Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Median annual salary
$60,470
+19% vs US median ($50,620)
Worth after local cost of living
$69,346
cost index 87.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
| 10th percentile | $36,900 |
| 25th percentile | $45,220 |
| Median (50th) | $60,470 |
| 75th percentile | $76,190 |
| 90th percentile | $78,570 |
| Mean | $58,950 |
| Employed in metro | 1,870 |
A Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA earns a median of $60,470 per year. That is 19% above the national median of $50,620 for this occupation. Because Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has a cost index of 87.2 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $69,346 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $85,890, median gross rent $1,150/mo, and the median home value $267,400. See the full Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA cost-of-living profile.