What are the main factors that influence an Auto Center Associate's salary?

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

How does experience change An Auto Center Associate's salary?

An Auto Center Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,831 for beginners, reaching about $55,244 at mid-level, and approach $57,668 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Auto Center Associate?

Auto Center Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Auto Center Associate roles are District of Columbia $61,167, California $60,935, Massachusetts $60,122. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Auto Center Associate roles make?

Salaries for Auto Center Associate level roles vary by specialization: Associate Center Director: $80,065; Auto Center Retail Manager: $78,821; Auto Sales Associate: $77,616; Auto Care Center Manager: $75,876; Associate Center Manager: $61,200.

How do different companies affect an Auto Center Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Auto Center Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like ToysRUs ($99,243) and Kia Motors Corp ($95,771) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $62,550.

Auto Center Associate Salary in the United States

How much does an Auto Center Associate make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Auto Center Associate in the United States is $55,244 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, an Auto Center Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,740
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,269 to $60,738
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,829

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Auto Center Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,738	$5,062	$1,168	$29
Average	$55,244	$4,604	$1,062	$27
25th Percentile	$49,269	$4,106	$947	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Auto Center Associate Salaries

An Auto Center Associate'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Auto Center Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Auto Center Associate'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): $52,831
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,014
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,244
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,507
Expert (over 8 years): $57,668

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Auto Center Associate	$52,831
Intermediate Level Auto Center Associate	$53,014
Senior Level Auto Center Associate	$55,244
Specialist Level Auto Center Associate	$57,507
Expert Level Auto Center Associate	$57,668

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How Do Auto Center Associate 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 Center Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,167.
California: $60,935.
Massachusetts: $60,122.

District of Columbia $61,167

California $60,935

Massachusetts $60,122

Washington $59,902

New Jersey $59,879

Alaska $59,802

Connecticut $59,040

New York $58,730

Hawaii $57,741

Rhode Island $57,277

Maryland $56,963

Minnesota $56,532

Colorado $56,366

Illinois $56,311

Oregon $56,101

Delaware $55,946

New Hampshire $55,849

Virginia $55,631

Pennsylvania $54,996

Nevada $54,675

North Dakota $54,570

Michigan $54,405

Wisconsin $54,344

Vermont $54,222

Texas $53,885

Maine $53,863

Arizona $53,830

Ohio $53,791

Georgia $53,283

Indiana $53,029

Wyoming $52,979

Utah $52,902

Iowa $52,869

Kansas $52,604

Louisiana $52,526

North Carolina $52,499

Missouri $52,488

Florida $52,272

Montana $52,156

Nebraska $52,046

Kentucky $51,985

South Carolina $51,764

Tennessee $51,626

Idaho $51,571

New Mexico $51,167

Oklahoma $51,079

Alabama $50,753

South Dakota $50,206

Arkansas $49,908

West Virginia $49,748

Mississippi $49,267

Top Paying Cities for Auto Center Associates

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: $69,680
San Francisco: $68,995
Oakland: $67,464

San Jose, CA $69,680

San Francisco, CA $68,995

Oakland, CA $67,464

New York, NY $64,023

Queens Village, NY $63,608

Paramus, NJ $63,166

Passaic, NJ $63,111

Bergenfield, NJ $63,056

Stamford, CT $62,973

Huntington, NY $62,918

Newark, NJ $62,559

Bridgeport, CT $62,448

New Brunswick, NJ $62,266

Vallejo, CA $62,150

Middlesex, NJ $62,117

Somerset, NJ $62,067

Petaluma, CA $61,940

Santa Cruz, CA $61,725

Boston, MA $61,614

Monterey, CA $61,338

Fairbanks, AK $61,299

Los Angeles, CA $61,194

Washington, DC $61,167

Seattle, WA $61,067

Santa Rosa, CA $61,056

Juneau, AK $60,896

Orange, CA $60,714

Anchorage, AK $60,614

Anaheim, CA $60,575

Santa Ana, CA $60,493

Nassau, NY $60,459

Long Beach, CA $60,437

Danbury, CT $60,421

Santa Maria, CA $60,233

Everett, WA $60,222

Bremerton, WA $59,951

Trenton, NJ $59,846

Sacramento, CA $59,824

San Diego, CA $59,797

Brockton, MA $59,774

Tacoma, WA $59,752

Santa Barbara, CA $59,675

Lowell, MA $59,454

New Suffolk, NY $59,432

Nashua, NH $59,366

Lompoc, CA $59,277

Ventura, CA $59,222

Stockton, CA $59,205

New Haven, CT $59,095

Atlantic City, NJ $58,951

Hartford, CT $58,830

Modesto, CA $58,802

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,681

New Britain, CT $58,653

Olympia, WA $58,576

Kennewick, WA $58,576

New London, CT $58,565

Norwich, CT $58,548

Lawrence, MA $58,520

Bakersfield, CA $58,366

Riverside, CA $58,288

New Bedford, MA $58,288

Richland, WA $58,233

Portsmouth, NH $58,189

Vineland, NJ $58,178

San Bernardino, CA $58,134

Boulder, CO $57,979

Worcester, MA $57,935

Portland, OR $57,885

Saint Paul, MN $57,819

Minneapolis, MN $57,819

Philadelphia, PA $57,741

Honolulu, HI $57,449

Springfield, MA $57,255

Providence, RI $57,250

Chicago, IL $57,090

Bellingham, WA $57,023

Baltimore, MD $56,963

Chico, CA $56,824

Wilmington, DE $56,730

Pittsfield, MA $56,675

Manchester, NH $56,570

Spokane, WA $56,327

Denver, CO $56,322

Albany, NY $56,062

Troy, NY $56,040

Schenectady, NY $55,924

Burlington, VT $55,802

Portland, ME $55,609

Salem, OR $55,565

Yakima, WA $55,554

Ann Arbor, MI $55,537

Rochester, MN $55,383

Fresno, CA $55,355

Reno, NV $55,355

Milwaukee, WI $55,305

Detroit, MI $55,250

Allentown, PA $55,233

Carson City, NV $55,228

Houston, TX $55,145

Colorado Springs, CO $55,139

Syracuse, NY $55,112

Eugene, OR $55,007

Bismarck, ND $54,941

Gary, IN $54,941

Galveston, TX $54,941

Springfield, OR $54,896

Medford, OR $54,764

Fort Collins, CO $54,742

Austin, TX $54,697

Mesa, AZ $54,581

Phoenix, AZ $54,570

Dallas, TX $54,554

Reading, PA $54,521

Saint Cloud, MN $54,499

Concord, NH $54,449

Madison, WI $54,427

Utica, NY $54,278

Raleigh, NC $54,233

Las Vegas, NV $54,228

Rochester, NY $54,189

Des Moines, IA $54,184

Atlanta, GA $54,095

Battle Creek, MI $54,079

Salt Lake City, UT $54,062

Lancaster, PA $53,979

Champaign, IL $53,968

Harrisburg, PA $53,902

Durham, NC $53,852

Kansas City, MO $53,847

Kansas City, KS $53,836

Fort Worth, TX $53,830

Boca Raton, FL $53,808

Cleveland, OH $53,803

Columbus, OH $53,791

Pittsburgh, PA $53,786

Richmond, VA $53,764

Indianapolis, IN $53,753

Cincinnati, OH $53,681

Petersburg, VA $53,598

Billings, MT $53,477

Lansing, MI $53,477

Huntsville, AL $53,477

Lebanon, PA $53,471

Dayton, OH $53,466

Pueblo, CO $53,466

Appleton, WI $53,449

Buffalo, NY $53,427

Racine, WI $53,399

Charlotte, NC $53,394

Saint Louis, MO $53,377

Springfield, IL $53,355

Elkhart, IN $53,344

York, PA $53,344

Gastonia, NC $53,338

Benton Harbor, MI $53,338

Beaumont, TX $53,305

Lorain, OH $53,294

Toledo, OH $53,272

Binghamton, NY $53,245

Rock Hill, SC $53,239

Rockford, IL $53,211

Fargo, ND $53,184

Elyria, OH $53,184

Flagstaff, AZ $53,145

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,112

Miami, FL $53,079

Duluth, MN $52,990

Bangor, ME $52,919

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,858

Louisville, KY $52,830

Grand Rapids, MI $52,819

Hialeah, FL $52,814

Casper, WY $52,736

Scranton, PA $52,670

New Orleans, LA $52,653

Virginia Beach, VA $52,648

Akron, OH $52,620

Peoria, IL $52,548

Sarasota, FL $52,537

Green Bay, WI $52,499

Baton Rouge, LA $52,471

Charleston, SC $52,460

Nashville, TN $52,444

Jamestown, NY $52,432

Davenport, IA $52,432

Tucson, AZ $52,405

Cheyenne, WY $52,388

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,372

Tampa, FL $52,361

Omaha, NE $52,350

Port Arthur, TX $52,327

Evansville, IN $52,327

Bradenton, FL $52,305

Santa Fe, NM $52,206

Orlando, FL $52,151

Clearwater, FL $52,090

Canton, OH $51,974

La Crosse, WI $51,974

Grand Forks, ND $51,957

Albuquerque, NM $51,941

Tulsa, OK $51,941

Newport News, VA $51,935

High Point, NC $51,919

Ogden, UT $51,897

Corpus Christi, TX $51,852

Laramie, WY $51,819

Norfolk, VA $51,819

Rock Island, IL $51,786

Saginaw, MI $51,775

Jacksonville, FL $51,770

Salisbury, NC $51,758

Memphis, TN $51,747

Moline, IL $51,720

Fort Myers, FL $51,703

Waterloo, IA $51,631

Spartanburg, SC $51,576

Lincoln, NE $51,549

Fort Wayne, IN $51,538

Birmingham, AL $51,477

Cedar Falls, IA $51,466

Provo, UT $51,460

Springfield, OH $51,455

San Antonio, TX $51,444

Greensboro, NC $51,421

South Bend, IN $51,416

Winston Salem, NC $51,410

Boise, ID $51,394

Savannah, GA $51,355

Muskegon, MI $51,256

Lima, OH $51,189

Lake Charles, LA $51,167

Anderson, IN $51,156

Lexington, KY $51,140

Augusta, GA $51,123

Greenville, SC $51,123

Wichita, KS $51,073

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,073

Columbia, SC $51,024

Bloomington, IN $50,886

Roanoke, VA $50,852

Asheville, NC $50,781

Knoxville, TN $50,687

Shreveport, LA $50,681

Wilmington, NC $50,609

Frankfort, KY $50,504

Oklahoma City, OK $50,466

Chillicothe, OH $50,444

Longview, TX $50,438

Topeka, KS $50,422

Mobile, AL $50,339

Terre Haute, IN $50,317

Erie, PA $50,311

Altoona, PA $50,283

Melbourne, FL $50,267

Amarillo, TX $50,245

Killeen, TX $50,228

Fayetteville, AR $50,184

Sioux Falls, SD $50,145

Chattanooga, TN $50,112

Idaho Falls, ID $50,107

Gainesville, FL $49,991

Portsmouth, OH $49,963

Little Rock, AR $49,952

Lynchburg, VA $49,952

Lafayette, LA $49,930

Youngstown, OH $49,930

Temple, TX $49,908

Daytona Beach, FL $49,897

Clarksville, TN $49,891

Pensacola, FL $49,886

Hopkinsville, KY $49,720

Charleston, WV $49,714

Florence, SC $49,687

Sioux City, IA $49,654

Macon, GA $49,493

Tallahassee, FL $49,488

Fayetteville, NC $49,477

Waco, TX $49,466

Wichita Falls, TX $49,466

Pine Bluff, AR $49,444

Vincennes, IN $49,339

Lubbock, TX $49,317

Great Falls, MT $49,284

Alamogordo, NM $49,278

Abilene, TX $49,234

Rapid City, SD $49,162

Monroe, LA $49,162

Albany, GA $49,129

Huntington, WV $49,123

Jackson, MS $49,118

Greenville, MS $49,112

Parkersburg, WV $49,057

Montgomery, AL $49,046

Johnstown, PA $49,035

Springfield, MO $48,991

Biloxi, MS $48,963

Sumter, SC $48,847

Columbus, GA $48,842

Twin Falls, ID $48,808

Pascagoula, MS $48,737

Kingsport, TN $48,593

Gulfport, MS $48,576

Alexandria, LA $48,394

Fort Smith, AR $48,256

El Paso, TX $48,107

Helena, MT $48,035

Las Cruces, NM $47,858

Harlingen, TX $47,704

Pocatello, ID $47,654

Florence, AL $47,637

Brownsville, TX $47,626

Dothan, AL $47,538

Mcallen, TX $47,510

Columbus, MS $47,101

Altus, OK $46,847

Lawton, OK $46,742

Pierre, SD $46,543

What Skills Can Increase an Auto Center Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 27.21% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 1.49% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.
Billing (Mentioned in 0.99% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	27.21%
Work Ethic	1.49%
Billing	0.99%

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 an Auto Center Associate's salary.

Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Microsoft Office: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Presentation	$59,664	8%
Microsoft Office	$56,902	3%
Coaching	$56,902	3%
Customer Communications	$56,902	3%
Leadership	$56,902	3%
Building Relationships	$56,902	3%

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Auto Center Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Auto Center Associate'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

$49,269

Average $55,244/year

$60,738

$4,106

Average $4,604/month

$5,062

$947

Average $1,062/week

$1,168

$24

Average $27/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,738	$5,062	$1,168	$29
Average	$55,244	$4,604	$1,062	$27
25th Percentile	$49,269	$4,106	$947	$24

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Salary Trends for Auto Center Associate

Salaries for an Auto Center Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,560 in 2023 to around $41,446 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Auto Center Associate salary trends, .

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