Pay by state · 45 states
Automotive Engineering Technician Salary by State (2026)
Automotive Engineering Technicians earn the most in Louisiana at $102,800 a year and the least in West Virginia at $47,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $74,510. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $102,800Louisiana
- National median
- $74,510BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $47,660West Virginia
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Automotive Engineering Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of automotive engineering technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALouisiana | $102,800 | $74,900 | $177,240 | 270 | $116,544 |
| 2 | NMNew Mexico | $97,560 | $76,750 | $118,800 | 320 | $105,800 |
| 3 | MOMissouri | $92,150 | $75,290 | $102,380 | 800 | $101,468 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $87,390 | $69,490 | $104,220 | 3,660 | $78,929 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $82,660 | $63,150 | $100,450 | 350 | $79,780 |
| 6 | RIRhode Island | $81,600 | $63,280 | $140,960 | 30 | $79,781 |
| 7 | OROregon | $80,840 | $64,920 | $88,830 | 260 | $78,211 |
| 8 | NENebraska | $80,050 | $60,290 | $99,640 | 250 | $88,843 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $79,410 | $62,240 | $105,020 | 890 | $74,206 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $79,180 | $62,550 | $98,830 | 640 | $75,439 |
| 11 | OHOhio | $78,500 | $63,610 | $84,390 | 1,800 | $84,614 |
| 12 | NYNew York | $78,210 | $61,370 | $82,870 | 1,140 | $72,470 |
| 13 | KYKentucky | $77,990 | $63,320 | $92,420 | 520 | $86,503 |
| 14 | DEDelaware | $77,820 | $66,450 | $80,510 | 50 | $77,970 |
| 15 | INIndiana | $77,220 | $61,990 | $90,280 | 1,500 | $82,740 |
| 16 | COColorado | $77,090 | $60,270 | $85,810 | 330 | $74,807 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $77,020 | $62,530 | $86,660 | 1,170 | $77,052 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $76,790 | $61,600 | $77,320 | 220 | $79,124 |
| 19 | TXTexas | $76,610 | $59,580 | $102,990 | 2,140 | $78,933 |
| 20 | NDNorth Dakota | $76,440 | $63,540 | $82,940 | 90 | $85,927 |
| 21 | VAVirginia | $75,650 | $60,040 | $81,090 | 670 | $74,824 |
| 22 | GAGeorgia | $73,870 | $56,530 | $99,820 | 560 | $76,714 |
| 23 | NVNevada | $72,950 | $53,520 | $94,260 | 420 | $72,965 |
| 24 | AZArizona | $72,090 | $58,830 | $79,790 | 730 | $71,605 |
| 25 | IAIowa | $71,670 | $62,270 | $85,730 | 500 | $81,664 |
| 26 | PAPennsylvania | $70,820 | $56,480 | $85,480 | 1,620 | $72,582 |
| 27 | MSMississippi | $70,570 | $60,040 | $73,940 | 220 | $81,159 |
| 28 | SCSouth Carolina | $69,580 | $60,280 | $84,430 | 1,290 | $74,219 |
| 29 | IDIdaho | $68,310 | $56,880 | $77,010 | 30 | $71,533 |
| 30 | MIMichigan | $68,170 | $54,080 | $81,160 | 4,930 | $70,850 |
| 31 | WIWisconsin | $67,850 | $62,450 | $80,380 | 900 | $72,108 |
| 32 | NHNew Hampshire | $66,740 | $61,520 | $78,880 | 570 | $64,071 |
| 33 | NJNew Jersey | $65,180 | $57,320 | $83,390 | 260 | $59,905 |
| 34 | MNMinnesota | $63,990 | $49,820 | $80,390 | 400 | $64,885 |
| 35 | MAMassachusetts | $62,390 | $61,530 | $82,970 | 1,310 | $58,994 |
| 36 | NCNorth Carolina | $62,360 | $53,070 | $76,650 | 1,190 | $66,111 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $62,270 | $52,160 | $78,150 | 580 | $67,781 |
| 38 | UTUtah | $61,870 | $51,100 | $76,610 | 900 | $62,581 |
| 39 | OKOklahoma | $61,480 | $58,920 | $76,810 | 490 | $69,989 |
| 40 | ALAlabama | $60,350 | $50,060 | $74,390 | 400 | $67,944 |
| 41 | FLFlorida | $59,720 | $38,600 | $74,640 | 540 | $57,748 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $55,390 | $50,130 | $73,510 | 410 | $61,498 |
| 43 | SDSouth Dakota | $53,670 | $48,990 | $64,900 | 110 | $60,585 |
| 44 | PRPuerto Rico | $51,860 | $47,030 | $68,210 | 70 | N/A |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $47,660 | $45,940 | $67,770 | 200 | $53,253 |
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 Engineering Technicians, that changes the ranking: Louisiana leads on raw pay at $102,800, while Louisiana leads once prices are taken into account at $116,544.
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 Engineering Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Automotive Engineering Technicians the most?
Louisiana reports the highest median wage for Automotive Engineering Technicians at $102,800 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Mexico ($97,560) and Missouri ($92,150).
Which state pays Automotive Engineering Technicians the least?
West Virginia reports the lowest median for Automotive Engineering Technicians at $47,660 a year, $55,140 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Automotive Engineering Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Louisiana first at $116,544 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $102,800. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.