PA $58,726

Altoona, PA $58,694

Melbourne, FL $58,674

Amarillo, TX $58,648

Killeen, TX $58,629

Fayetteville, AR $58,578

Sioux Falls, SD $58,532

Chattanooga, TN $58,494

Idaho Falls, ID $58,487

Gainesville, FL $58,352

Portsmouth, OH $58,320

Little Rock, AR $58,307

Lynchburg, VA $58,307

Lafayette, LA $58,281

Youngstown, OH $58,281

Temple, TX $58,255

Daytona Beach, FL $58,242

Clarksville, TN $58,236

Pensacola, FL $58,229

Hopkinsville, KY $58,036

Charleston, WV $58,029

Florence, SC $57,997

Sioux City, IA $57,958

Macon, GA $57,771

Tallahassee, FL $57,765

Fayetteville, NC $57,752

Waco, TX $57,739

Wichita Falls, TX $57,739

Pine Bluff, AR $57,713

Vincennes, IN $57,591

Lubbock, TX $57,565

Great Falls, MT $57,526

Alamogordo, NM $57,520

Abilene, TX $57,468

Rapid City, SD $57,385

Monroe, LA $57,385

Albany, GA $57,346

Huntington, WV $57,339

Jackson, MS $57,333

Greenville, MS $57,327

Parkersburg, WV $57,262

Montgomery, AL $57,249

Johnstown, PA $57,236

Springfield, MO $57,185

Biloxi, MS $57,152

Sumter, SC $57,017

Columbus, GA $57,011

Twin Falls, ID $56,972

Pascagoula, MS $56,888

Kingsport, TN $56,720

Gulfport, MS $56,701

Alexandria, LA $56,488

Fort Smith, AR $56,327

El Paso, TX $56,153

Helena, MT $56,069

Las Cruces, NM $55,863

Harlingen, TX $55,682

Pocatello, ID $55,624

Florence, AL $55,605

Brownsville, TX $55,592

Dothan, AL $55,489

Mcallen, TX $55,456

Columbus, MS $54,979

Altus, OK $54,683

Lawton, OK $54,560

Pierre, SD $54,328

What Skills Can Increase a Flight Mechanic's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coordination (Mentioned in 5.56% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
Equipment Operation (Mentioned in 5.56% Job Postings): This is skilled and unskilled work in the operation of mechanical tools and light to heavy equipment used in maintenance and construction or on the grounds of state properties or facilities and routine maintenance of that equipment.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 2.78% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Coordination	5.56%
Equipment Operation	5.56%
Preventive Maintenance	2.78%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Flight Mechanic's salary.

First Aid: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Customer Support: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Aircraft Maintenance: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
First Aid	$68,353	6%
Customer Support	$67,709	5%
Aircraft Maintenance	$67,709	5%
Initiative	$65,774	2%
Written Communication	$65,774	2%
Coordination	$65,129	1%

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How Education impacts a Flight Mechanic's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Flight Mechanics enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Flight Mechanic with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $67,519 and $72,394).

Flight Mechanic Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Flight Mechanic

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 50.0%

Associates 33.3%

Bachelors 14.3%

Masters 1.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	50.0%
Associates	33.3%
Bachelors	14.3%
Masters	1.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Flight Mechanic Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Flight Mechanic's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$57,751

Average $64,484/year

$70,435

$4,813

Average $5,374/month

$5,870

$1,111

Average $1,240/week

$1,355

$28

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,435	$5,870	$1,355	$34
Average	$64,484	$5,374	$1,240	$31
25th Percentile	$57,751	$4,813	$1,111	$28

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Salary Trends for Flight Mechanic

Salaries for a Flight Mechanic can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,568 in 2023 to around $52,505 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Flight Mechanic salary trends, .

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