208 metro areas
Aircraft Mechanic Salary by City (2026)
Aircraft mechanics earn the most in New York, NY-NJ, an average of $138,490 a year, against $84,740 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in New York, NY-NJ ($123,030 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $84,740BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $138,490New York, NY-NJ
- Best after cost of living
- $123,030New York, NY-NJ
- Metro areas
- 208With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for aircraft mechanics
Top 10 metro areas
- New York, NY-NJ$138,490
- Waterbury, CT$113,030
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR$107,660
- Trenton, NJ$103,600
- Chicago, IL-IN$101,610
- San Francisco, CA$98,470
- Boston, MA-NH$97,550
- San Jose, CA$97,300
- Raleigh, NC$96,530
- Kahului, HI$96,320
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $138,490 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $113,030 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $107,660 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $103,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,610 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $98,470 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $97,550 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $97,300 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $96,530 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $96,320 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- New York, NY-NJ$138,490 nominal$123,030
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR$107,660 nominal$116,790
- Waterbury, CT$113,030 nominal$113,280
- Lafayette, LA$92,160 nominal$105,680
- Trenton, NJ$103,600 nominal$100,410
- Hammond, LA$83,220 nominal$98,530
- Cleveland, OH$92,440 nominal$98,420
- Raleigh, NC$96,530 nominal$98,340
- Chicago, IL-IN$101,610 nominal$98,080
- Columbus, OH$91,580 nominal$95,930
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $123,030 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $116,790 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $113,280 |
| Lafayette, LA | $105,680 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $100,410 |
| Hammond, LA | $98,530 |
| Cleveland, OH | $98,420 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $98,340 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $98,080 |
| Columbus, OH | $95,930 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
Every city
Aircraft Mechanic salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY-NJ | $138,490 | $75,440 | $169,540 | $123,030 |
| 2 | Waterbury, CT | $113,030 | $64,400 | $136,970 | $113,280 |
| 3 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $107,660 | $63,560 | $129,380 | $116,790 |
| 4 | Trenton, NJ | $103,600 | $69,990 | $120,140 | $100,410 |
| 5 | Chicago, IL-IN | $101,610 | $61,190 | $121,490 | $98,080 |
| 6 | San Francisco, CA | $98,470 | $67,370 | $113,800 | $85,170 |
| 7 | Boston, MA-NH | $97,550 | $76,250 | $108,060 | $90,100 |
| 8 | San Jose, CA | $97,300 | $63,170 | $114,110 | $88,120 |
| 9 | Raleigh, NC | $96,530 | $65,440 | $111,860 | $98,340 |
| 10 | Kahului, HI | $96,320 | $71,490 | $108,560 | $88,050 |
| 11 | Seattle, WA | $96,280 | $68,290 | $110,070 | $86,630 |
| 12 | Denver, CO | $96,100 | $69,310 | $109,280 | $90,850 |
| 13 | Baltimore, MD | $96,010 | $67,890 | $109,840 | $91,890 |
| 14 | Lexington Park, MD | $95,310 | $81,040 | $102,340 | $94,590 |
| 15 | Atlanta, GA | $95,160 | $59,050 | $112,940 | $95,100 |
| 16 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $94,970 | $65,460 | $109,490 | $86,790 |
| 17 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $93,830 | $59,760 | $110,590 | $89,510 |
| 18 | Orlando, FL | $93,140 | $57,870 | $110,510 | $91,840 |
| 19 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $92,890 | $67,100 | $105,600 | $85,310 |
| 20 | Portland, OR-WA | $92,830 | $64,960 | $106,560 | $88,060 |
| 21 | Yuba City, CA | $92,750 | $74,010 | $101,960 | $88,980 |
| 22 | Cleveland, OH | $92,440 | $55,910 | $110,450 | $98,420 |
| 23 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $92,290 | $60,960 | $107,720 | $89,990 |
| 24 | Lafayette, LA | $92,160 | $65,120 | $105,500 | $105,680 |
| 25 | Houston, TX | $91,640 | $57,620 | $108,410 | $92,910 |
| 26 | Columbus, OH | $91,580 | $59,530 | $107,370 | $95,930 |
| 27 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $91,580 | $65,710 | $104,330 | $82,530 |
| 28 | Hanford, CA | $91,400 | $72,380 | $100,780 | $89,950 |
| 29 | Barnstable Town, MA | $91,350 | $74,780 | $99,530 | $92,880 |
| 30 | Dallas, TX | $90,460 | $59,570 | $105,680 | $87,750 |
| 31 | Fort Collins, CO | $90,270 | $56,700 | $106,830 | $89,260 |
| 32 | Las Vegas, NV | $90,020 | $66,350 | $101,670 | $89,830 |
| 33 | Anchorage, AK | $89,860 | $64,080 | $102,540 | $85,240 |
| 34 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $89,590 | $56,240 | $106,000 | $93,940 |
| 35 | Bakersfield, CA | $88,440 | $63,070 | $100,940 | $87,660 |
| 36 | Missoula, MT | $88,130 | $57,600 | $103,190 | $91,380 |
| 37 | Hartford, CT | $86,840 | $62,920 | $98,610 | $84,520 |
| 38 | Los Angeles, CA | $86,550 | $58,990 | $100,130 | $76,210 |
| 39 | San Diego, CA | $86,550 | $65,850 | $96,740 | $77,350 |
| 40 | Santa Rosa, CA | $86,530 | $57,740 | $100,690 | $80,280 |
| 41 | Charlotte, NC-SC | $85,630 | $56,490 | $99,990 | $87,960 |
| 42 | Colorado Springs, CO | $85,590 | $64,790 | $95,830 | $84,990 |
| 43 | Medford, OR | $85,490 | $57,800 | $99,130 | $84,280 |
| 44 | Oshkosh, WI | $85,110 | $48,510 | $103,150 | $91,590 |
| 45 | Sebastian, FL | $85,070 | $54,620 | $100,090 | $86,530 |
| 46 | Sacramento, CA | $84,700 | $58,720 | $97,470 | $79,400 |
| 47 | Boulder, CO | $84,410 | $55,930 | $98,450 | $80,240 |
| 48 | Reno, NV | $84,320 | $57,720 | $97,430 | $83,470 |
| 49 | Lancaster, PA | $84,260 | $53,370 | $99,490 | $85,750 |
| 50 | Austin, TX | $83,840 | $58,090 | $96,530 | $85,490 |
| 51 | Mobile, AL | $83,620 | $63,150 | $93,700 | $94,920 |
| 52 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $83,370 | $46,550 | $101,500 | $89,570 |
| 53 | Hammond, LA | $83,220 | $65,790 | $91,810 | $98,530 |
| 54 | Fairbanks, AK | $82,870 | $57,910 | $95,160 | $80,290 |
| 55 | Akron, OH | $82,830 | $53,890 | $97,070 | $88,710 |
| 56 | Oxnard, CA | $82,780 | $57,080 | $95,470 | $74,890 |
| 57 | Detroit, MI | $82,720 | $56,430 | $95,660 | $82,470 |
| 58 | Bismarck, ND | $82,600 | $50,500 | $98,380 | $90,750 |
| 59 | Helena, MT | $82,220 | $66,210 | $90,080 | $85,940 |
| 60 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $82,220 | $66,620 | $89,900 | $83,950 |
| 61 | Elizabethtown, KY | $82,100 | $65,440 | $90,310 | $90,650 |
| 62 | Miami, FL | $81,890 | $49,500 | $97,840 | $71,740 |
| 63 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $81,810 | $58,740 | $93,160 | $75,330 |
| 64 | Norwich, CT | $81,760 | $70,240 | $87,440 | $81,400 |
| 65 | Houma, LA | $81,600 | $61,980 | $91,270 | $95,880 |
| 66 | Redding, CA | $81,560 | $49,550 | $97,320 | $81,010 |
| 67 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $80,770 | $56,620 | $92,640 | $80,800 |
| 68 | Riverside, CA | $80,480 | $56,950 | $92,080 | $75,610 |
| 69 | Santa Maria, CA | $80,310 | $52,370 | $94,060 | $73,820 |
| 70 | New Orleans, LA | $79,930 | $56,970 | $91,230 | $86,320 |
| 71 | Dover, DE | $79,640 | $69,490 | $84,660 | $81,680 |
| 72 | Phoenix, AZ | $79,620 | $54,750 | $91,890 | $77,060 |
| 73 | Goldsboro, NC | $79,600 | $70,160 | $84,260 | $89,980 |
| 74 | Manchester, NH | $79,520 | $56,780 | $90,710 | $75,260 |
| 75 | Harrisburg, PA | $79,390 | $53,980 | $91,920 | $80,480 |
| 76 | Bend, OR | $79,370 | $56,950 | $90,420 | $76,610 |
| 77 | Hagerstown, MD-WV | $79,330 | $63,070 | $87,360 | $84,240 |
| 78 | Corpus Christi, TX | $79,060 | $66,620 | $85,180 | $85,310 |
| 79 | Rochester, NY | $78,940 | $61,260 | $87,650 | $81,350 |
| 80 | Syracuse, NY | $78,870 | $57,680 | $89,290 | $82,380 |
| 81 | Buffalo, NY | $78,830 | $60,400 | $87,900 | $82,250 |
| 82 | Albuquerque, NM | $78,790 | $56,950 | $89,560 | $82,460 |
| 83 | Charleston, SC | $78,560 | $65,330 | $85,070 | $77,810 |
| 84 | New Haven, CT | $78,230 | $53,290 | $90,520 | $74,820 |
| 85 | Nashville, TN | $78,120 | $54,810 | $89,610 | $81,090 |
| 86 | Shreveport, LA | $78,100 | $62,590 | $85,740 | $92,140 |
| 87 | Baton Rouge, LA | $77,920 | $59,070 | $87,190 | $85,830 |
| 88 | Fayetteville, NC | $77,900 | $53,250 | $90,020 | $84,690 |
| 89 | Stockton, CA | $77,380 | $54,970 | $88,400 | $73,630 |
| 90 | Grand Rapids, MI | $77,290 | $53,230 | $89,150 | $80,890 |
| 91 | Johnstown, PA | $77,210 | $59,780 | $85,800 | $89,850 |
| 92 | Killeen, TX | $77,150 | $56,160 | $87,460 | $84,660 |
| 93 | Pittsburgh, PA | $77,020 | $50,940 | $89,880 | $81,360 |
| 94 | Rapid City, SD | $77,000 | $63,650 | $83,570 | $86,360 |
| 95 | Bellingham, WA | $76,920 | $50,380 | $90,000 | $74,440 |
| 96 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $76,730 | $61,340 | $84,320 | $88,540 |
| 97 | San Antonio, TX | $76,710 | $60,550 | $84,700 | $80,990 |
| 98 | Winston, NC | $76,360 | $50,770 | $88,960 | $82,960 |
| 99 | Salem, OR | $76,320 | $58,120 | $85,280 | $73,630 |
| 100 | Salt Lake City, UT | $76,290 | $49,750 | $89,360 | $75,630 |
| 101 | St. Cloud, MN | $76,270 | $64,230 | $82,220 | $87,030 |
| 102 | Milwaukee, WI | $76,230 | $52,790 | $87,780 | $78,640 |
| 103 | Bangor, ME | $75,860 | $58,780 | $84,280 | $78,600 |
| 104 | Dayton, OH | $75,820 | $58,550 | $84,320 | $81,800 |
| 105 | Toledo, OH | $75,690 | $55,660 | $85,550 | $82,760 |
| 106 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $75,630 | $52,870 | $86,840 | $79,540 |
| 107 | Youngstown, OH | $75,570 | $66,290 | $80,140 | $86,470 |
| 108 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $75,480 | $56,850 | $84,660 | $83,280 |
| 109 | Burlington, VT | $75,340 | $56,330 | $84,700 | $74,630 |
| 110 | Richmond, VA | $75,340 | $56,490 | $84,610 | $76,990 |
| 111 | Spokane, WA | $75,110 | $55,540 | $84,740 | $74,850 |
| 112 | Topeka, KS | $74,690 | $59,360 | $82,260 | $84,090 |
| 113 | Waco, TX | $74,670 | $48,010 | $87,800 | $80,680 |
| 114 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $74,650 | $45,530 | $88,980 | $74,480 |
| 115 | Tampa, FL | $74,010 | $39,060 | $91,210 | $73,360 |
| 116 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $73,940 | $59,030 | $81,290 | $75,440 |
| 117 | Portland, ME | $73,920 | $58,070 | $81,740 | $72,570 |
| 118 | North Port, FL | $73,860 | $47,320 | $86,920 | $72,120 |
| 119 | Montgomery, AL | $73,670 | $54,120 | $83,320 | $82,150 |
| 120 | Yuma, AZ | $73,610 | $57,720 | $81,430 | $79,400 |
| 121 | Jacksonville, NC | $73,570 | $53,810 | $83,280 | $79,890 |
| 122 | Crestview, FL | $73,530 | $54,810 | $82,740 | $75,780 |
| 123 | Lansing, MI | $73,400 | $51,980 | $83,970 | $77,270 |
| 124 | Gulfport, MS | $73,130 | $57,660 | $80,770 | $81,250 |
| 125 | Lake Charles, LA | $72,880 | $49,570 | $84,390 | $84,890 |
| 126 | Greenville, SC | $72,590 | $52,310 | $82,580 | $77,840 |
| 127 | Naples, FL | $72,360 | $48,650 | $84,050 | $70,120 |
| 128 | Las Cruces, NM | $72,260 | $50,500 | $82,990 | $80,100 |
| 129 | Wilmington, NC | $72,260 | $48,190 | $84,090 | $74,940 |
| 130 | Tucson, AZ | $72,010 | $55,040 | $80,370 | $74,320 |
| 131 | Palm Bay, FL | $71,970 | $51,360 | $82,120 | $71,970 |
| 132 | Greeley, CO | $71,760 | $49,880 | $82,530 | $71,630 |
| 133 | Cheyenne, WY | $71,610 | $50,020 | $82,260 | $74,210 |
| 134 | Provo, UT | $71,470 | $53,210 | $80,480 | $72,760 |
| 135 | Peoria, IL | $71,010 | $59,360 | $76,750 | $77,840 |
| 136 | Wichita, KS | $70,990 | $52,040 | $80,310 | $79,810 |
| 137 | Midland, TX | $70,970 | $44,530 | $83,990 | $74,090 |
| 138 | Wausau, WI | $70,740 | $62,400 | $74,840 | $76,350 |
| 139 | Bozeman, MT | $70,720 | $49,130 | $81,350 | $68,990 |
| 140 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $70,570 | $56,660 | $77,440 | $81,630 |
| 141 | Providence, RI-MA | $70,550 | $42,580 | $84,320 | $69,320 |
| 142 | Oklahoma City, OK | $70,300 | $53,000 | $78,830 | $77,760 |
| 143 | Ann Arbor, MI | $70,260 | $54,200 | $78,190 | $69,650 |
| 144 | Jacksonville, FL | $70,220 | $52,600 | $78,890 | $70,580 |
| 145 | Albany, NY | $70,030 | $54,810 | $77,520 | $70,340 |
| 146 | Gainesville, FL | $69,600 | $47,070 | $80,680 | $71,950 |
| 147 | Madison, WI | $69,510 | $44,530 | $81,830 | $71,450 |
| 148 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $69,450 | $48,550 | $79,750 | $75,050 |
| 149 | Huntsville, AL | $69,370 | $50,810 | $78,500 | $74,530 |
| 150 | Abilene, TX | $69,330 | $50,250 | $78,730 | $76,720 |
| 151 | Boise City, ID | $69,310 | $47,050 | $80,270 | $70,440 |
| 152 | Fresno, CA | $69,310 | $50,380 | $78,620 | $67,850 |
| 153 | Flint, MI | $69,200 | $47,820 | $79,730 | $74,380 |
| 154 | Little Rock, AR | $69,180 | $53,620 | $76,840 | $77,410 |
| 155 | Lubbock, TX | $69,140 | $47,320 | $79,890 | $75,710 |
| 156 | Fargo, ND-MN | $68,870 | $51,110 | $77,630 | $75,790 |
| 157 | Flagstaff, AZ | $68,810 | $41,830 | $82,100 | $68,590 |
| 158 | Tallahassee, FL | $68,720 | $45,030 | $80,410 | $73,170 |
| 159 | Ogden, UT | $68,430 | $58,090 | $73,550 | $68,190 |
| 160 | Pensacola, FL | $68,240 | $47,720 | $78,350 | $69,830 |
| 161 | Jackson, MS | $68,220 | $50,360 | $77,040 | $76,610 |
| 162 | San Angelo, TX | $68,220 | $46,340 | $79,000 | $73,790 |
| 163 | Fort Wayne, IN | $68,160 | $50,230 | $77,000 | $73,630 |
| 164 | Olympia, WA | $67,950 | $46,570 | $78,480 | $65,540 |
| 165 | Wichita Falls, TX | $67,910 | $46,280 | $78,560 | $75,870 |
| 166 | Billings, MT | $67,890 | $53,960 | $74,780 | $72,590 |
| 167 | Ocala, FL | $67,770 | $47,860 | $77,560 | $71,160 |
| 168 | Duluth, MN-WI | $67,640 | $47,300 | $77,650 | $76,200 |
| 169 | Warner Robins, GA | $67,480 | $57,950 | $72,160 | $71,950 |
| 170 | Springfield, IL | $67,390 | $43,580 | $79,100 | $72,660 |
| 171 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $67,330 | $45,470 | $78,080 | $68,500 |
| 172 | Cape Coral, FL | $67,230 | $45,470 | $77,940 | $65,690 |
| 173 | El Paso, TX | $67,180 | $41,930 | $79,640 | $74,720 |
| 174 | Visalia, CA | $67,160 | $48,070 | $76,590 | $67,280 |
| 175 | Columbia, SC | $67,100 | $49,280 | $75,900 | $71,640 |
| 176 | Knoxville, TN | $67,000 | $48,900 | $75,900 | $72,380 |
| 177 | Greensboro, NC | $66,680 | $46,860 | $76,440 | $71,800 |
| 178 | Indianapolis, IN | $66,120 | $44,200 | $76,920 | $69,090 |
| 179 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $65,750 | $47,050 | $74,960 | $76,550 |
| 180 | Racine, WI | $64,560 | $39,870 | $76,710 | $67,280 |
| 181 | Daphne, AL | $64,540 | $47,530 | $72,920 | $68,160 |
| 182 | Lexington, KY | $64,520 | $55,450 | $68,990 | $69,460 |
| 183 | Springfield, MO | $63,980 | $52,060 | $69,870 | $72,220 |
| 184 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $63,710 | $45,640 | $72,610 | $70,050 |
| 185 | Lakeland, FL | $63,610 | $41,540 | $74,480 | $65,480 |
| 186 | Deltona, FL | $63,500 | $48,360 | $70,970 | $63,900 |
| 187 | Omaha, NE-IA | $63,320 | $40,160 | $74,710 | $68,890 |
| 188 | Great Falls, MT | $63,210 | $47,650 | $70,890 | $65,270 |
| 189 | Elkhart, IN | $63,170 | $42,850 | $73,150 | $69,940 |
| 190 | Des Moines, IA | $63,090 | $34,380 | $77,230 | $68,800 |
| 191 | Jefferson City, MO | $62,770 | $39,640 | $74,150 | $71,350 |
| 192 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $62,400 | $39,600 | $73,630 | $72,180 |
| 193 | Macon, GA | $62,000 | $43,140 | $71,280 | $70,030 |
| 194 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $61,960 | $44,010 | $70,820 | $65,850 |
| 195 | Charleston, WV | $61,880 | $39,270 | $73,030 | $69,750 |
| 196 | Dothan, AL | $61,780 | $47,340 | $68,890 | $73,690 |
| 197 | Spartanburg, SC | $61,460 | $48,010 | $68,100 | $67,500 |
| 198 | Birmingham, AL | $59,800 | $38,420 | $70,320 | $65,250 |
| 199 | Davenport, IA-IL | $59,760 | $40,390 | $69,310 | $67,090 |
| 200 | Fayetteville, AR | $58,340 | $40,730 | $67,040 | $63,860 |
| 201 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $57,780 | $42,580 | $65,270 | $61,700 |
| 202 | Augusta, GA-SC | $57,140 | $40,870 | $65,170 | $62,170 |
| 203 | Brownsville, TX | $56,240 | $33,530 | $67,430 | $65,410 |
| 204 | Burlington, NC | $55,120 | $43,120 | $61,030 | $59,140 |
| 205 | South Bend, IN-MI | $54,270 | $33,360 | $64,580 | $58,440 |
| 206 | McAllen, TX | $54,200 | $32,450 | $64,920 | $63,100 |
| 207 | San Juan, PR | $50,790 | $24,900 | $63,560 | N/A |
| 208 | Rome, GA | $47,300 | $34,240 | $53,730 | $52,460 |
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- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
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Aircraft Mechanic salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays aircraft mechanics the most?
New York, NY-NJ, where the average (mean) wage is $138,490 a year, followed by Waterbury, CT ($113,030), Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($107,660), Trenton, NJ ($103,600). The national mean is $84,740 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do aircraft mechanics earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in New York, NY-NJ ($123,030 at national prices, $138,490 nominal), Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($116,790 at national prices, $107,660 nominal), Waterbury, CT ($113,280 at national prices, $113,030 nominal).
How much do aircraft mechanics make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $138,490; Los Angeles, CA: $86,550; Chicago, IL-IN: $101,610; Dallas, TX: $90,460; Houston, TX: $91,640 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do aircraft mechanics earn the least?
Of the 208 metro areas with their own estimate, Rome, GA has the lowest mean wage, $47,300. At local prices that is worth $52,460.