SOC 49-3093 · Macon-Bibb County, GA metro

Tire Repairers and Changers Salary in Macon, GA

The average salary for tire repairers and changers in Macon, Georgia is $39,110 a year ($18.80 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,500: half of the 160 people in this job in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,170).

$39,110average per year

$18.80 / hourMedian $34,500Take-home ≈ $32,402

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

160people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 11Georgia metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tire Repairers and Changers pay range in Macon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,560 or more. The middle half of tire repairers and changers in Macon earn between $29,050 and $45,280.

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,110$3,259$18.80
Median$34,500$2,875$16.59
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,050$2,421$13.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,280$3,773$21.77

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

Tire Repairers and Changers pay in Macon vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Tire repairers and changers in Macon earn 7% more than the Georgia average ($36,600) and about the same as the U.S. average ($40,170). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $37,710.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Macon$39,110$34,500$27,610$63,560160
Georgia$36,600$34,700$27,010$49,3903,980
United States$40,170$37,710$30,010$50,230108,410

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Tire Repairers and Changers salary after taxes in Macon

On the average salary of $39,110, a single filer in Macon takes home about $32,402 a year, or $2,700 a month and $1,246 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Macon a good place for tire repairers and changers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Macon area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $39,110 buys what about $44,178 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Macon ($45,160). A typical home costs $200,228, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tire Repairers and Changers salary in other Georgia cities

Macon ranks 1st of 11 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Tire Repairers and Changers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for tire repairers and changers

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($50,310).

Tire Repairers and Changers salary by city

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Tire Repairers and Changers salary in Macon: questions

How much do tire repairers and changers make an hour in Macon?

$18.80 an hour on average, and $16.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tire repairers and changers salary in Macon?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tire repairers and changers take-home pay in Macon?

About $32,402 a year ($2,700 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,110.

Do tire repairers and changers earn more in Macon than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,170).

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 49-3093; area Macon-Bibb County, GA (31420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 2.44, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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