Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$78,680

National average

Salary Range

$47,790 – $120,080

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$103,750$60,740$147,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$100,320$60,820$130,940
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$99,510$60,960$125,570
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$98,730$66,900$130,540
Lexington Park, MD$98,070$71,740$100,460
New Jersey$97,730$67,230$130,540
Nevada$97,690$60,420$125,560
Maryland$97,660$62,360$117,120
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$96,290$52,260$98,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$95,920$49,910$130,020
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$95,690$60,310$131,030
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$95,310$51,160$158,010
Yuba City, CA$95,060$58,820$106,930
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$94,450$62,360$118,020
New York$93,200$60,180$130,940
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$92,210$58,420$126,310
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$92,190$66,740$126,660
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$91,640$62,720$96,260
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$90,670$63,560$123,210
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$90,230$57,260$112,800
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$90,220$48,220$106,370
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$89,960$46,850$127,780
Vallejo, CA$89,650$65,970$104,100
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$89,270$50,550$90,790
Bismarck, ND$88,570$49,650$111,130
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$88,280$46,590$127,200
Massachusetts$87,270$55,540$119,730
Alabama$86,780$47,750$90,440
Minnesota$86,640$57,460$136,890
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$86,640$58,870$136,890
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$86,340$56,460$126,320
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$86,010$56,730$109,540
Boulder, CO$85,850$48,090$104,270
Alaska$85,840$58,240$119,180
Anchorage, AK$85,840$60,360$119,180
Tennessee$85,580$51,510$94,330
Reno, NV$85,570$62,480$129,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$85,550$49,140$126,280
Lafayette, LA$85,340$48,980$109,790
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$85,110$56,650$102,810
Washington$85,010$56,730$103,070
Delaware$85,000$66,420$102,830
California$84,910$49,850$122,870
Stockton-Lodi, CA$84,870$45,860$104,670
Urban Honolulu, HI$84,170$57,860$137,240
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$84,110$50,960$100,060
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$84,000$54,510$128,850
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$83,870$61,630$105,230
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$83,820$51,720$102,970
Wichita Falls, TX$83,810$50,510$83,810
Hawaii$83,200$56,770$127,380
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$83,160$52,180$132,910
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$83,130$54,000$97,200
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,930$61,110$134,770
Rochester, NY$82,930$59,560$199,090
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$82,880$52,460$123,120
Connecticut$82,610$50,940$112,800
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$82,570$61,710$130,610
Cleveland, OH$82,470$55,020$128,160
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$82,170$45,290$82,170
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$82,020$48,440$82,630
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$81,580$51,980$110,030
Oregon$81,570$50,970$134,570
Portland-South Portland, ME$81,190$62,070$96,550
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$81,080$52,640$96,080
Colorado$81,020$58,850$130,230
Vermont$80,890$61,190$97,150
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$80,850$45,930$127,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$80,830$48,450$119,420
Virginia$80,770$51,710$126,310
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$80,750$59,710$80,750
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$80,620$63,000$88,610
Raleigh-Cary, NC$80,590$56,740$137,340
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$80,370$40,560$102,590
Texas$80,320$45,240$122,980
Illinois$79,700$46,370$127,780
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$79,700$53,820$93,230
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$79,650$49,270$118,390
Salinas, CA$79,560$41,660$124,710
Fairbanks-College, AK$79,400$49,350$100,690
Toledo, OH$79,330$50,140$92,560
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$79,230$46,960$100,680
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$79,140$49,570$85,530
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$79,130$40,160$136,030
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$79,100$67,160$88,630
New Hampshire$78,960$43,020$93,980
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$78,960$46,040$79,190
Rapid City, SD$78,950$51,480$85,590
Ohio$78,870$45,300$128,160
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$78,790$47,220$100,600
Dover, DE$78,770$65,650$93,080
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$78,740$57,660$114,480
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$78,670$53,260$97,380
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$78,600$43,830$122,630
Syracuse, NY$78,520$60,180$149,700
Kansas$78,480$50,060$90,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$78,420$55,040$89,960
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$78,280$48,740$125,430
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$78,180$48,490$78,880
St. Cloud, MN$78,150$69,430$87,530
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$78,140$49,920$95,310
South Dakota$78,140$49,920$89,680
Fargo, ND-MN$78,140$45,000$88,750
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$77,910$47,010$111,750
North Dakota$77,900$45,270$103,190
Reading, PA$77,890$38,900$140,030
Georgia$77,880$49,730$130,020
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$77,810$48,590$95,520
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$77,670$45,530$96,720
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$77,660$61,710$113,000
Manchester-Nashua, NH$77,560$60,330$93,340
Jefferson City, MO$77,440$29,990$86,280
Waco, TX$77,410$16,110$78,090
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$77,300$60,570$95,710
Arizona$77,130$49,280$118,390
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$76,990$42,350$97,750
Mississippi$76,980$40,470$89,740
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$76,820$47,410$92,130
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$76,750$48,590$122,720
Amarillo, TX$76,600$15,970$76,600
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$76,550$55,020$124,850
Colorado Springs, CO$76,550$57,950$127,210
Richmond, VA$76,480$48,520$110,490
New Mexico$76,480$38,670$96,800
Corpus Christi, TX$76,270$56,200$85,570
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$76,210$59,550$94,310
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$76,090$39,230$105,700
Helena, MT$76,040$59,090$89,860
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$75,990$60,740$86,610
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$75,980$49,650$86,690
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$75,890$25,580$85,960
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$75,820$49,060$150,890
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$75,810$53,810$101,880
Yuma, AZ$75,650$53,640$79,370
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$75,590$52,660$88,480
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$75,590$44,010$103,490
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$75,570$35,380$112,650
Jackson, MS$75,490$39,440$89,740
Florida$75,460$44,510$128,850
Akron, OH$75,280$46,190$120,860
Wichita, KS$75,080$49,690$91,420
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$75,000$40,290$88,050
San Angelo, TX$74,970$35,810$78,640
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$74,940$46,870$95,360
Johnstown, PA$74,900$57,950$89,990
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$74,700$46,230$82,870
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$74,490$56,270$130,610
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$74,460$38,680$90,690
Montgomery, AL$74,400$49,840$86,780
Tucson, AZ$74,230$51,820$91,670
Redding, CA$74,130$48,720$151,710
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$74,130$48,940$96,340
Santa Fe, NM$74,090$45,690$99,420
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$73,850$52,150$136,990
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$73,400$49,510$84,520
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$73,310$47,120$98,500
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$73,180$47,540$103,970
Cheyenne, WY$72,950$52,830$97,140
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$72,920$60,690$83,780
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$72,800$49,920$122,530
Port St. Lucie, FL$72,780$38,590$97,510
Peoria, IL$72,630$62,900$86,760
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$72,630$46,810$91,720
Madison, WI$72,630$37,070$96,390
Greeley, CO$72,620$49,760$103,420
Oklahoma$72,360$49,800$117,150
Kentucky$72,320$49,450$150,890
Wisconsin$72,260$39,230$99,010
Pennsylvania$72,240$43,380$101,590
Killeen-Temple, TX$71,830$54,640$88,820
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$71,310$48,250$96,930
St. Louis, MO-IL$71,010$32,700$98,890
Abilene, TX$70,840$40,410$79,710
South Carolina$70,800$44,480$79,660
Columbus, OH$70,710$45,300$103,940
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$70,410$38,180$94,180
Duluth, MN-WI$70,360$47,110$81,140
Iowa$70,080$37,050$89,680
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$70,080$59,380$75,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$70,060$44,380$92,960
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$69,950$49,020$79,230
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$69,910$52,630$89,680
Grand Forks, ND-MN$69,770$44,600$95,580
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$69,430$37,440$106,420
Michigan$69,370$47,740$106,080
North Carolina$69,320$47,790$114,850
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$69,120$47,400$93,470
Idaho$68,500$46,340$96,700
Wyoming$68,310$35,380$97,140
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$68,250$39,360$91,260
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$68,210$44,880$128,210
Jacksonville, FL$68,160$52,020$86,780
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$68,160$52,220$86,790
Savannah, GA$67,930$52,500$98,270
Baton Rouge, LA$67,860$50,000$84,760
Huntsville, AL$67,760$48,520$96,620
Tallahassee, FL$67,400$36,350$97,130
Fort Wayne, IN$67,160$47,430$80,930
Columbia, SC$67,100$44,910$77,360
Fayetteville, NC$66,960$45,250$103,680
Boise City, ID$66,810$46,350$96,700
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$66,660$44,400$100,640
Topeka, KS$66,540$60,900$76,790
Medford, OR$66,040$51,570$99,850
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$66,020$46,690$73,820
Utah$65,980$49,730$101,820
Birmingham, AL$65,970$38,190$93,900
Fresno, CA$65,710$45,500$85,900
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$65,670$54,380$83,450
Longview, TX$65,630$38,660$89,950
Knoxville, TN$65,540$50,090$89,340
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$65,460$49,660$80,250
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$65,350$50,940$95,760
Louisiana$65,350$48,450$105,010
Albuquerque, NM$65,320$36,860$98,900
Flagstaff, AZ$65,300$39,080$100,530
Charleston, WV$65,270$39,760$77,560
Salem, OR$65,050$46,860$99,260
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$64,990$40,670$94,530
Omaha, NE-IA$64,920$36,120$81,850
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$64,880$35,940$76,560
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$64,770$48,130$100,320
Bend, OR$64,770$49,680$93,190
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$64,710$43,340$84,830
Warner Robins, GA$64,670$52,520$73,820
Maine$64,550$51,620$96,550
Ogden, UT$64,540$52,420$76,400
Oklahoma City, OK$64,420$46,110$72,720
Indiana$64,310$42,360$87,620
Pittsburgh, PA$64,190$43,400$98,310
Champaign-Urbana, IL$63,990$43,670$77,200
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$63,860$55,760$93,910
Ann Arbor, MI$63,740$47,880$96,810
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$63,700$46,500$95,670
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$63,660$44,520$89,090
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$63,540$38,110$95,010
Punta Gorda, FL$63,460$38,510$94,650
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,450$25,580$91,560
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$63,440$38,460$91,520
Missouri$63,440$25,660$91,560
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$63,070$40,290$82,730
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$63,010$29,370$89,490
Rhode Island$63,010$29,120$89,490
Montana$62,990$45,620$90,050
Nebraska$62,990$46,640$95,520
Billings, MT$62,990$48,390$78,970
Greensboro-High Point, NC$62,980$41,250$82,210
Lexington-Fayette, KY$62,730$47,520$73,920
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$62,490$47,160$80,870
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$62,480$32,150$83,900
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$62,400$47,520$86,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$62,380$35,830$80,980
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$62,300$32,980$97,450
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$62,170$45,710$91,370
El Paso, TX$62,160$34,080$82,760
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$61,880$39,890$78,400
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$61,810$37,840$81,080
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$61,710$34,060$79,160
Springfield, IL$61,660$45,540$79,070
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$61,630$58,590$137,800
Bozeman, MT$61,580$45,620$80,340
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,510$36,010$89,680
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$61,480$36,420$117,940
Bangor, ME$61,360$50,560$82,840
Midland, TX$61,150$38,280$92,990
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$60,970$44,970$98,900
Springfield, MO$60,820$30,840$78,150
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$60,640$44,780$76,140
Winston-Salem, NC$60,630$44,770$129,530
Gainesville, FL$60,600$39,250$90,720
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$60,470$27,540$74,900
Great Falls, MT$60,420$45,850$79,870
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$60,360$43,440$77,910
Lubbock, TX$60,000$40,120$86,620
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$59,440$46,590$96,130
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$59,320$45,410$77,300
Mobile, AL$59,060$47,750$93,380
New Haven, CT$58,970$39,550$105,250
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$58,580$34,500$83,200
Naples-Marco Island, FL$58,420$40,610$102,570
Macon-Bibb County, GA$58,330$42,580$76,520
Ocala, FL$58,080$45,660$81,450
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$57,390$28,950$95,160
Wilmington, NC$57,280$38,420$105,790
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$57,220$31,930$91,850
Tuscaloosa, AL$57,090$31,460$92,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$57,060$42,980$94,350
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$56,930$36,000$81,600
St. George, UT$56,890$36,400$77,170
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$56,390$36,400$90,600
Burlington, NC$56,050$32,620$82,470
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$55,630$34,710$82,160
Coeur d'Alene, ID$53,820$41,140$86,570
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$52,730$38,950$93,040
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$52,340$27,540$82,110
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$52,010$42,700$72,830
Lynchburg, VA$51,490$42,380$76,660
Dothan, AL$50,760$21,180$80,500
Arkansas$50,290$33,390$77,940
Spartanburg, SC$48,860$48,860$73,830
Hot Springs, AR$48,470$37,640$59,060
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$47,840$29,120$76,070
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$47,680$39,520$60,100
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$47,470$37,230$83,160
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,090$39,940$103,370
West Virginia$46,770$35,370$77,560
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$44,510$29,710$78,770
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$43,860$35,370$72,760
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$42,360$28,700$90,890
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$38,110$33,390$77,900
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$36,360$28,700$61,420
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$36,020$22,900$69,170
Puerto Rico$36,020$22,900$69,200

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians is $78,680, with a typical range of $47,790 – $120,080 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians?β–Ύ

Entry-level Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians positions typically start around $47,790 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicianss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.