What are the main factors that influence a Mechanic 2's salary?

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

How does experience change A Mechanic 's salary?

A Mechanic 's salary grows with experience: a Mechanical Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $80,909, a Mechanic 2 (2-4 years)earns $95,405, a Mechanical Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $110,266, a Mechanical Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $131,387, a Mechanical Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $151,231,

What are the highest paying states for a Mechanic 2?

Mechanic 2 salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Mechanic 2 roles are District of Columbia $106,233, California $105,830, Massachusetts $104,419. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Mechanic 2 roles make?

Salaries for Mechanic 2 level roles vary by specialization: Scientist 2: $99,034; Diesel Mechanic Supervisor: $76,890; Accountant 2: $70,641; Diesel Engine Mechanic III: $63,500; Auto Tech/Mechanic III: $61,620.

How do different companies affect a Mechanic 2's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Mechanic 2 roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Mechanic 2 Salary in the United States

How much does a Mechanic 2 make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mechanic 2 in the United States is $95,947 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Mechanic 2's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,029
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,515 to $103,318
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,749

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Mechanic 2 Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,318	$8,610	$1,987	$50
Average	$95,947	$7,996	$1,845	$46
25th Percentile	$88,515	$7,376	$1,702	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Mechanic 2 Salaries

A Mechanic 2'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 Experience Level Affects Mechanic 2 Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Mechanic 2's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $80,909
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,405
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,266
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $131,387
Expert (over 8 years): $151,231

Levels	Salary
Mechanica... Level Mechanic 2	$80,909
Mechanic ... Level Mechanic 2	$95,405
Mechanica... Level Mechanic 2	$110,266
Mechanica... Level Mechanic 2	$131,387
Mechanica... Level Mechanic 2	$151,231

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How Do Mechanic 2 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 Mechanic 2s. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,233.
California: $105,830.
Massachusetts: $104,419.

District of Columbia $106,233

California $105,830

Massachusetts $104,419

Washington $104,036

New Jersey $103,997

Alaska $103,863

Connecticut $102,539

New York $102,002

Hawaii $100,284

Rhode Island $99,478

Maryland $98,931

Minnesota $98,183

Colorado $97,895

Illinois $97,799

Oregon $97,434

Delaware $97,166

New Hampshire $96,997

Virginia $96,619

Pennsylvania $95,516

Nevada $94,959

North Dakota $94,777

Michigan $94,489

Wisconsin $94,383

Vermont $94,172

Texas $93,587

Maine $93,549

Arizona $93,491

Ohio $93,424

Georgia $92,541

Indiana $92,100

Wyoming $92,013

Utah $91,879

Iowa $91,822

Kansas $91,361

Louisiana $91,227

North Carolina $91,179

Missouri $91,160

Florida $90,785

Montana $90,584

Nebraska $90,392

Kentucky $90,286

South Carolina $89,903

Tennessee $89,663

Idaho $89,567

New Mexico $88,866

Oklahoma $88,713

Alabama $88,147

South Dakota $87,197

Arkansas $86,679

West Virginia $86,401

Mississippi $85,566

Top Paying Cities for Mechanic 2s

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: $121,018
San Francisco: $119,829
Oakland: $117,171

San Jose, CA $121,018

San Francisco, CA $119,829

Oakland, CA $117,171

New York, NY $111,193

Queens Village, NY $110,474

Paramus, NJ $109,706

Passaic, NJ $109,610

Bergenfield, NJ $109,514

Stamford, CT $109,370

Huntington, NY $109,274

Newark, NJ $108,651

Bridgeport, CT $108,459

New Brunswick, NJ $108,142

Vallejo, CA $107,941

Middlesex, NJ $107,883

Somerset, NJ $107,797

Petaluma, CA $107,576

Santa Cruz, CA $107,202

Boston, MA $107,010

Monterey, CA $106,530

Fairbanks, AK $106,463

Los Angeles, CA $106,281

Washington, DC $106,233

Seattle, WA $106,060

Santa Rosa, CA $106,041

Juneau, AK $105,763

Orange, CA $105,446

Anchorage, AK $105,273

Anaheim, CA $105,206

Santa Ana, CA $105,062

Nassau, NY $105,005

Long Beach, CA $104,966

Danbury, CT $104,938

Santa Maria, CA $104,611

Everett, WA $104,592

Bremerton, WA $104,122

Trenton, NJ $103,940

Sacramento, CA $103,901

San Diego, CA $103,853

Brockton, MA $103,815

Tacoma, WA $103,777

Santa Barbara, CA $103,642

Lowell, MA $103,258

New Suffolk, NY $103,220

Nashua, NH $103,105

Lompoc, CA $102,951

Ventura, CA $102,856

Stockton, CA $102,827

New Haven, CT $102,635

Atlantic City, NJ $102,385

Hartford, CT $102,174

Modesto, CA $102,126

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,915

New Britain, CT $101,867

Olympia, WA $101,733

Kennewick, WA $101,733

New London, CT $101,714

Norwich, CT $101,685

Lawrence, MA $101,637

Bakersfield, CA $101,368

Riverside, CA $101,234

New Bedford, MA $101,234

Richland, WA $101,138

Portsmouth, NH $101,061

Vineland, NJ $101,042

San Bernardino, CA $100,965

Boulder, CO $100,697

Worcester, MA $100,620

Portland, OR $100,534

Saint Paul, MN $100,418

Minneapolis, MN $100,418

Philadelphia, PA $100,284

Honolulu, HI $99,776

Springfield, MA $99,440

Providence, RI $99,430

Chicago, IL $99,152

Bellingham, WA $99,037

Baltimore, MD $98,931

Chico, CA $98,691

Wilmington, DE $98,528

Pittsfield, MA $98,432

Manchester, NH $98,250

Spokane, WA $97,828

Denver, CO $97,818

Albany, NY $97,367

Troy, NY $97,329

Schenectady, NY $97,127

Burlington, VT $96,916

Portland, ME $96,581

Salem, OR $96,504

Yakima, WA $96,485

Ann Arbor, MI $96,456

Rochester, MN $96,187

Fresno, CA $96,139

Reno, NV $96,139

Milwaukee, WI $96,053

Detroit, MI $95,957

Allentown, PA $95,928

Carson City, NV $95,919

Houston, TX $95,775

Colorado Springs, CO $95,765

Syracuse, NY $95,717

Eugene, OR $95,535

Bismarck, ND $95,420

Gary, IN $95,420

Galveston, TX $95,420

Springfield, OR $95,343

Medford, OR $95,113

Fort Collins, CO $95,074

Austin, TX $94,997

Mesa, AZ $94,796

Phoenix, AZ $94,777

Dallas, TX $94,748

Reading, PA $94,690

Saint Cloud, MN $94,652

Concord, NH $94,566

Madison, WI $94,527

Utica, NY $94,268

Raleigh, NC $94,191

Las Vegas, NV $94,182

Rochester, NY $94,115

Des Moines, IA $94,105

Atlanta, GA $93,952

Battle Creek, MI $93,923

Salt Lake City, UT $93,894

Lancaster, PA $93,750

Champaign, IL $93,731

Harrisburg, PA $93,616

Durham, NC $93,529

Kansas City, MO $93,520

Kansas City, KS $93,501

Fort Worth, TX $93,491

Boca Raton, FL $93,453

Cleveland, OH $93,443

Columbus, OH $93,424

Pittsburgh, PA $93,414

Richmond, VA $93,376

Indianapolis, IN $93,357

Cincinnati, OH $93,232

Petersburg, VA $93,088

Billings, MT $92,877

Lansing, MI $92,877

Huntsville, AL $92,877

Lebanon, PA $92,867

Dayton, OH $92,858

Pueblo, CO $92,858

Appleton, WI $92,829

Buffalo, NY $92,791

Racine, WI $92,743

Charlotte, NC $92,733

Saint Louis, MO $92,704

Springfield, IL $92,666

Elkhart, IN $92,647

York, PA $92,647

Gastonia, NC $92,637

Benton Harbor, MI $92,637

Beaumont, TX $92,580

Lorain, OH $92,560

Toledo, OH $92,522

Binghamton, NY $92,474

Rock Hill, SC $92,464

Rockford, IL $92,416

Fargo, ND $92,368

Elyria, OH $92,368

Flagstaff, AZ $92,301

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,244

Miami, FL $92,186

Duluth, MN $92,033

Bangor, ME $91,908

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,802

Louisville, KY $91,754

Grand Rapids, MI $91,735

Hialeah, FL $91,726

Casper, WY $91,591

Scranton, PA $91,476

New Orleans, LA $91,447

Virginia Beach, VA $91,438

Akron, OH $91,390

Peoria, IL $91,265

Sarasota, FL $91,246

Green Bay, WI $91,179

Baton Rouge, LA $91,131

Charleston, SC $91,112

Nashville, TN $91,083

Jamestown, NY $91,064

Davenport, IA $91,064

Tucson, AZ $91,016

Cheyenne, WY $90,987

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,958

Tampa, FL $90,939

Omaha, NE $90,920

Port Arthur, TX $90,881

Evansville, IN $90,881

Bradenton, FL $90,843

Santa Fe, NM $90,670

Orlando, FL $90,574

Clearwater, FL $90,469

Canton, OH $90,267

La Crosse, WI $90,267

Grand Forks, ND $90,238

Albuquerque, NM $90,210

Tulsa, OK $90,210

Newport News, VA $90,200

High Point, NC $90,171

Ogden, UT $90,133

Corpus Christi, TX $90,056

Laramie, WY $89,999

Norfolk, VA $89,999

Rock Island, IL $89,941

Saginaw, MI $89,922

Jacksonville, FL $89,912

Salisbury, NC $89,893

Memphis, TN $89,874

Moline, IL $89,826

Fort Myers, FL $89,797

Waterloo, IA $89,672

Spartanburg, SC $89,576

Lincoln, NE $89,528

Fort Wayne, IN $89,509

Birmingham, AL $89,404

Cedar Falls, IA $89,385

Provo, UT $89,375

Springfield, OH $89,365

San Antonio, TX $89,346

Greensboro, NC $89,308

South Bend, IN $89,298

Winston Salem, NC $89,289

Boise, ID $89,260

Savannah, GA $89,193

Muskegon, MI $89,020

Lima, OH $88,905

Lake Charles, LA $88,866

Anderson, IN $88,847

Lexington, KY $88,818

Augusta, GA $88,790

Greenville, SC $88,790

Wichita, KS $88,703

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,703

Columbia, SC $88,617

Bloomington, IN $88,377

Roanoke, VA $88,319

Asheville, NC $88,195

Knoxville, TN $88,032

Shreveport, LA $88,022

Wilmington, NC $87,897

Frankfort, KY $87,715

Oklahoma City, OK $87,648

Chillicothe, OH $87,609

Longview, TX $87,600

Topeka, KS $87,571

Mobile, AL $87,427

Terre Haute, IN $87,389

Erie, PA $87,379

Altoona, PA $87,331

Melbourne, FL $87,302

Amarillo, TX $87,264

Killeen, TX $87,235

Fayetteville, AR $87,159

Sioux Falls, SD $87,091

Chattanooga, TN $87,034

Idaho Falls, ID $87,024

Gainesville, FL $86,823

Portsmouth, OH $86,775

Little Rock, AR $86,756

Lynchburg, VA $86,756

Lafayette, LA $86,717

Youngstown, OH $86,717

Temple, TX $86,679

Daytona Beach, FL $86,660

Clarksville, TN $86,650

Pensacola, FL $86,640

Hopkinsville, KY $86,353

Charleston, WV $86,343

Florence, SC $86,295

Sioux City, IA $86,237

Macon, GA $85,959

Tallahassee, FL $85,950

Fayetteville, NC $85,930

Waco, TX $85,911

Wichita Falls, TX $85,911

Pine Bluff, AR $85,873

Vincennes, IN $85,691

Lubbock, TX $85,652

Great Falls, MT $85,595

Alamogordo, NM $85,585

Abilene, TX $85,508

Rapid City, SD $85,384

Monroe, LA $85,384

Albany, GA $85,326

Huntington, WV $85,316

Jackson, MS $85,307

Greenville, MS $85,297

Parkersburg, WV $85,201

Montgomery, AL $85,182

Johnstown, PA $85,163

Springfield, MO $85,086

Biloxi, MS $85,038

Sumter, SC $84,837

Columbus, GA $84,827

Twin Falls, ID $84,769

Pascagoula, MS $84,645

Kingsport, TN $84,395

Gulfport, MS $84,366

Alexandria, LA $84,050

Fort Smith, AR $83,810

El Paso, TX $83,551

Helena, MT $83,426

Las Cruces, NM $83,119

Harlingen, TX $82,850

Pocatello, ID $82,764

Florence, AL $82,735

Brownsville, TX $82,716

Dothan, AL $82,563

Mcallen, TX $82,515

Columbus, MS $81,805

Altus, OK $81,363

Lawton, OK $81,181

Pierre, SD $80,836

What Skills Can Increase a Mechanic 2's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 8.92% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.59% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Installation (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	8.92%
Hydraulics	2.59%
Installation	1.81%

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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 Mechanic 2's salary.

Salesforce: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
3D CAD: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Salesforce	$108,420	13%
Presentation	$100,745	5%
3D CAD	$100,745	5%
System Design	$99,785	4%
Consulting	$99,785	4%
Analysis	$99,785	4%

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How Education impacts a Mechanic 2's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Mechanic 2s enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Mechanic 2 with a Bachelor's Degree is between $93,495 and $98,409).

Mechanic 2 Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Mechanic 2

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 0.3%

Associates 0.9%

Bachelors 55.8%

Masters 39.6%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	0.3%
Associates	0.9%
Bachelors	55.8%
Masters	39.6%
Doctorate	3.4%

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Mechanic 2 Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mechanic 2'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.

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$88,515

Average $95,947/year

$103,318

$7,376

Average $7,996/month

$8,610

$1,702

Average $1,845/week

$1,987

$43

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,318	$8,610	$1,987	$50
Average	$95,947	$7,996	$1,845	$46
25th Percentile	$88,515	$7,376	$1,702	$43

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Salary Trends for Mechanic 2

Salaries for a Mechanic 2 can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $103,447 in 2023 to around $94,942 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Mechanic 2 salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Mechanic 2 Over Time

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2023

$103,447

2024

$99,536

2025

$94,942

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2023	$103,447
2024	$99,536
2025	$94,942
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