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 $80,908, a Mechanic 2 (2-4 years)earns $95,405, a Mechanical Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $110,263, a Mechanical Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $131,384, a Mechanical Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $151,209,

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 $106,234, California $105,831, Massachusetts $104,421. 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: $99,043; Diesel Mechanic Supervisor: $76,914; Accountant 2: $70,638; Diesel Engine Mechanic III: $63,500; Auto Tech/Mechanic III: $61,640.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mechanic 2 in the United States is $95,948 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): $110,056
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,519 to $103,333
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,755

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Mechanic 2 Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,333	$8,611	$1,987	$50
Average	$95,948	$7,996	$1,845	$46
25th Percentile	$88,519	$7,377	$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): $80,908
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,405
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,263
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $131,384
Expert (over 8 years): $151,209

Levels	Salary
Mechanica... Level Mechanic 2	$80,908
Mechanic ... Level Mechanic 2	$95,405
Mechanica... Level Mechanic 2	$110,263
Mechanica... Level Mechanic 2	$131,384
Mechanica... Level Mechanic 2	$151,209

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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: $106,234.
California: $105,831.
Massachusetts: $104,421.

District of Columbia $106,234

California $105,831

Massachusetts $104,421

Washington $104,037

New Jersey $103,998

Alaska $103,864

Connecticut $102,540

New York $102,003

Hawaii $100,285

Rhode Island $99,479

Maryland $98,932

Minnesota $98,184

Colorado $97,896

Illinois $97,800

Oregon $97,435

Delaware $97,167

New Hampshire $96,998

Virginia $96,620

Pennsylvania $95,517

Nevada $94,960

North Dakota $94,778

Michigan $94,490

Wisconsin $94,384

Vermont $94,173

Texas $93,588

Maine $93,550

Arizona $93,492

Ohio $93,425

Georgia $92,542

Indiana $92,101

Wyoming $92,014

Utah $91,880

Iowa $91,823

Kansas $91,362

Louisiana $91,228

North Carolina $91,180

Missouri $91,160

Florida $90,786

Montana $90,585

Nebraska $90,393

Kentucky $90,287

South Carolina $89,904

Tennessee $89,664

Idaho $89,568

New Mexico $88,867

Oklahoma $88,714

Alabama $88,148

South Dakota $87,198

Arkansas $86,680

West Virginia $86,401

Mississippi $85,567

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: $121,020
San Francisco: $119,695
Oakland: $117,172

San Jose, CA $121,020

San Francisco, CA $119,695

Oakland, CA $117,172

New York, NY $110,474

Paramus, NJ $109,131

Queens Village, NY $109,126

Passaic, NJ $109,035

Bergenfield, NJ $109,026

Stamford, CT $108,815

Huntington, NY $108,776

Newark, NJ $108,067

Bridgeport, CT $107,864

Vallejo, CA $107,673

New Brunswick, NJ $107,635

Petaluma, CA $107,577

Middlesex, NJ $107,395

Somerset, NJ $107,328

Santa Cruz, CA $107,203

Boston, MA $106,618

Monterey, CA $106,281

Seattle, WA $106,061

Santa Rosa, CA $106,042

Los Angeles, CA $106,013

Juneau, AK $105,764

Washington, DC $105,658

Orange, CA $105,317

Santa Ana, CA $105,063

Long Beach, CA $104,967

Anaheim, CA $104,948

Anchorage, AK $104,900

Santa Maria, CA $104,612

Everett, WA $104,593

Danbury, CT $104,256

Bremerton, WA $104,123

Tacoma, WA $103,778

New Suffolk, NY $103,776

Sacramento, CA $103,749

Santa Barbara, CA $103,643

Trenton, NJ $103,538

San Diego, CA $103,538

Brockton, MA $103,432

Fairbanks, AK $103,197

Lompoc, CA $102,953

Lowell, MA $102,875

Ventura, CA $102,857

Nashua, NH $102,837

Stockton, CA $102,828

Modesto, CA $102,127

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,916

Olympia, WA $101,734

Kennewick, WA $101,734

New Haven, CT $101,696

Lawrence, MA $101,350

Hartford, CT $101,254

Riverside, CA $101,235

New Bedford, MA $101,139

Richland, WA $101,139

Bakersfield, CA $101,005

San Bernardino, CA $100,966

New Britain, CT $100,957

Atlantic City, NJ $100,957

New London, CT $100,918

Norwich, CT $100,890

Portsmouth, NH $100,870

Boulder, CO $100,667

Portland, OR $100,535

Worcester, MA $100,525

Minneapolis, MN $100,228

Philadelphia, PA $100,093

Honolulu, HI $99,777

Saint Paul, MN $99,731

Vineland, NJ $99,709

Providence, RI $99,431

Chicago, IL $99,153

Bellingham, WA $99,038

Springfield, MA $98,961

Baltimore, MD $98,932

Chico, CA $98,692

Pittsfield, MA $98,433

Manchester, NH $98,251

Spokane, WA $97,829

Denver, CO $97,819

Albany, NY $97,368

Troy, NY $97,330

Nassau, NY $97,227

Schenectady, NY $97,128

Wilmington, DE $97,052

Burlington, VT $96,917

Salem, OR $96,879

Portland, ME $96,582

Yakima, WA $96,486

Rochester, MN $96,188

Reno, NV $96,140

Fresno, CA $96,140

Milwaukee, WI $96,054

Detroit, MI $95,958

Ann Arbor, MI $95,942

Allentown, PA $95,929

Colorado Springs, CO $95,766

Syracuse, NY $95,718

Carson City, NV $95,718

Houston, TX $95,584

Eugene, OR $95,536

Gary, IN $95,421

Springfield, OR $95,344

Bismarck, ND $95,325

Galveston, TX $95,257

Medford, OR $95,114

Fort Collins, CO $95,075

Concord, NH $95,027

Austin, TX $94,998

Mesa, AZ $94,797

Reading, PA $94,787

Phoenix, AZ $94,778

Dallas, TX $94,749

Saint Cloud, MN $94,657

Madison, WI $94,528

Utica, NY $94,269

Rochester, NY $94,116

Des Moines, IA $94,106

Raleigh, NC $94,096

Atlanta, GA $93,953

Battle Creek, MI $93,924

Salt Lake City, UT $93,895

Lancaster, PA $93,751

Harrisburg, PA $93,617

Kansas City, MO $93,521

Champaign, IL $93,502

Kansas City, KS $93,502

Fort Worth, TX $93,492

Columbus, OH $93,476

Boca Raton, FL $93,454

Pittsburgh, PA $93,415

Richmond, VA $93,377

Indianapolis, IN $93,358

Cleveland, OH $93,348

Las Vegas, NV $93,233

Cincinnati, OH $93,233

Petersburg, VA $93,089

Huntsville, AL $92,945

Lansing, MI $92,881

Lebanon, PA $92,868

Pueblo, CO $92,859

Appleton, WI $92,830

Buffalo, NY $92,792

Dayton, OH $92,763

Racine, WI $92,744

Charlotte, NC $92,734

Saint Louis, MO $92,705

York, PA $92,648

Elkhart, IN $92,648

Gastonia, NC $92,629

Billings, MT $92,606

Beaumont, TX $92,581

Lorain, OH $92,561

Benton Harbor, MI $92,542

Toledo, OH $92,523

Binghamton, NY $92,475

Rock Hill, SC $92,465

Rockford, IL $92,417

Springfield, IL $92,379

Elyria, OH $92,369

Fargo, ND $92,369

Flagstaff, AZ $92,302

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,245

Duluth, MN $92,187

Miami, FL $92,187

Cheyenne, WY $92,120

Grand Forks, ND $92,120

Bangor, ME $91,909

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,803

Durham, NC $91,763

Louisville, KY $91,755

Grand Rapids, MI $91,736

Hialeah, FL $91,727

Casper, WY $91,592

Scranton, PA $91,477

New Orleans, LA $91,448

Virginia Beach, VA $91,439

Akron, OH $91,391

Peoria, IL $91,266

Sarasota, FL $91,247

Nashville, TN $91,180

Omaha, NE $91,180

Green Bay, WI $91,180

Baton Rouge, LA $91,132

Charleston, SC $91,113

Jamestown, NY $91,065

Davenport, IA $91,065

Tucson, AZ $91,017

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,959

Tampa, FL $90,940

Evansville, IN $90,882

Port Arthur, TX $90,882

Bradenton, FL $90,844

Santa Fe, NM $90,671

Orlando, FL $90,498

Clearwater, FL $90,470

Canton, OH $90,268

La Crosse, WI $90,268

Albuquerque, NM $90,211

Newport News, VA $90,201

High Point, NC $90,172

Ogden, UT $90,134

Corpus Christi, TX $90,057

Norfolk, VA $90,000

Laramie, WY $90,000

Rock Island, IL $89,942

Saginaw, MI $89,923

Jacksonville, FL $89,913

Salisbury, NC $89,894

Boise, ID $89,875

Moline, IL $89,827

Fort Myers, FL $89,798

Memphis, TN $89,779

Tulsa, OK $89,731

Waterloo, IA $89,673

Spartanburg, SC $89,577

Lincoln, NE $89,529

Fort Wayne, IN $89,510

Provo, UT $89,501

Cedar Falls, IA $89,385

San Antonio, TX $89,347

Greensboro, NC $89,309

South Bend, IN $89,299

Savannah, GA $89,194

Muskegon, MI $89,155

Birmingham, AL $89,146

Winston Salem, NC $89,099

Lake Charles, LA $88,867

Anderson, IN $88,848

Lexington, KY $88,819

Augusta, GA $88,791

Greenville, SC $88,791

Lima, OH $88,714

Wichita, KS $88,704

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,704

Columbia, SC $88,618

Springfield, OH $88,599

Asheville, NC $88,445

Bloomington, IN $88,378

Knoxville, TN $88,033

Shreveport, LA $88,023

Wilmington, NC $87,898

Roanoke, VA $87,898

Topeka, KS $87,726

Frankfort, KY $87,715

Oklahoma City, OK $87,649

Chillicothe, OH $87,610

Longview, TX $87,601

Melbourne, FL $87,591

Sioux Falls, SD $87,438

Mobile, AL $87,428

Terre Haute, IN $87,390

Altoona, PA $87,332

Amarillo, TX $87,265

Killeen, TX $87,236

Fayetteville, AR $87,159

Chattanooga, TN $87,131

Sioux City, IA $87,044

Idaho Falls, ID $87,025

Lynchburg, VA $86,948

Gainesville, FL $86,824

Portsmouth, OH $86,776

Little Rock, AR $86,756

Lafayette, LA $86,718

Youngstown, OH $86,718

Daytona Beach, FL $86,661

Clarksville, TN $86,651

Pensacola, FL $86,641

Temple, TX $86,635

Hopkinsville, KY $86,353

Erie, PA $86,334

Florence, SC $86,296

Charleston, WV $86,142

Great Falls, MT $86,094

Macon, GA $85,960

Tallahassee, FL $85,950

Fayetteville, NC $85,931

Waco, TX $85,912

Helena, MT $85,845

Pine Bluff, AR $85,808

Vincennes, IN $85,691

Lubbock, TX $85,653

Alamogordo, NM $85,595

Twin Falls, ID $85,509

Rapid City, SD $85,480

Jackson, MS $85,308

Huntington, WV $85,301

Greenville, MS $85,298

Parkersburg, WV $85,200

Montgomery, AL $85,183

Wichita Falls, TX $85,087

Springfield, MO $85,087

Biloxi, MS $85,039

Monroe, LA $84,943

Johnstown, PA $84,876

Sumter, SC $84,837

Columbus, GA $84,828

Pascagoula, MS $84,646

Abilene, TX $84,646

Kingsport, TN $84,396

Albany, GA $84,396

Gulfport, MS $84,367

Alexandria, LA $84,051

Fort Smith, AR $83,811

El Paso, TX $83,552

Las Cruces, NM $83,120

Harlingen, TX $82,876

Pocatello, ID $82,861

Florence, AL $82,736

Brownsville, TX $82,717

Mcallen, TX $82,516

Dothan, AL $82,381

Columbus, MS $81,811

Altus, OK $81,364

Lawton, OK $81,182

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	$108,422	13%
Presentation	$100,746	5%
3D CAD	$100,746	5%
System Design	$99,786	4%
Consulting	$99,786	4%
Analysis	$99,786	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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$88,519

Average $95,948/year

$103,333

$7,377

Average $7,996/month

$8,611

$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	$103,333	$8,611	$1,987	$50
Average	$95,948	$7,996	$1,845	$46
25th Percentile	$88,519	$7,377	$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

2026

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