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Aircraft Mechanic Salary by State (2026)

Name: Aircraft Mechanic annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians earn the most in New Jersey at $105,370 a year and the least in West Virginia at $45,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $79,870. The table below covers all 50 states, Guam and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $105,370New Jersey
National median: $79,870BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median: $45,470West Virginia
Areas reporting: 52of 54 OEWS areas

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Highest- and lowest-paying states for aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Ranked on the state median among the 50 states. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.

Highest median pay

1New Jersey$105,370
2New York$102,800
3Maryland$100,500
4Washington$98,980
5Connecticut$96,830

Lowest median pay

1West Virginia$45,470
2Wyoming$56,680
3Idaho$61,250
4Indiana$63,400
5Nebraska$64,020

All states

Aircraft Mechanic salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of aircraft mechanics and service technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	NJNew Jersey	$105,370	$82,670	$130,960	1,900	$96,843
2	NYNew York	$102,800	$78,380	$240,310	4,300	$95,255
3	MDMaryland	$100,500	$77,280	$103,900	1,070	$95,752
4	WAWashington	$98,980	$75,280	$107,370	4,480	$92,493
5	CTConnecticut	$96,830	$78,010	$118,710	1,430	$93,456
6	NVNevada	$94,890	$77,850	$103,470	2,570	$94,910
7	MAMassachusetts	$93,040	$82,930	$99,290	1,410	$87,975
8	AKAlaska	$91,150	$77,620	$104,810	1,470	$89,049
9	HIHawaii	$90,830	$78,830	$104,470	1,150	$82,610
10	CACalifornia	$86,100	$68,390	$99,650	12,590	$77,764
11	NMNew Mexico	$84,440	$73,390	$96,740	860	$91,572
12	TXTexas	$84,440	$69,130	$99,490	16,850	$87,000
13	DEDelaware	$83,550	$74,610	$99,900	240	$83,711
14	OROregon	$82,850	$66,530	$97,740	1,080	$80,156
15	ALAlabama	$82,260	$67,190	$94,970	4,310	$92,611
16	VAVirginia	$82,200	$74,700	$96,520	2,260	$81,302
17	COColorado	$82,080	$75,270	$103,300	2,690	$79,649
18	MNMinnesota	$81,980	$63,530	$131,840	2,390	$83,126
19	ILIllinois	$81,680	$57,720	$126,500	3,370	$81,714
20	TNTennessee	$81,040	$60,420	$95,140	4,670	$88,212
21	OHOhio	$80,570	$66,140	$97,540	2,840	$86,845
22	KSKansas	$80,270	$63,680	$82,720	1,440	$89,122
23	LALouisiana	$79,780	$65,190	$91,020	1,150	$90,446
24	NHNew Hampshire	$79,610	$69,200	$91,620	190	$76,427
25	PAPennsylvania	$78,000	$64,890	$101,260	2,080	$79,941
26	NDNorth Dakota	$77,740	$62,440	$87,210	200	$87,389
27	NCNorth Carolina	$76,980	$62,720	$93,670	4,700	$81,611
28	FLFlorida	$76,940	$59,660	$97,430	14,850	$74,400
29	VTVermont	$76,370	$62,550	$86,930	160	$77,962
30	SDSouth Dakota	$75,750	$63,900	$83,080	150	$85,510
31	GAGeorgia	$75,640	$58,870	$98,300	6,720	$78,552
32	AZArizona	$75,300	$60,370	$86,990	5,670	$74,794
33	SCSouth Carolina	$75,160	$59,360	$81,980	1,660	$80,172
34	MIMichigan	$74,900	$59,990	$82,230	3,380	$77,845
35	MSMississippi	$74,880	$60,010	$84,370	1,360	$86,115
36	OKOklahoma	$74,390	$61,130	$107,700	8,550	$84,685
37	WIWisconsin	$73,930	$57,780	$85,060	1,270	$78,570
38	MOMissouri	$71,470	$59,900	$81,110	1,700	$78,697
39	RIRhode Island	$70,720	$49,740	$87,820	120	$69,144
40	UTUtah	$70,160	$60,510	$80,390	2,080	$70,966
41	IAIowa	$69,890	$43,720	$80,510	330	$79,636
42	KYKentucky	$67,920	$61,420	$94,920	1,680	$75,334
43	MEMaine	$67,890	$61,350	$82,780	190	$69,954
44	ARArkansas	$65,420	$51,210	$76,400	720	$75,250
45	MTMontana	$64,170	$59,150	$82,240	310	$67,801
46	NENebraska	$64,020	$52,800	$75,440	410	$71,052
47	INIndiana	$63,400	$50,810	$77,670	1,500	$67,932
48	GUGuam	$62,760	$55,010	$80,190	80	N/A
49	IDIdaho	$61,250	$48,810	$81,830	600	$64,140
50	WYWyoming	$56,680	$46,390	$72,950	340	$61,149
51	WVWest Virginia	$45,470	$35,370	$70,950	590	$50,806
52	PRPuerto Rico	$45,100	$24,970	$74,960	610	N/A

Method

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For aircraft mechanics and service technicians, the adjustment does not change the leader: New Jersey is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $96,843.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Questions

Aircraft Mechanic pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays aircraft mechanics and service technicians the most?

New Jersey reports the highest median wage for aircraft mechanics and service technicians at $105,370 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($102,800) and Maryland ($100,500).

Which state pays aircraft mechanics and service technicians the least?

Among the 50 states, West Virginia reports the lowest median for aircraft mechanics and service technicians at $45,470 a year, $59,900 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Guam reports $62,760 and Puerto Rico reports $45,100.

In which states do aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn over $100,000?

3 of the 50 states have a median of $100,000 or more: New Jersey ($105,370), New York ($102,800) and Maryland ($100,500) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Is the highest-paying state the best for aircraft mechanics and service technicians after cost of living?

Yes. New Jersey stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $96,843 in national-average dollars from a raw $105,370. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.

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