What are the main factors that influence a Master Auto Tech's salary?

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

How does experience change A Master Auto Tech's salary?

A Master Auto Tech's salary grows with experience: a Darkroom Attendant (0-1 years)earns $42,937, a Master Auto Tech (1-3 years)earns $52,401, a PACS Administrator (3-5 years)earns $145,507, a PACS Manager (5+ years)earns $154,352,

What are the highest paying states for a Master Auto Tech?

Master Auto Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Master Auto Tech roles are District of Columbia $58,374, California $58,152, Massachusetts $57,377. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Master Auto Tech roles make?

Salaries for Master Auto Tech level roles vary by specialization: VP of Tech Consulting: $196,000; Auto Tech/Mechanic IV: $67,470; Auto Body Taper Tech Virtual: $63,766; Auto Service Tech: $62,517; Auto Tech/Mechanic III: $61,660.

How do different companies affect a Master Auto Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Master Auto Tech roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Master Auto Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Master Auto Tech make in the United States?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Master Auto Tech in the United States is $52,722 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Master Auto Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,061
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,116 to $57,087
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,833

10% $45,833

50% (Median) $52,722

90% $61,061

Master Auto Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,087	$4,757	$1,098	$27
Average	$52,722	$4,394	$1,014	$25
25th Percentile	$49,116	$4,093	$945	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Master Auto Tech Salaries

A Master Auto Tech'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 Master Auto Tech 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 Master Auto Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,374.
California: $58,152.
Massachusetts: $57,377.

District of Columbia $58,374

California $58,152

Massachusetts $57,377

Washington $57,166

New Jersey $57,145

Alaska $57,072

Connecticut $56,344

New York $56,049

Hawaii $55,105

Rhode Island $54,662

Maryland $54,362

Minnesota $53,950

Colorado $53,792

Illinois $53,740

Oregon $53,539

Delaware $53,392

New Hampshire $53,299

Virginia $53,091

Pennsylvania $52,485

Nevada $52,179

North Dakota $52,079

Michigan $51,921

Wisconsin $51,863

Vermont $51,747

Texas $51,425

Maine $51,404

Arizona $51,372

Ohio $51,335

Georgia $50,850

Indiana $50,608

Wyoming $50,560

Utah $50,487

Iowa $50,455

Kansas $50,202

Louisiana $50,128

North Carolina $50,102

Missouri $50,091

Florida $49,886

Montana $49,775

Nebraska $49,669

Kentucky $49,611

South Carolina $49,401

Tennessee $49,269

Idaho $49,216

New Mexico $48,831

Oklahoma $48,747

Alabama $48,436

South Dakota $47,914

Arkansas $47,629

West Virginia $47,476

Mississippi $47,017

Top Paying Cities for Master Auto Teches

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: $66,498
San Francisco: $65,770
Oakland: $64,384

San Jose, CA $66,498

San Francisco, CA $65,770

Oakland, CA $64,384

New York, NY $60,704

Paramus, NJ $59,965

Queens Village, NY $59,963

Passaic, NJ $59,913

Bergenfield, NJ $59,908

Stamford, CT $59,792

Huntington, NY $59,770

Newark, NJ $59,381

Bridgeport, CT $59,270

Vallejo, CA $59,165

New Brunswick, NJ $59,144

Petaluma, CA $59,112

Middlesex, NJ $59,012

Somerset, NJ $58,975

Santa Cruz, CA $58,906

Boston, MA $58,585

Monterey, CA $58,400

Seattle, WA $58,279

Santa Rosa, CA $58,268

Los Angeles, CA $58,253

Juneau, AK $58,115

Washington, DC $58,057

Orange, CA $57,870

Santa Ana, CA $57,731

Long Beach, CA $57,678

Anaheim, CA $57,667

Anchorage, AK $57,641

Santa Maria, CA $57,483

Everett, WA $57,472

Danbury, CT $57,287

Bremerton, WA $57,214

Tacoma, WA $57,024

New Suffolk, NY $57,023

Sacramento, CA $57,008

Santa Barbara, CA $56,950

Trenton, NJ $56,892

San Diego, CA $56,892

Brockton, MA $56,834

Fairbanks, AK $56,705

Lompoc, CA $56,571

Lowell, MA $56,528

Ventura, CA $56,518

Nashua, NH $56,507

Stockton, CA $56,502

Modesto, CA $56,117

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,001

Olympia, WA $55,901

Kennewick, WA $55,901

New Haven, CT $55,880

Lawrence, MA $55,690

Hartford, CT $55,638

Riverside, CA $55,627

New Bedford, MA $55,574

Richland, WA $55,574

Bakersfield, CA $55,500

San Bernardino, CA $55,479

New Britain, CT $55,474

Atlantic City, NJ $55,474

New London, CT $55,453

Norwich, CT $55,437

Portsmouth, NH $55,427

Boulder, CO $55,315

Portland, OR $55,242

Worcester, MA $55,237

Minneapolis, MN $55,073

Philadelphia, PA $55,000

Honolulu, HI $54,826

Saint Paul, MN $54,800

Vineland, NJ $54,789

Providence, RI $54,636

Chicago, IL $54,483

Bellingham, WA $54,420

Springfield, MA $54,377

Baltimore, MD $54,362

Chico, CA $54,230

Pittsfield, MA $54,087

Manchester, NH $53,987

Spokane, WA $53,755

Denver, CO $53,750

Albany, NY $53,502

Troy, NY $53,481

Nassau, NY $53,425

Schenectady, NY $53,370

Wilmington, DE $53,328

Burlington, VT $53,254

Salem, OR $53,233

Portland, ME $53,070

Yakima, WA $53,017

Rochester, MN $52,854

Reno, NV $52,827

Fresno, CA $52,827

Milwaukee, WI $52,780

Detroit, MI $52,727

Ann Arbor, MI $52,718

Allentown, PA $52,711

Colorado Springs, CO $52,622

Syracuse, NY $52,595

Carson City, NV $52,595

Houston, TX $52,522

Eugene, OR $52,495

Gary, IN $52,432

Springfield, OR $52,390

Bismarck, ND $52,379

Galveston, TX $52,342

Medford, OR $52,263

Fort Collins, CO $52,242

Concord, NH $52,216

Austin, TX $52,200

Mesa, AZ $52,089

Reading, PA $52,084

Phoenix, AZ $52,079

Dallas, TX $52,063

Saint Cloud, MN $52,012

Madison, WI $51,942

Utica, NY $51,799

Rochester, NY $51,715

Des Moines, IA $51,710

Raleigh, NC $51,704

Atlanta, GA $51,625

Battle Creek, MI $51,610

Salt Lake City, UT $51,594

Lancaster, PA $51,515

Harrisburg, PA $51,441

Kansas City, MO $51,388

Champaign, IL $51,378

Kansas City, KS $51,378

Fort Worth, TX $51,372

Columbus, OH $51,363

Boca Raton, FL $51,351

Pittsburgh, PA $51,330

Richmond, VA $51,309

Indianapolis, IN $51,299

Cleveland, OH $51,293

Las Vegas, NV $51,230

Cincinnati, OH $51,230

Petersburg, VA $51,151

Huntsville, AL $51,072

Lansing, MI $51,036

Lebanon, PA $51,030

Pueblo, CO $51,024

Appleton, WI $51,009

Buffalo, NY $50,987

Dayton, OH $50,972

Racine, WI $50,961

Charlotte, NC $50,956

Saint Louis, MO $50,940

York, PA $50,908

Elkhart, IN $50,908

Gastonia, NC $50,898

Billings, MT $50,886

Beaumont, TX $50,871

Lorain, OH $50,861

Benton Harbor, MI $50,850

Toledo, OH $50,840

Binghamton, NY $50,813

Rock Hill, SC $50,808

Rockford, IL $50,782

Springfield, IL $50,761

Elyria, OH $50,755

Fargo, ND $50,755

Flagstaff, AZ $50,719

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,687

Duluth, MN $50,655

Miami, FL $50,655

Cheyenne, WY $50,618

Grand Forks, ND $50,618

Bangor, ME $50,502

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,444

Durham, NC $50,422

Louisville, KY $50,418

Grand Rapids, MI $50,408

Hialeah, FL $50,402

Casper, WY $50,328

Scranton, PA $50,265

New Orleans, LA $50,249

Virginia Beach, VA $50,244

Akron, OH $50,218

Peoria, IL $50,149

Sarasota, FL $50,139

Nashville, TN $50,102

Omaha, NE $50,102

Green Bay, WI $50,102

Baton Rouge, LA $50,075

Charleston, SC $50,065

Jamestown, NY $50,038

Davenport, IA $50,038

Tucson, AZ $50,012

Saint Petersburg, FL $49,980

Tampa, FL $49,970

Evansville, IN $49,938

Port Arthur, TX $49,938

Bradenton, FL $49,917

Santa Fe, NM $49,822

Orlando, FL $49,727

Clearwater, FL $49,712

Canton, OH $49,601

La Crosse, WI $49,601

Albuquerque, NM $49,569

Newport News, VA $49,564

High Point, NC $49,548

Ogden, UT $49,527

Corpus Christi, TX $49,485

Norfolk, VA $49,453

Laramie, WY $49,453

Rock Island, IL $49,422

Saginaw, MI $49,411

Jacksonville, FL $49,406

Salisbury, NC $49,395

Boise, ID $49,385

Moline, IL $49,358

Fort Myers, FL $49,343

Memphis, TN $49,332

Tulsa, OK $49,306

Waterloo, IA $49,274

Spartanburg, SC $49,221

Lincoln, NE $49,195

Fort Wayne, IN $49,184

Provo, UT $49,179

Cedar Falls, IA $49,116

San Antonio, TX $49,095

Greensboro, NC $49,074

South Bend, IN $49,068

Savannah, GA $49,010

Muskegon, MI $48,989

Birmingham, AL $48,984

Winston Salem, NC $48,958

Lake Charles, LA $48,831

Anderson, IN $48,821

Lexington, KY $48,805

Augusta, GA $48,789

Greenville, SC $48,789

Lima, OH $48,747

Wichita, KS $48,741

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,741

Columbia, SC $48,694

Springfield, OH $48,683

Asheville, NC $48,599

Bloomington, IN $48,562

Knoxville, TN $48,372

Shreveport, LA $48,367

Wilmington, NC $48,299

Roanoke, VA $48,299

Topeka, KS $48,204

Frankfort, KY $48,198

Oklahoma City, OK $48,162

Chillicothe, OH $48,140

Longview, TX $48,135

Melbourne, FL $48,130

Sioux Falls, SD $48,046

Mobile, AL $48,040

Terre Haute, IN $48,019

Altoona, PA $47,988

Amarillo, TX $47,951

Killeen, TX $47,935

Fayetteville, AR $47,893

Chattanooga, TN $47,877

Sioux City, IA $47,829

Idaho Falls, ID $47,819

Lynchburg, VA $47,777

Gainesville, FL $47,708

Portsmouth, OH $47,682

Little Rock, AR $47,671

Lafayette, LA $47,650

Youngstown, OH $47,650

Daytona Beach, FL $47,619

Clarksville, TN $47,613

Pensacola, FL $47,608

Temple, TX $47,604

Hopkinsville, KY $47,450

Erie, PA $47,439

Florence, SC $47,418

Charleston, WV $47,334

Great Falls, MT $47,307

Macon, GA $47,234

Tallahassee, FL $47,228

Fayetteville, NC $47,218

Waco, TX $47,207

Helena, MT $47,170

Pine Bluff, AR $47,150

Vincennes, IN $47,086

Lubbock, TX $47,065

Alamogordo, NM $47,033

Twin Falls, ID $46,986

Rapid City, SD $46,970

Jackson, MS $46,875

Huntington, WV $46,871

Greenville, MS $46,870

Parkersburg, WV $46,816

Montgomery, AL $46,807

Wichita Falls, TX $46,754

Springfield, MO $46,754

Biloxi, MS $46,728

Monroe, LA $46,675

Johnstown, PA $46,638

Sumter, SC $46,617

Columbus, GA $46,612

Pascagoula, MS $46,511

Abilene, TX $46,511

Kingsport, TN $46,374

Albany, GA $46,374

Gulfport, MS $46,358

Alexandria, LA $46,184

Fort Smith, AR $46,053

El Paso, TX $45,910

Las Cruces, NM $45,673

Harlingen, TX $45,539

Pocatello, ID $45,531

Florence, AL $45,462

Brownsville, TX $45,452

Mcallen, TX $45,341

Dothan, AL $45,267

Columbus, MS $44,954

Altus, OK $44,708

Lawton, OK $44,608

Pierre, SD $44,418

What Skills Can Increase a Master Auto Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Medical Imaging (Mentioned in 50% Job Postings): Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues.
Radiology (Mentioned in 50% Job Postings): Recording, analyzing, and measuring brain activities through electroencephalogram tests to detect, diagnose, and treat brain disorders.

Skills	Demand Percentage
Medical Imaging	50%
Radiology	50%

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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 a Master Auto Tech's salary.

Medical Imaging: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Radiology: Can increase your salary by up to 0%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Medical Imaging	$57,994	10%
Radiology	$52,722	0%

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Master Auto Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Master Auto Tech roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Master Auto Tech positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Master Auto Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Master Auto Tech

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$63,266	$30.0	20%

Master Auto Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Master Auto Tech'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.

$49,116

Average $52,722/year

$57,087

$4,093

Average $4,394/month

$4,757

$945

Average $1,014/week

$1,098

$24

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,087	$4,757	$1,098	$27
Average	$52,722	$4,394	$1,014	$25
25th Percentile	$49,116	$4,093	$945	$24

Salary Trends for Master Auto Tech

Salaries for a Master Auto Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,925 in 2023 to around $71,634 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Master Auto Tech salary trends, .

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2024	$73,091
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Most common benefits for Master Auto Tech

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Common company salaries for Master Auto Tech

Here are companies hiring for Master Auto Tech and their salaries, click below for more details.

N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

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