Automotive Mechanic

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

11 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $88,700, below the department median of $105,300.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $860.6K
Role median: $88,700
Agency median: $105,300
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,300$125,080+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 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.

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This role across Illinois

Automotive Mechanic is held in 4 Illinois departments. In Transportation, the median of $88,700 ranks #4 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Agriculture

$105,200 · 2

Corrections

$99,900 · 1

Central Management

$88,900 · 69

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

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Automotive Mechanic beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $89,500 ranks #2 of 10. See Automotive Mechanic across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$166,505 · 192

City of Cincinnati

$72,865 · 45

New Jersey

$72,469 · 76

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$70,050 · 239

$66,227 · 9

$65,666 · 5

$56,697 · 378

$50,285 · 12

Median total compensation for comparable Automotive 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Byron Quasthoff

Automotive Mechanic/Transportation

2025 total comp

$88,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $88,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: 9 MO CERT
Period Pay Rate: $4,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Byron Quasthoff serves as a Automotive Mechanic within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.