What are the main factors that influence a GM Technician's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for GM Technician?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for GM Technician roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A GM Technician's salary?

A GM Technician's salary grows with experience: an Automotive Mechanic I (0-1 years)earns $46,486, an Automotive Mechanic II (1-3 years)earns $52,479, an GM Technician (3-5 years)earns $58,644, an Automotive Mechanic IV (5-7 years)earns $64,159,

What are the highest paying states for a GM Technician?

GM Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for GM Technician roles are District of Columbia $66,995, California $66,741, Massachusetts $65,852. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of GM Technician roles make?

Salaries for GM Technician level roles vary by specialization: Plant GM: $219,800; Deputy Gm: $200,881; Assistant Gm: $178,788; Exec Chef & GM: $86,073; GM Operations: $74,790.

GM Technician Salary in Maine

How much does a GM Technician make in Maine?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a GM Technician in Maine is $58,996 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,131
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,609 to $63,778
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,704

10% $48,704

50% (Median) $58,996

90% $68,131

GM Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,778	$5,315	$1,226	$31
Average	$58,996	$4,916	$1,135	$28
25th Percentile	$53,609	$4,467	$1,031	$26

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Key Factors That Influence GM Technician Salaries

A GM Technician'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 GM Technician 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 GM Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,995.
California: $66,741.
Massachusetts: $65,852.

District of Columbia $66,995 California $66,741 Massachusetts $65,852 Washington $65,609 New Jersey $65,585 Alaska $65,501 Connecticut $64,666 New York $64,327

Hawaii $63,244 Rhode Island $62,735 Maryland $62,390 Minnesota $61,918 Colorado $61,737 Illinois $61,676 Oregon $61,446 Delaware $61,277

New Hampshire $61,171 Virginia $60,932 Pennsylvania $60,236 Nevada $59,885 North Dakota $59,770 Michigan $59,589 Wisconsin $59,522 Vermont $59,389

Texas $59,020 Maine $58,996 Arizona $58,960 Ohio $58,917 Georgia $58,361 Indiana $58,082 Wyoming $58,028 Utah $57,943

Iowa $57,907 Kansas $57,616 Louisiana $57,532 North Carolina $57,501 Missouri $57,489 Florida $57,253 Montana $57,126 Nebraska $57,005

Kentucky $56,939 South Carolina $56,697 Tennessee $56,545 Idaho $56,485 New Mexico $56,043 Oklahoma $55,946 Alabama $55,589 South Dakota $54,990

Arkansas $54,663 West Virginia $54,488 Mississippi $53,962

Top Paying Cities for GM Technicians

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:

Freedom: $58,062
Harmony: $58,036
Hartland: $58,112

Freedom, ME $58,062

Harmony, ME $58,036

Hartland, ME $58,112

Hinckley, ME $58,167

Jackman, ME $57,886

Kingfield, ME $58,215

Liberty, ME $58,168

Madison, ME $58,293

Monroe, ME $57,978

Morrill, ME $58,078

Newport, ME $57,985

New Portland, ME $58,305

New Sharon, ME $58,235

New Vineyard, ME $58,270

Norridgewock, ME $58,272

North Anson, ME $58,306

North Vassalboro, ME $58,411

Oakland, ME $58,291

Oquossoc, ME $58,096

Palmyra, ME $58,022

Phillips, ME $58,120

Pittsfield, ME $58,117

Plymouth, ME $57,993

Rangeley, ME $58,134

Portland, ME $60,908

Falmouth, ME $60,770

South Portland, ME $60,908

Cape Elizabeth, ME $60,787

Peaks Island, ME $60,846

Cumberland Foreside, ME $60,710

Auburn, ME $59,619

Andover, ME $58,117

Bethel, ME $58,215

Bryant Pond, ME $58,432

Buckfield, ME $58,693

Canton, ME $58,325

Durham, ME $59,996

Danville, ME $59,799

Dixfield, ME $58,204

Dryden, ME $58,271

East Andover, ME $58,135

East Dixfield, ME $58,298

East Livermore, ME $58,643

East Poland, ME $59,690

Stoneham, ME $58,459

East Wilton, ME $58,407

Greene, ME $59,162

Hanover, ME $58,166

Hebron, ME $59,108

Jay, ME $58,310

Lewiston, ME $59,587

Lisbon, ME $59,776

Lisbon Falls, ME $59,684

Livermore, ME $58,546

Livermore Falls, ME $58,508

Greenwood, ME $58,509

Mechanic Falls, ME $59,512

Mexico, ME $58,261

Minot, ME $59,291

Monmouth, ME $58,974

New Gloucester, ME $60,036

Newry, ME $58,057

North Jay, ME $58,282

Leeds, ME $58,831

North Monmouth, ME $58,888

North Turner, ME $58,790

North Waterford, ME $58,730

Norway, ME $58,918

Oxford, ME $59,234

Paris, ME $59,035

Poland, ME $59,700

Roxbury, ME $58,077

Rumford, ME $58,227

Sabattus, ME $59,326

South Paris, ME $58,954

Turner, ME $58,955

Wayne, ME $58,687

Weld, ME $58,120

West Bethel, ME $58,169

Bowdoin, ME $59,318

West Minot, ME $59,205

West Paris, ME $58,719

Peru, ME $58,348

West Poland, ME $59,654

Sumner, ME $58,532

Wilton, ME $58,273

Augusta, ME $58,436

Coopers Mills, ME $58,515

Dresden, ME $58,996

East Winthrop, ME $58,618

Farmingdale, ME $58,779

Gardiner, ME $58,886

Randolph, ME $58,779

Hallowell, ME $58,705

Jefferson, ME $58,315

Kents Hill, ME $58,434

Litchfield, ME $59,060

Manchester, ME $58,549

Mount Vernon, ME $58,293

Whitefield, ME $58,549

Palermo, ME $58,218

Sebasco Estates, ME $59,939

Readfield, ME $58,533

Saint Albans, ME $58,067

South Bristol, ME $59,039

Squirrel Island, ME $59,235

Trevett, ME $59,277

Waldoboro, ME $58,303

Walpole, ME $58,945

Washington, ME $58,157

West Boothbay Harbor, ME $59,341

Southport, ME $59,473

Wiscasset, ME $59,173

Woolwich, ME $59,313

Ellsworth, ME $57,921

Addison, ME $57,850

Gouldsboro, ME $57,901

Bar Harbor, ME $58,011

Beals, ME $57,915

Bernard, ME $58,031

Birch Harbor, ME $57,957

Blue Hill, ME $57,982

Brooklin, ME $57,984

Brooksville, ME $57,982

Calais, ME $57,829

Cherryfield, ME $57,763

Columbia Falls, ME $57,760

Corea, ME $57,904

Cranberry Isles, ME $57,917

Cutler, ME $57,764

Deer Isle, ME $58,037

Dennysville, ME $57,709

East Blue Hill, ME $57,985

East Machias, ME $57,764

Eastport, ME $57,935

Franklin, ME $57,908

Frenchboro, ME $57,885

Grand Lake Stream, ME $57,674

Hancock, ME $57,994

Harborside, ME $57,972

Harrington, ME $57,889

Hulls Cove, ME $58,012

Isle Au Haut, ME $57,885

Islesford, ME $58,005

Jonesboro, ME $57,811

Jonesport, ME $57,864

Little Deer Isle, ME $58,030

Lubec, ME $57,792

Bass Harbor, ME $58,032

Machias, ME $57,822

Machiasport, ME $57,850

Meddybemps, ME $57,674

Milbridge, ME $57,912

Mount Desert, ME $57,967

Northeast Harbor, ME $58,005

Sullivan, ME $57,916

Pembroke, ME $57,763

Perry, ME $57,816

Princeton, ME $57,671

Prospect Harbor, ME $57,963

Robbinston, ME $57,751

Salsbury Cove, ME $58,019

Sargentville, ME $57,999

Seal Cove, ME $57,970

Seal Harbor, ME $57,989

Sedgwick, ME $57,993

Sorrento, ME $57,970

Southwest Harbor, ME $58,020

Steuben, ME $57,880

Stonington, ME $58,042

Sunset, ME $57,842

Surry, ME $57,982

Swans Island, ME $57,930

Wesley, ME $57,599

Whiting, ME $57,748

Winter Harbor, ME $57,913

Baileyville, ME $57,730

Houlton, ME $57,610

Ashland, ME $57,526

Benedicta, ME $57,399

Blaine, ME $57,595

Bridgewater, ME $57,459

Caribou, ME $57,714

Clayton Lake, ME $57,609

Crouseville, ME $57,647

Eagle Lake, ME $57,591

Easton, ME $57,655

Estcourt Station, ME $57,633

Fort Fairfield, ME $57,685

Fort Kent, ME $57,710

Fort Kent Mills, ME $57,661

Frenchville, ME $57,726

Grand Isle, ME $57,647

Island Falls, ME $57,405

Limestone, ME $57,668

Madawaska, ME $57,823

Mapleton, ME $57,578

Richmond, ME $59,093

South China, ME $58,276

South Gardiner, ME $58,957

Vienna, ME $58,188

Windsor, ME $58,244

Winthrop, ME $58,783

Bangor, ME $57,961

Abbot, ME $57,971

Aurora, ME $57,656

Bradford, ME $57,935

Bradley, ME $57,936

Brewer, ME $57,958

Brookton, ME $57,461

Brownville, ME $57,768

Brownville Junction, ME $58,125

Bucksport, ME $57,954

Burlington, ME $57,747

Greenbush, ME $57,880

Carmel, ME $57,963

Castine, ME $58,083

Charleston, ME $57,945

Danforth, ME $57,557

Dover Foxcroft, ME $57,979

Corinth, ME $57,956

Eddington, ME $57,942

Holden, ME $57,947

East Millinocket, ME $57,705

East Orland, ME $57,948

Etna, ME $57,976

Exeter, ME $57,966

Frankfort, ME $57,964

Greenville, ME $57,630

Greenville Junction, ME $57,819

Guilford, ME $57,956

Hampden, ME $57,962

Howland, ME $57,824

Hudson, ME $57,952

Kenduskeag, ME $57,958

Kingman, ME $57,496

Lagrange, ME $57,892

Lambert Lake, ME $57,564

Lee, ME $57,734

Levant, ME $57,961

Lincoln, ME $57,729

Mattawamkeag, ME $57,541

Medway, ME $57,556

Milford, ME $57,927

Millinocket, ME $57,470

Milo, ME $57,877

Monson, ME $57,965

Olamon, ME $57,896

Old Town, ME $57,936

Orono, ME $57,952

Orient, ME $57,501

Orland, ME $57,948

Orrington, ME $57,955

Passadumkeag, ME $57,863

Penobscot, ME $57,950

Rockwood, ME $57,719

Sangerville, ME $58,006

Sebec, ME $57,913

Shirley Mills, ME $57,930

Springfield, ME $57,582

Stetson, ME $57,970

Stillwater, ME $57,954

Topsfield, ME $57,510

Vanceboro, ME $57,560

Waite, ME $57,590

West Enfield, ME $57,849

Winn, ME $57,619

Winterport, ME $57,962

Wytopitlock, ME $57,415

Bath, ME $59,724

Alna, ME $58,773

Boothbay, ME $59,172

Boothbay Harbor, ME $59,306

Bristol, ME $58,814

Chamberlain, ME $58,915

Damariscotta, ME $58,777

East Boothbay, ME $59,215

Friendship, ME $58,437

Georgetown, ME $59,648

Isle Of Springs, ME $59,174

Bremen, ME $58,652

Newcastle, ME $58,802

New Harbor, ME $59,008

Nobleboro, ME $58,568

Edgecomb, ME $59,001

Pemaquid, ME $58,951

Phippsburg, ME $59,888

Cushing, ME $58,246

Round Pond, ME $58,803

Sandy Point, ME $57,960

Searsmont, ME $58,098

Searsport, ME $57,970

Shawmut, ME $58,347

Skowhegan, ME $58,219

Smithfield, ME $58,250

Solon, ME $58,219

Stockton Springs, ME $57,960

Stratton, ME $58,171

Strong, ME $58,221

Temple, ME $58,198

West Forks, ME $57,863

Thorndike, ME $58,020

Troy, ME $58,003

Unity, ME $58,076

Vassalboro, ME $58,254

West Farmington, ME $58,423

Berwick, ME $61,920

Cape Neddick, ME $62,392

Eliot, ME $63,218

Kittery, ME $63,402

Kittery Point, ME $62,925

North Berwick, ME $61,442

Ogunquit, ME $62,000

South Berwick, ME $62,544

York, ME $62,901

York Beach, ME $62,599

York Harbor, ME $62,917

Acton, ME $59,689

Alfred, ME $60,535

Bailey Island, ME $60,287

Bar Mills, ME $60,438

Biddeford, ME $60,458

Biddeford Pool, ME $60,458

Bowdoinham, ME $59,277

Bridgton, ME $59,176

Brownfield, ME $59,124

Brunswick, ME $59,977

Bustins Island, ME $60,400

Cape Porpoise, ME $60,729

Casco, ME $59,879

Center Lovell, ME $58,739

Chebeague Island, ME $60,533

Cliff Island, ME $60,665

Cornish, ME $59,805

Cumberland Center, ME $60,596

Denmark, ME $59,114

East Baldwin, ME $59,957

Lebanon, ME $60,956

East Parsonsfield, ME $59,490

Sebago, ME $59,804

East Waterboro, ME $60,260

Freeport, ME $60,290

Fryeburg, ME $58,818

Gorham, ME $60,542

Gray, ME $60,174

Harrison, ME $58,851

Hiram, ME $59,619

Hollis Center, ME $60,335

Kennebunk, ME $60,774

Kennebunkport, ME $60,544

Parsonsfield, ME $59,488

Limerick, ME $60,039

Limington, ME $60,023

Long Island, ME $60,768

Lovell, ME $58,655

Moody, ME $61,521

Naples, ME $59,631

Newfield, ME $59,941

North Bridgton, ME $59,206

North Waterboro, ME $60,155

Windham, ME $60,482

Ocean Park, ME $60,505

Old Orchard Beach, ME $60,546

Orrs Island, ME $60,236

Porter, ME $59,288

Pownal, ME $60,196

Scarborough, ME $60,749

Raymond, ME $60,069

Saco, ME $60,509

Sanford, ME $60,817

Sebago Lake, ME $60,023

Shapleigh, ME $60,253

South Casco, ME $60,104

South Freeport, ME $60,260

Harpswell, ME $60,224

South Windham, ME $60,595

Springvale, ME $60,463

Standish, ME $60,274

Steep Falls, ME $60,144

Topsham, ME $59,771

Waterboro, ME $60,372

Waterford, ME $58,787

Wells, ME $61,402

West Baldwin, ME $59,851

Westbrook, ME $60,766

Buxton, ME $60,441

West Kennebunk, ME $60,743

West Newfield, ME $59,647

Yarmouth, ME $60,539

North Yarmouth, ME $60,413

Mars Hill, ME $57,652

Monticello, ME $57,536

New Limerick, ME $57,573

New Sweden, ME $57,651

Oakfield, ME $57,513

Oxbow, ME $57,279

Patten, ME $57,316

Perham, ME $57,611

Portage, ME $57,581

Presque Isle, ME $57,728

Saint Agatha, ME $57,699

Saint David, ME $57,687

Saint Francis, ME $57,610

Sheridan, ME $57,542

Sherman, ME $57,456

Stacyville, ME $57,385

Sinclair, ME $57,591

Smyrna Mills, ME $57,420

Wallagrass, ME $57,656

Stockholm, ME $57,600

Van Buren, ME $57,671

Washburn, ME $57,649

Westfield, ME $57,570

Rockland, ME $58,214

Camden, ME $58,208

Glen Cove, ME $58,189

Hope, ME $58,186

Islesboro, ME $58,037

Lincolnville, ME $58,085

Lincolnville Center, ME $58,086

Matinicus, ME $57,988

Monhegan, ME $58,607

North Haven, ME $58,028

Owls Head, ME $58,107

Port Clyde, ME $58,433

Rockport, ME $58,194

South Thomaston, ME $58,108

Spruce Head, ME $58,142

Tenants Harbor, ME $58,311

Thomaston, ME $58,150

Union, ME $58,183

Vinalhaven, ME $58,028

Warren, ME $58,122

West Rockport, ME $58,201

Waterville, ME $58,329

Albion, ME $58,237

Anson, ME $58,276

Athens, ME $58,114

Belfast, ME $58,085

Belgrade, ME $58,218

Belgrade Lakes, ME $58,158

Bingham, ME $58,109

Brooks, ME $57,990

Burnham, ME $58,047

Cambridge, ME $58,034

Canaan, ME $58,131

Caratunk, ME $57,999

China Village, ME $58,396

Clinton, ME $58,150

Corinna, ME $57,990

Detroit, ME $58,009

Dexter, ME $58,066

Dixmont, ME $57,982

East Newport, ME $57,988

East Vassalboro, ME $58,289

Eustis, ME $57,936

Fairfield, ME $58,249

Farmington, ME $58,296

Garland, ME $57,959

Farmington Falls, ME $58,390

GM Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For GM Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, GM Technician positions in Retail & Wholesale or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view GM Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a GM Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$70,795	$34.0	20%
Biotechnology	$70,795	$34.0	20%
Financial Services	$70,795	$34.0	20%
Healthcare	$70,795	$34.0	20%

GM Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a GM Technician'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.

$53,609

Average $58,996/year

$63,778

$4,467

Average $4,916/month

$5,315

$1,031

Average $1,135/week

$1,226

$26

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,778	$5,315	$1,226	$31
Average	$58,996	$4,916	$1,135	$28
25th Percentile	$53,609	$4,467	$1,031	$26

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