Pay by state · 52 areas
Automotive Body and Related Repairer Salary by State (2026)
Automotive Body and Related Repairers earn the most in Rhode Island at $72,490 a year and the least in Kentucky at $46,080 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $54,890. The table below covers all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $72,490Rhode Island
- National median
- $54,890BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $46,080Kentucky
- Areas reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for automotive body and related repairers
Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1Rhode Island$72,490
- 2California$66,860
- 3District of Columbia$62,640
- 4New Jersey$62,400
- 5Alaska$61,680
Lowest median pay
- 1Kentucky$46,080
- 2West Virginia$47,090
- 3Louisiana$47,150
- 4Tennessee$47,460
- 5New York$47,670
All states
Automotive Body and Related Repairer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of automotive body and related repairers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIRhode Island | $72,490 | $48,140 | $74,530 | 800 | $70,874 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $66,860 | $52,040 | $78,200 | 14,050 | $60,387 |
| 3 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $62,640 | $46,480 | $80,080 | 30 | $56,997 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $62,400 | $52,450 | $77,940 | 3,720 | $57,350 |
| 5 | AKAlaska | $61,680 | $57,080 | $75,200 | 270 | $60,259 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $60,970 | $49,540 | $74,520 | 2,910 | $61,823 |
| 7 | HIHawaii | $60,540 | $47,400 | $71,730 | 450 | $55,061 |
| 8 | MOMissouri | $60,540 | $46,770 | $77,630 | 4,350 | $66,662 |
| 9 | NVNevada | $60,520 | $48,880 | $95,480 | 1,020 | $60,533 |
| 10 | OROregon | $60,000 | $48,570 | $73,200 | 1,660 | $58,049 |
| 11 | COColorado | $59,880 | $46,670 | $76,450 | 3,120 | $58,107 |
| 12 | MAMassachusetts | $59,300 | $46,560 | $70,720 | 3,060 | $56,072 |
| 13 | WAWashington | $58,340 | $46,890 | $95,230 | 2,330 | $54,517 |
| 14 | CTConnecticut | $58,220 | $47,490 | $71,670 | 1,850 | $56,191 |
| 15 | VAVirginia | $57,760 | $47,510 | $89,650 | 3,720 | $57,129 |
| 16 | MTMontana | $57,500 | $37,180 | $60,240 | 500 | $60,753 |
| 17 | MIMichigan | $56,880 | $46,550 | $72,850 | 5,010 | $59,116 |
| 18 | WIWisconsin | $56,660 | $47,330 | $61,020 | 2,690 | $60,216 |
| 19 | MDMaryland | $56,100 | $45,070 | $63,410 | 2,930 | $53,449 |
| 20 | NDNorth Dakota | $55,160 | $41,600 | $74,640 | 680 | $62,006 |
| 21 | AZArizona | $54,510 | $46,810 | $60,510 | 2,750 | $54,143 |
| 22 | NENebraska | $54,130 | $45,790 | $57,860 | 1,120 | $60,076 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $53,660 | $45,530 | $63,610 | 6,650 | $54,995 |
| 24 | SCSouth Carolina | $53,290 | $47,220 | $63,080 | 2,140 | $56,843 |
| 25 | NHNew Hampshire | $52,790 | $48,150 | $60,670 | 750 | $50,679 |
| 26 | ALAlabama | $52,040 | $44,050 | $61,410 | 1,810 | $58,588 |
| 27 | ILIllinois | $52,020 | $48,150 | $60,700 | 5,750 | $52,042 |
| 28 | TXTexas | $51,700 | $45,760 | $61,640 | 14,070 | $53,268 |
| 29 | GAGeorgia | $51,190 | $45,460 | $61,660 | 4,680 | $53,161 |
| 30 | INIndiana | $51,160 | $45,890 | $62,450 | 3,780 | $54,817 |
| 31 | VTVermont | $50,900 | $43,780 | $60,620 | 320 | $51,961 |
| 32 | NCNorth Carolina | $50,520 | $44,720 | $62,990 | 5,180 | $53,559 |
| 33 | MEMaine | $50,350 | $46,300 | $59,090 | 680 | $51,880 |
| 34 | UTUtah | $50,200 | $39,220 | $61,480 | 1,590 | $50,777 |
| 35 | MSMississippi | $49,500 | $38,010 | $62,500 | 1,380 | $56,927 |
| 36 | SDSouth Dakota | $49,460 | $46,810 | $61,560 | 800 | $55,833 |
| 37 | IAIowa | $49,400 | $43,380 | $63,270 | 1,830 | $56,289 |
| 38 | ARArkansas | $49,310 | $41,160 | $60,680 | 1,140 | $56,719 |
| 39 | IDIdaho | $49,200 | $39,260 | $61,710 | 850 | $51,522 |
| 40 | WYWyoming | $49,200 | $45,880 | $63,180 | 200 | $53,080 |
| 41 | OHOhio | $49,080 | $45,350 | $62,440 | 5,950 | $52,903 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $48,920 | $44,780 | $61,470 | 1,530 | $54,315 |
| 43 | OKOklahoma | $48,810 | $44,290 | $59,450 | 2,330 | $55,565 |
| 44 | DEDelaware | $48,780 | $43,500 | $63,140 | 340 | $48,874 |
| 45 | FLFlorida | $48,600 | $44,730 | $61,660 | 9,220 | $46,996 |
| 46 | NMNew Mexico | $48,260 | $38,700 | $59,050 | 810 | $52,336 |
| 47 | NYNew York | $47,670 | $41,630 | $60,600 | 8,530 | $44,171 |
| 48 | TNTennessee | $47,460 | $38,830 | $56,130 | 3,970 | $51,660 |
| 49 | LALouisiana | $47,150 | $38,330 | $61,170 | 1,660 | $53,454 |
| 50 | WVWest Virginia | $47,090 | $42,850 | $51,780 | 670 | $52,616 |
| 51 | KYKentucky | $46,080 | $35,500 | $58,250 | 1,680 | $51,110 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $30,260 | $21,840 | $41,600 | 650 | 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 automotive body and related repairers, the adjustment does not change the leader: Rhode Island is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $70,874.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Automotive Body and Related Repairer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays automotive body and related repairers the most?
Rhode Island reports the highest median wage for automotive body and related repairers at $72,490 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($66,860) and District of Columbia ($62,640).
Which state pays automotive body and related repairers the least?
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky reports the lowest median for automotive body and related repairers at $46,080 a year, $26,410 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $30,260.
Is the highest-paying state the best for automotive body and related repairers after cost of living?
Yes. Rhode Island stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $70,874 in national-average dollars from a raw $72,490. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.