City of Seattle / Finance and Administrative Service / Auto Mechanic

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Auto Mechanic

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

44 employees hold this title in Finance and Administrative Service. Median total compensation for the role is $115,565, above the department median of $115,565.

Employees: 44
Total payroll: $4.9M
Role median: $115,565
Agency median: $115,565
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$98,862$115,565+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 44 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Auto Mechanic pay vs. the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area

Across all employers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, the median wage for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — about 6,860 people — is $59,290. Finance and Administrative Service pays a median base salary of $115,565 for this role, 95% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Finance and Administrative Service sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$43,750

$46,360

$59,290

$78,870

$99,190

Finance and Administrative Service median · $115,565

The bar is the range of annual wages for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics across every employer in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Finance and Administrative Service’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — about 704,640 people — is $50,620. Finance and Administrative Service’s median base salary is 128% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$34,660

$38,900

$50,620

$70,430

$81,790

Finance and Administrative Service median · $115,565

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Finance and Administrative Service is $115,565, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Seattle

Auto Mechanic is held in 2 City of Seattle departments. In Finance and Administrative Service, the median of $115,565 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Seattle City Light

$115,565 · 1

Median total compensation for the Auto Mechanic role in other City of Seattledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Auto Mechanic beyond City of Seattle

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Seattle, the median of $115,565 ranks #2 of 4. See Auto Mechanic across all of City of Seattle →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City

$124,247 · 1,056

City of Miami

$94,676 · 23

Maine

$9,656 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Auto Mechanicroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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