SOC 49-3023 · Grand Island, NE metro

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Grand Island, NE

The average salary for automotive service technicians and mechanics in Grand Island, Nebraska is $54,110 a year ($26.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,250: half of the 260 people in this job in the Grand Island, NE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,209).

$54,110average per year

$26.02 / hourMedian $53,250Take-home ≈ $44,075

  • $35K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

260people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 3Nebraska metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay range in Grand Island

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,100 or more. The middle half of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Grand Island earn between $41,290 and $62,710.

  • $35K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,110$4,509$26.01
Median$53,250$4,438$25.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,290$3,441$19.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,710$5,226$30.15

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary after taxes in Grand Island

On the average salary of $54,110, a single filer in Grand Island takes home about $44,075 a year, or $3,673 a month and $1,695 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Grand Island a good place for automotive service technicians and mechanics? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Grand Island area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.7), so the average $54,110 buys what about $62,442 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Island ($49,410). A typical home costs $260,422, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in other Nebraska cities

Grand Island ranks 3rd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($57,190).

All Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for automotive service technicians and mechanics

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($75,730).

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary by city

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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in Grand Island: questions

How much do automotive service technicians and mechanics make an hour in Grand Island?

$26.02 an hour on average, and $25.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level automotive service technicians and mechanics salary in Grand Island?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,290, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the automotive service technicians and mechanics take-home pay in Grand Island?

About $44,075 a year ($3,673 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,110.

Do automotive service technicians and mechanics earn more in Grand Island than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,209).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-3023; area Grand Island, NE (24260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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