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 $48,417, an Automotive Mechanic II (1-3 years)earns $54,659, an GM Technician (3-5 years)earns $61,080, an Automotive Mechanic IV (5-7 years)earns $66,824,

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 Oregon

How much does a GM Technician make in Oregon?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a GM Technician in Oregon is $61,446 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,961
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,835 to $66,427
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,727

10% $50,727

50% (Median) $61,446

90% $70,961

GM Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,427	$5,536	$1,277	$32
Average	$61,446	$5,121	$1,182	$30
25th Percentile	$55,835	$4,653	$1,074	$27

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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:

Antelope: $58,485
Aurora: $62,032
Beaverton: $63,281

Antelope, OR $58,485

Aurora, OR $62,032

Beaverton, OR $63,281

Beavercreek, OR $62,246

Boring, OR $62,648

Bridal Veil, OR $62,551

Brightwood, OR $61,576

Canby, OR $62,073

Cascade Locks, OR $60,694

Clackamas, OR $63,258

Clatskanie, OR $60,582

Colton, OR $61,594

Columbia City, OR $62,149

Corbett, OR $62,245

Donald, OR $61,700

Dufur, OR $58,804

Eagle Creek, OR $62,379

Estacada, OR $61,443

Fairview, OR $63,149

Gervais, OR $61,045

Gladstone, OR $63,235

Government Camp, OR $60,457

Grass Valley, OR $58,616

Gresham, OR $63,129

Hood River, OR $60,348

Hubbard, OR $61,385

Kent, OR $58,485

Lake Oswego, OR $63,388

Marylhurst, OR $63,307

Maupin, OR $58,554

Molalla, OR $61,080

Moro, OR $58,740

Mosier, OR $59,726

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $60,124

Mulino, OR $62,000

Odell, OR $60,210

Oregon City, OR $62,793

Rainier, OR $61,463

Rhododendron, OR $61,009

Rufus, OR $58,922

Saint Helens, OR $61,951

Warren, OR $62,297

Deer Island, OR $61,730

Sandy, OR $61,897

Scappoose, OR $62,213

Shaniko, OR $58,678

The Dalles, OR $59,129

Troutdale, OR $62,908

Tualatin, OR $63,095

Tygh Valley, OR $59,070

Vernonia, OR $61,273

Wasco, OR $58,789

Welches, OR $61,274

West Linn, OR $63,095

Wilsonville, OR $62,702

Woodburn, OR $61,177

Happy Valley, OR $63,343

Damascus, OR $63,027

Amity, OR $60,893

Arch Cape, OR $59,289

Astoria, OR $59,673

Banks, OR $62,115

Bay City, OR $59,538

Beaver, OR $59,841

Buxton, OR $61,738

Cannon Beach, OR $59,263

Carlton, OR $61,046

Cloverdale, OR $59,471

Cornelius, OR $62,579

Dayton, OR $61,085

Dundee, OR $61,577

Forest Grove, OR $62,082

Gales Creek, OR $61,390

Garibaldi, OR $59,543

Gaston, OR $61,761

Hammond, OR $58,996

Hebo, OR $59,665

Hillsboro, OR $62,752

Manning, OR $61,805

Lafayette, OR $61,160

Mcminnville, OR $60,861

Manzanita, OR $59,465

Nehalem, OR $59,623

Newberg, OR $62,126

North Plains, OR $62,465

Oceanside, OR $59,333

Pacific City, OR $59,475

Rockaway Beach, OR $59,463

Saint Paul, OR $61,352

Seaside, OR $59,791

Sherwood, OR $62,771

Tillamook, OR $59,884

Netarts, OR $59,389

Timber, OR $61,361

Tolovana Park, OR $59,272

Warrenton, OR $59,246

Wheeler, OR $59,617

Yamhill, OR $61,237

Neskowin, OR $59,444

Portland, OR $63,401

Salem, OR $61,096

Keizer, OR $61,107

Albany, OR $60,493

Alsea, OR $59,465

Aumsville, OR $60,979

Blodgett, OR $59,532

Brownsville, OR $59,861

Cascadia, OR $59,154

Corvallis, OR $60,349

Crabtree, OR $60,432

Crawfordsville, OR $59,831

Dallas, OR $60,791

Depoe Bay, OR $59,236

Detroit, OR $59,000

Eddyville, OR $59,214

Falls City, OR $60,493

Foster, OR $59,619

Gates, OR $60,138

Grand Ronde, OR $60,243

Halsey, OR $59,871

Idanha, OR $59,048

Independence, OR $61,019

Jefferson, OR $60,888

Lebanon, OR $59,922

Logsden, OR $59,463

Lyons, OR $60,265

Mill City, OR $60,270

Monmouth, OR $60,631

Mount Angel, OR $61,030

Neotsu, OR $59,514

Newport, OR $59,121

South Beach, OR $58,928

Lincoln City, OR $59,441

Otis, OR $59,558

Otter Rock, OR $59,132

Philomath, OR $59,743

Rickreall, OR $61,029

Rose Lodge, OR $59,617

Saint Benedict, OR $61,021

Scio, OR $60,535

Scotts Mills, OR $60,878

Seal Rock, OR $58,859

Shedd, OR $59,847

Sheridan, OR $60,656

Siletz, OR $59,352

Silverton, OR $60,896

Stayton, OR $60,729

Mehama, OR $60,567

Sublimity, OR $60,829

Sweet Home, OR $59,726

Gleneden Beach, OR $59,300

Tangent, OR $59,954

Tidewater, OR $59,071

Toledo, OR $59,139

Turner, OR $60,988

Waldport, OR $58,931

Willamina, OR $60,447

Eugene, OR $60,248

Agness, OR $58,321

Allegany, OR $58,391

Alvadore, OR $60,190

Azalea, OR $59,003

Bandon, OR $58,437

Blachly, OR $59,677

Blue River, OR $58,755

Broadbent, OR $58,347

Brookings, OR $58,685

Camas Valley, OR $58,379

Canyonville, OR $58,816

Cheshire, OR $59,900

Coos Bay, OR $58,409

Coquille, OR $58,413

Cottage Grove, OR $59,698

Crescent Lake, OR $58,491

Creswell, OR $60,051

Culp Creek, OR $59,447

Curtin, OR $59,654

Days Creek, OR $58,739

Deadwood, OR $59,430

Dexter, OR $59,879

Dillard, OR $58,566

Dorena, OR $59,269

Drain, OR $59,438

Elkton, OR $59,020

Elmira, OR $59,979

Fall Creek, OR $59,799

Florence, OR $58,967

Gardiner, OR $58,488

Glendale, OR $58,880

Glide, OR $58,630

Gold Beach, OR $58,508

Harrisburg, OR $60,098

Idleyld Park, OR $58,488

Junction City, OR $60,058

Lakeside, OR $58,507

Langlois, OR $58,379

Lorane, OR $59,815

Lowell, OR $59,792

Mapleton, OR $59,093

Marcola, OR $59,980

Pleasant Hill, OR $60,141

Monroe, OR $59,791

Myrtle Creek, OR $58,571

Myrtle Point, OR $58,370

North Bend, OR $58,411

Noti, OR $59,778

Oakland, OR $58,929

Oakridge, OR $59,200

Ophir, OR $58,502

Port Orford, OR $58,422

Powers, OR $58,410

Reedsport, OR $58,823

Riddle, OR $58,691

Roseburg, OR $58,650

Scottsburg, OR $58,720

Springfield, OR $60,127

Sixes, OR $58,373

Sutherlin, OR $58,958

Swisshome, OR $59,158

Tenmile, OR $58,438

Thurston, OR $60,155

Tiller, OR $58,791

Umpqua, OR $58,601

Veneta, OR $59,928

Vida, OR $59,471

Walterville, OR $59,753

Walton, OR $59,556

Wedderburn, OR $58,543

Westfir, OR $59,396

Westlake, OR $58,800

Wilbur, OR $58,705

Winchester, OR $58,709

Winston, OR $58,449

Wolf Creek, OR $58,988

Yachats, OR $58,943

Yoncalla, OR $59,274

Medford, OR $59,982

Central Point, OR $59,898

White City, OR $59,521

Ashland, OR $59,548

Butte Falls, OR $59,165

Cave Junction, OR $58,997

Eagle Point, OR $59,648

Gold Hill, OR $59,756

Grants Pass, OR $59,286

Jacksonville, OR $59,647

Kerby, OR $59,089

Merlin, OR $58,904

Murphy, OR $59,513

O Brien, OR $58,968

Phoenix, OR $59,963

Prospect, OR $59,016

Rogue River, OR $59,485

Selma, OR $58,942

Shady Cove, OR $59,565

Talent, OR $59,849

Trail, OR $59,110

Wilderville, OR $59,066

Williams, OR $59,462

Klamath Falls, OR $59,005

Crater Lake, OR $58,371

Adel, OR $58,672

Beatty, OR $58,522

Bly, OR $58,578

Bonanza, OR $58,628

Chiloquin, OR $58,622

Dairy, OR $58,596

Fort Klamath, OR $58,603

Keno, OR $59,029

Lakeview, OR $58,720

Malin, OR $58,704

Merrill, OR $58,728

Midland, OR $58,791

New Pine Creek, OR $58,852

Paisley, OR $58,576

Plush, OR $58,644

Silver Lake, OR $58,555

Sprague River, OR $58,571

Summer Lake, OR $58,499

Christmas Valley, OR $58,597

Bend, OR $58,733

Fields, OR $58,659

Ashwood, OR $58,471

Brothers, OR $58,526

Burns, OR $58,668

Princeton, OR $58,557

Diamond, OR $58,518

Camp Sherman, OR $58,563

Chemult, OR $58,520

Crane, OR $58,621

Crescent, OR $58,490

Culver, OR $58,607

Fort Rock, OR $58,563

Frenchglen, OR $58,513

Gilchrist, OR $58,603

Hines, OR $58,680

La Pine, OR $58,667

Madras, OR $58,648

Mitchell, OR $58,518

Paulina, OR $58,541

Post, OR $58,514

Powell Butte, OR $58,654

Prineville, OR $58,656

Redmond, OR $58,739

Riley, OR $58,511

Sisters, OR $58,564

Terrebonne, OR $58,680

Warm Springs, OR $58,574

Pendleton, OR $60,546

Adams, OR $59,358

Arlington, OR $58,684

Athena, OR $60,680

Baker City, OR $58,719

Bates, OR $58,556

Boardman, OR $60,275

Bridgeport, OR $58,568

Canyon City, OR $58,650

Condon, OR $58,544

Cove, OR $58,658

Dayville, OR $58,587

Echo, OR $60,717

Elgin, OR $58,670

Enterprise, OR $58,534

Fossil, OR $58,554

Haines, OR $58,684

Halfway, OR $58,556

Helix, OR $62,110

Heppner, OR $58,581

Hereford, OR $58,594

Hermiston, OR $62,447

Lexington, OR $59,658

Oxbow, OR $58,291

Imbler, OR $58,702

Imnaha, OR $58,146

Ione, OR $58,668

Irrigon, OR $62,037

John Day, OR $58,745

Joseph, OR $58,466

Kimberly, OR $58,569

La Grande, OR $58,737

Long Creek, OR $58,580

Lostine, OR $58,606

Meacham, OR $58,683

Mikkalo, OR $58,756

Milton Freewater, OR $60,117

Monument, OR $58,567

Mount Vernon, OR $58,647

North Powder, OR $58,658

Pilot Rock, OR $58,873

Prairie City, OR $58,690

Richland, OR $58,497

Seneca, OR $58,654

Spray, OR $58,565

Stanfield, OR $62,283

Summerville, OR $58,677

Sumpter, OR $58,628

Ukiah, OR $58,571

Umatilla, OR $62,746

Union, OR $58,670

Unity, OR $58,659

Wallowa, OR $58,687

Weston, OR $59,519

Adrian, OR $57,689

Arock, OR $58,305

Brogan, OR $58,544

Drewsey, OR $58,616

Durkee, OR $58,503

Harper, OR $58,378

Huntington, OR $58,549

Ironside, OR $58,574

Jamieson, OR $58,388

Jordan Valley, OR $58,315

Juntura, OR $58,574

Nyssa, OR $57,970

Ontario, OR $58,096

Riverside, OR $58,514

Vale, OR $58,405

Westfall, OR $58,592

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	$73,736	$35.0	20%
Biotechnology	$73,736	$35.0	20%
Financial Services	$73,736	$35.0	20%
Healthcare	$73,736	$35.0	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.

$55,835

Average $61,446/year

$66,427

$4,653

Average $5,121/month

$5,536

$1,074

Average $1,182/week

$1,277

$27

Average $30/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,427	$5,536	$1,277	$32
Average	$61,446	$5,121	$1,182	$30
25th Percentile	$55,835	$4,653	$1,074	$27

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