SALARY · AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND MECHANICS · TENNESSEE

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in Tennessee

If Tennessee is on your shortlist, start here. The median annual pay for automotive service technicians and mechanics was $50,290. That one figure will not decide a move on its own, but it sets the range for everything else, from housing to how much you can save.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$50,290

$24 per hour at the median · That is $330 (0.7 percent) below the national median of $50,620 for this occupation.

$54,590Mean annual salary
$26Mean hourly wage
$16,210People employed in this job in Tennessee

Salary range

25th: $38,300Median: $50,29075th: $63,790
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$38,300
Median (50th percentile)$50,290
75th percentile$63,790
Mean$54,590

The middle half of workers earned from $38,300 to $63,790 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$42,588 a year
$3,549 a month
Federal tax $3,855 · FICA $3,847 · State tax $0
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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