How much does an Auto Body Helper make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Auto Body Helper in the United States is $48,249 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.
However, an Auto Body Helper's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,415
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,771 to $53,047
Key Factors That Influence Auto Body Helper Salaries
An Auto Body Helper's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Auto Body Helper 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 Auto Body Helpers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $53,422.
California: $53,219.
Massachusetts: $52,510.
District of Columbia$53,422
California$53,219
Massachusetts$52,510
Washington$52,317
New Jersey$52,297
Alaska$52,230
Connecticut$51,564
New York$51,294
Hawaii$50,430
Rhode Island$50,025
Maryland$49,750
Minnesota$49,374
Colorado$49,229
Illinois$49,181
Oregon$48,997
Delaware$48,862
New Hampshire$48,777
Virginia$48,587
Pennsylvania$48,032
Nevada$47,752
North Dakota$47,661
Michigan$47,516
Wisconsin$47,463
Vermont$47,357
Texas$47,062
Maine$47,043
Arizona$47,014
Ohio$46,980
Georgia$46,536
Indiana$46,315
Wyoming$46,271
Utah$46,204
Iowa$46,175
Kansas$45,943
Louisiana$45,875
North Carolina$45,851
Missouri$45,842
Florida$45,653
Montana$45,552
Nebraska$45,456
Kentucky$45,403
South Carolina$45,210
Tennessee$45,089
Idaho$45,041
New Mexico$44,689
Oklahoma$44,611
Alabama$44,327
South Dakota$43,849
Arkansas$43,588
West Virginia$43,448
Mississippi$43,029
Top Paying Cities for Auto Body Helpers
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: $60,857
San Francisco: $60,191
Oakland: $58,922
San Jose, CA$60,857
San Francisco, CA$60,191
Oakland, CA$58,922
New York, NY$55,554
Paramus, NJ$54,878
Queens Village, NY$54,876
Passaic, NJ$54,830
Bergenfield, NJ$54,826
Stamford, CT$54,720
Huntington, NY$54,700
Newark, NJ$54,343
Bridgeport, CT$54,241
Vallejo, CA$54,145
New Brunswick, NJ$54,126
Petaluma, CA$54,097
Middlesex, NJ$54,005
Somerset, NJ$53,972
Santa Cruz, CA$53,909
Boston, MA$53,615
Monterey, CA$53,445
Seattle, WA$53,335
Santa Rosa, CA$53,325
Los Angeles, CA$53,311
Juneau, AK$53,185
Washington, DC$53,132
Orange, CA$52,960
Santa Ana, CA$52,833
Long Beach, CA$52,785
Anaheim, CA$52,775
Anchorage, AK$52,751
Santa Maria, CA$52,606
Everett, WA$52,597
Danbury, CT$52,427
Bremerton, WA$52,360
Tacoma, WA$52,186
New Suffolk, NY$52,185
Sacramento, CA$52,172
Santa Barbara, CA$52,119
Trenton, NJ$52,066
San Diego, CA$52,066
Brockton, MA$52,013
Fairbanks, AK$51,895
Lompoc, CA$51,771
Lowell, MA$51,732
Ventura, CA$51,723
Nashua, NH$51,714
Stockton, CA$51,709
Modesto, CA$51,357
Poughkeepsie, NY$51,250
Olympia, WA$51,159
Kennewick, WA$51,159
New Haven, CT$51,139
Lawrence, MA$50,966
Hartford, CT$50,917
Riverside, CA$50,908
New Bedford, MA$50,860
Richland, WA$50,860
Bakersfield, CA$50,792
San Bernardino, CA$50,773
New Britain, CT$50,768
Atlantic City, NJ$50,768
New London, CT$50,749
Norwich, CT$50,734
Portsmouth, NH$50,724
Boulder, CO$50,622
Portland, OR$50,556
Worcester, MA$50,551
Minneapolis, MN$50,401
Philadelphia, PA$50,334
Honolulu, HI$50,174
Saint Paul, MN$50,151
Vineland, NJ$50,141
Providence, RI$50,001
Chicago, IL$49,861
Bellingham, WA$49,803
Springfield, MA$49,764
Baltimore, MD$49,750
Chico, CA$49,629
Pittsfield, MA$49,499
Manchester, NH$49,407
Spokane, WA$49,195
Denver, CO$49,190
Albany, NY$48,963
Troy, NY$48,944
Nassau, NY$48,892
Schenectady, NY$48,843
Wilmington, DE$48,804
Burlington, VT$48,737
Salem, OR$48,717
Portland, ME$48,568
Yakima, WA$48,519
Rochester, MN$48,370
Reno, NV$48,346
Fresno, CA$48,346
Milwaukee, WI$48,302
Detroit, MI$48,254
Ann Arbor, MI$48,246
Allentown, PA$48,240
Colorado Springs, CO$48,158
Syracuse, NY$48,134
Carson City, NV$48,134
Houston, TX$48,066
Eugene, OR$48,042
Gary, IN$47,984
Springfield, OR$47,945
Bismarck, ND$47,936
Galveston, TX$47,902
Medford, OR$47,830
Fort Collins, CO$47,810
Concord, NH$47,786
Austin, TX$47,772
Mesa, AZ$47,670
Reading, PA$47,665
Phoenix, AZ$47,661
Dallas, TX$47,646
Saint Cloud, MN$47,600
Madison, WI$47,535
Utica, NY$47,405
Rochester, NY$47,328
Des Moines, IA$47,323
Raleigh, NC$47,318
Atlanta, GA$47,246
Battle Creek, MI$47,231
Salt Lake City, UT$47,217
Lancaster, PA$47,144
Harrisburg, PA$47,077
Kansas City, MO$47,029
Champaign, IL$47,019
Kansas City, KS$47,019
Fort Worth, TX$47,014
Columbus, OH$47,006
Boca Raton, FL$46,995
Pittsburgh, PA$46,976
Richmond, VA$46,956
Indianapolis, IN$46,947
Cleveland, OH$46,942
Las Vegas, NV$46,884
Cincinnati, OH$46,884
Petersburg, VA$46,811
Huntsville, AL$46,739
Lansing, MI$46,707
Lebanon, PA$46,700
Pueblo, CO$46,696
Appleton, WI$46,681
Buffalo, NY$46,662
Dayton, OH$46,647
Racine, WI$46,638
Charlotte, NC$46,633
Saint Louis, MO$46,618
York, PA$46,590
Elkhart, IN$46,590
Gastonia, NC$46,580
Billings, MT$46,569
Beaumont, TX$46,556
Lorain, OH$46,546
Benton Harbor, MI$46,536
Toledo, OH$46,527
Binghamton, NY$46,503
Rock Hill, SC$46,498
Rockford, IL$46,474
Springfield, IL$46,454
Elyria, OH$46,450
Fargo, ND$46,450
Flagstaff, AZ$46,416
Fort Lauderdale, FL$46,387
Duluth, MN$46,358
Miami, FL$46,358
Cheyenne, WY$46,324
Grand Forks, ND$46,324
Bangor, ME$46,218
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,165
Durham, NC$46,145
Louisville, KY$46,141
Grand Rapids, MI$46,131
Hialeah, FL$46,126
Casper, WY$46,059
Scranton, PA$46,001
New Orleans, LA$45,986
Virginia Beach, VA$45,982
Akron, OH$45,957
Peoria, IL$45,895
Sarasota, FL$45,885
Nashville, TN$45,851
Omaha, NE$45,851
Green Bay, WI$45,851
Baton Rouge, LA$45,827
Charleston, SC$45,818
Jamestown, NY$45,793
Davenport, IA$45,793
Tucson, AZ$45,769
Saint Petersburg, FL$45,740
Tampa, FL$45,731
Evansville, IN$45,702
Port Arthur, TX$45,702
Bradenton, FL$45,682
Santa Fe, NM$45,596
Orlando, FL$45,509
Clearwater, FL$45,494
Canton, OH$45,393
La Crosse, WI$45,393
Albuquerque, NM$45,364
Newport News, VA$45,359
High Point, NC$45,345
Ogden, UT$45,325
Corpus Christi, TX$45,287
Norfolk, VA$45,258
Laramie, WY$45,258
Rock Island, IL$45,229
Saginaw, MI$45,219
Jacksonville, FL$45,214
Salisbury, NC$45,205
Boise, ID$45,195
Moline, IL$45,171
Fort Myers, FL$45,157
Memphis, TN$45,147
Tulsa, OK$45,123
Waterloo, IA$45,094
Spartanburg, SC$45,046
Lincoln, NE$45,021
Fort Wayne, IN$45,012
Provo, UT$45,007
Cedar Falls, IA$44,949
San Antonio, TX$44,930
Greensboro, NC$44,910
South Bend, IN$44,906
Savannah, GA$44,853
Muskegon, MI$44,833
Birmingham, AL$44,828
Winston Salem, NC$44,805
Lake Charles, LA$44,689
Anderson, IN$44,679
Lexington, KY$44,664
Augusta, GA$44,650
Greenville, SC$44,650
Lima, OH$44,611
Wichita, KS$44,606
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,606
Columbia, SC$44,563
Springfield, OH$44,553
Asheville, NC$44,476
Bloomington, IN$44,442
Knoxville, TN$44,269
Shreveport, LA$44,264
Wilmington, NC$44,201
Roanoke, VA$44,201
Topeka, KS$44,114
Frankfort, KY$44,109
Oklahoma City, OK$44,076
Chillicothe, OH$44,056
Longview, TX$44,052
Melbourne, FL$44,047
Sioux Falls, SD$43,970
Mobile, AL$43,965
Terre Haute, IN$43,945
Altoona, PA$43,917
Amarillo, TX$43,883
Killeen, TX$43,868
Fayetteville, AR$43,830
Chattanooga, TN$43,815
Sioux City, IA$43,772
Idaho Falls, ID$43,762
Lynchburg, VA$43,724
Gainesville, FL$43,661
Portsmouth, OH$43,637
Little Rock, AR$43,627
Lafayette, LA$43,608
Youngstown, OH$43,608
Daytona Beach, FL$43,579
Clarksville, TN$43,574
Pensacola, FL$43,569
Temple, TX$43,566
Hopkinsville, KY$43,424
Erie, PA$43,415
Florence, SC$43,395
Charleston, WV$43,318
Great Falls, MT$43,294
Macon, GA$43,227
Tallahassee, FL$43,222
Fayetteville, NC$43,212
Waco, TX$43,202
Helena, MT$43,169
Pine Bluff, AR$43,150
Vincennes, IN$43,091
Lubbock, TX$43,072
Alamogordo, NM$43,043
Twin Falls, ID$43,000
Rapid City, SD$42,985
Jackson, MS$42,898
Huntington, WV$42,895
Greenville, MS$42,894
Parkersburg, WV$42,844
Montgomery, AL$42,836
Wichita Falls, TX$42,787
Springfield, MO$42,787
Biloxi, MS$42,763
Monroe, LA$42,715
Johnstown, PA$42,681
Sumter, SC$42,662
Columbus, GA$42,657
Pascagoula, MS$42,566
Abilene, TX$42,566
Kingsport, TN$42,440
Albany, GA$42,440
Gulfport, MS$42,426
Alexandria, LA$42,266
Fort Smith, AR$42,146
El Paso, TX$42,015
Las Cruces, NM$41,798
Harlingen, TX$41,676
Pocatello, ID$41,668
Florence, AL$41,605
Brownsville, TX$41,596
Mcallen, TX$41,494
Dothan, AL$41,427
Columbus, MS$41,140
Altus, OK$40,915
Lawton, OK$40,824
Pierre, SD$40,650
Auto Body Helper Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Auto Body Helper roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Auto Body Helper positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Auto Body Helper as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Auto Body Helper
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$62,724
$30.0
30%
Biotechnology
$60,312
$29.0
25%
Telecom
$56,452
$27.0
17%
Financial Services
$55,487
$27.0
15%
MFG Durable
$55,487
$27.0
15%
Auto Body Helper Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Auto Body Helper'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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$43,771
Average$48,249/year
$53,047
$3,648
Average$4,021/month
$4,421
$842
Average$928/week
$1,020
$21
Average$23/hour
$26
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$53,047
$4,421
$1,020
$26
Average
$48,249
$4,021
$928
$23
25th Percentile
$43,771
$3,648
$842
$21
Salaries of Jobs related to Auto Body Helper
Auto Body Estimator$88,307
Auto Body Professional$60,819
Auto Body Technician$55,394
Auto Body Prepper$50,637
Auto Body Repairman$50,192
Auto Body Trainee$50,061
Auto body prep$48,934
Auto Body Detailer$47,385
Auto Body Painter$47,105
Body Shop Helper$46,782
Auto Body Manager$44,882
Salary Trends for Auto Body Helper
Salaries for an Auto Body Helper can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $43,013 in 2023
to around $42,920 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Auto Body Helper salary trends,
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$43,013
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Most common benefits for Auto Body Helper
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Auto Body Helper
Here are companies hiring for Auto Body Helper and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Auto Body Helper
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Auto Body Helper?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Auto Body Helper roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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