Automotive Technician Salary in Georgia
Automotive service technicians perform necessary repairs and routine maintenance on cars, trucks and other types of gasoline-powered vehicles. In Georgia, a 13 percent increase in the demand for automotive technicians should create more than 3,000 jobs in the state from 2008 through 2018, estimates the Georgia Labor Market Explorer. The salary earned by technicians in Georgia varies throughout the state's largest cites.
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Statewide
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Automotive technicians in Georgia earned an average of $36,680 per year as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Technicians in the state made 3 percent below the annual U.S. average for mechanics, which was $37,880. Georgia was the 27th highest-paying state for mechanics in terms of average annual wages. Salaries for mechanics ranged from $18,700 for the lowest-paid 10 percent to $58,430 for the highest-paid.
North Georgia
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Athens featured the highest average wages for mechanics statewide and the highest averages in northern Georgia. Automotive technicians in the city made an average of $40,330 per year. In the Atlanta, Marietta and Sandy Springs area, mechanics earned an average of $38,300 annually. The lowest-paying city for automotive service technicians statewide was Dalton, where mechanics received an average of $29,600 per year.
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Central Georgia
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The Hinesville and Fort Stewart area served as the highest-paying cities for automotive service technicians statewide at a yearly average of $49,060. In Macon, mechanics made an average of $37,760 annually, while those in Savannah earned an average of $37,060. The lowest-paying city in central Georgia was Columbus, where mechanics received an average of $31,430 per year, about 14 percent below the Georgia average.
South Georgia
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Salaries for automotive service technicians in southern Georgia were 6 percent to 10 percent below the statewide average. The highest-paying city in the region was Valdosta, where mechanics made an average of $34,390 per year. In Brunswick, automotive service technicians earned an average of $33,960 annually. Salaries were lowest in Albany, with mechanics making an average of $33,100 per year.
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References
- Georgia Labor Market Explorer: Employment Projectiont
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Georgia - May 2009 - Occupational Wages
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Automotive Service Technicians
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Athens, GA
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Dalton, GA
Resources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Macon, GA
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Savannah, GA
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Columbus, GA
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Valdosta, GA
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Brunswick, GA
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Albany, GA
