Pay by state · 52 states
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 Puerto Rico at $30,260 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $54,890. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $72,490Rhode Island
- National median
- $54,890BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $30,260Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
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, that changes the ranking: Rhode Island leads on raw pay at $72,490, while Rhode Island leads 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?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Automotive Body and Related Repairers at $30,260 a year, $42,230 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Automotive Body and Related Repairers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Rhode Island first at $70,874 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $72,490. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.