Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Minnesota

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Minnesota earn a median $58,390 a year, +15% against the national median of $50,620; they and rank 12th of 51 states by median. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics earn 3% more than the median across all occupations in Minnesota ($56,920). Minnesota pays more than every neighbouring state: North Dakota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and Iowa range from $50,510 in Iowa to $57,360 in North Dakota. Minnesota employs 11,980 automotive service technicians and mechanics, 4.06 per 1,000 jobs, the 23rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.90 is close to the national share.

Minnesota vs the United States, May 2025

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Minnesota and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MinnesotaHourly$18.42$22.41$28.07$35.22$39.99$28.5111,9804.060.90
Annual$38,310$46,620$58,390$73,250$83,180$59,300
United StatesHourly$16.66$18.70$24.34$33.86$39.32$27.13704,640––
Annual$34,660$38,900$50,620$70,430$81,790$56,420
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $38,310$38,31025th25th: $46,620$46,620MedianMedian: $58,390$58,39075th75th: $73,250$73,25090th90th: $83,180$83,180US median
Minnesota annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
12th of 51 states
Rank by employment
23rd of 51 states
Location quotient
0.90
Jobs per 1,000
4.06

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Minnesota's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Minnesota

9 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Minnesota publish a row for automotive service technicians and mechanics, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$29.08$60,490$39,310$92,4807,1803.680.81
Fargo, ND-MN$28.61$59,510$37,570$81,1706004.060.90
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$28.46$59,190$40,250$80,5007204.050.89
Grand Forks, ND-MN$28.21$58,680$39,120$90,6702204.320.95
Duluth, MN-WI$25.31$52,640$37,800$83,6806505.221.15
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$24.13$50,180$36,290$77,8503704.430.98
Rochester, MN$24.00$49,920$38,210$81,3504803.940.87
St. Cloud, MN$23.31$48,490$37,270$76,5706406.121.35
Mankato, MN$23.29$48,450$34,970$76,3702905.221.15
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$23.62$49,130$36,950$75,5102305.321.17
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$23.04$47,920$38,390$76,2709105.911.30
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$23.02$47,890$36,150$74,6106305.321.17
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$22.54$46,890$34,630$72,8701,0005.211.15

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Minnesota$28.07$58,39011,9800.90
Iowa$24.28$50,5107,6101.08
North Dakota$27.58$57,3602,1401.10
South Dakota$24.60$51,1602,0100.97
Wisconsin$26.13$54,35012,2700.92

See the national page for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (every state ranked) and the Minnesota wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Minnesota estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.