The Average Auto Mechanic Hourly Labor Rate in Pennsylvania
Auto mechanics get to work with their hands, repairing cars, trucks and vans instead of working under fluorescent lighting in a cubicle all day. In Pennsylvania, auto mechanics make a fairly high average hourly rate, especially in larger metropolitan areas, which tend pay higher rates than smaller cities.
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Pennsylvania Average Wage
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The mean hourly wage for auto mechanics in Pennsylvania was $17.23 in May 2009, according to the Occupational Employment Statistics handbook. The OES is published periodically every several years by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the authority on employment and wages in the U.S.
Pennsylvania Metro Comparison
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Allentown reported a mean hourly rate of $18.46, the Harrisburg-Carlisle area had an average $17.95 per hour and Philadelphia auto mechanics made $19.32 an hour. Going against the norm, Pittsburgh mechanics averaged the lowest wage at $16.54 per hour, 4.2 percent lower than Pennsylvania's state average.
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Comparison Between States
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Pennsylvania auto mechanics fared better than many states at an average hourly rate of $17.23. West Virginia auto mechanics only made an average $13.01 per hour, Maine peers made $16.55 per hour, and Vermont auto mechanics made an average $16.64 an hour. The most profitable state was Alaska at an average $23.74 per hour, a 37.8 increase over Pennsylvania's average hourly rate.
National Comparison
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The Occupational Employment Statistics lists the national American average hourly wage of auto mechanics in May 2009 as $18.21 per hour. This is 5.7 percent more than Pennsylvania's average of $17.23 for auto mechanics. Pennsylvania's state average is only 20 cents more than the 50th percentile wage for auto mechanics in the U.S.
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References
- OES: May 2009 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Pennsylvania
- OES: May 2009 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates; Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
- OES: May 2009 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates; Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
- OES: May 2009 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates; Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division.
- OES: May 2009 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates; Pittsburgh, PA.
- OES: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2009; 49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
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