Pay by state · 52 states
Aircraft Mechanic Salary by State (2026)
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians earn the most in New Jersey at $105,370 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $45,100 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $79,870. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $105,370New Jersey
- National median
- $79,870BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $45,100Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
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.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, that changes the ranking: New Jersey leads on raw pay at $105,370, while New Jersey leads 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?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians at $45,100 a year, $60,270 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Jersey first at $96,843 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $105,370. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.