New Jersey / Transportation / Automotive Mechanic

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Automotive Mechanic

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

37 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $75,570, below the department median of $80,706.

Employees: 37
Total payroll: $2.4M
Role median: $75,570
Agency median: $80,706
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,456$85,144+

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How total compensation varies among the 37 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 New Jersey

Automotive Mechanic is held in 4 New Jersey departments. In Transportation, the median of $75,570 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Military and Veterans Affairs

$78,737 · 1

Law and Public Safety

$74,963 · 16

Treasury

$69,691 · 22

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

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Automotive Mechanic beyond New Jersey

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In New Jersey, the median of $72,469 ranks #4 of 10. See Automotive Mechanic across all of New Jersey →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$166,505 · 192

Illinois

$89,500 · 83

City of Cincinnati

$72,865 · 45

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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Daniel Jones

Automotive Mechanic/Transportation

2024 total comp

$67,414

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $59,302
Overtime: $5,972
Other pay: $2,140
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,414
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Macon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Daniel Jones holds the role of Automotive Mechanic at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $67,414. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Frank Toth

Automotive Mechanic/Transportation

2024 total comp

$65,190

Sub-department: Regional Operations - Central
Base pay: $59,212
Overtime: $4,623
Other pay: $1,355
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,190
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Crafts Unit (Ifpte) - Unit C
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Toth, Frank J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 156432
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $62,637
Year-to-Date Earnings: $65,190

Frank Toth works as a Automotive Mechanic for Transportation within Regional Operations - Central. Their hire date on record is null. Frank earned $65,190 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Crafts Unit (Ifpte) - Unit C.