Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$62,770
+24% vs US median ($50,620)
Worth after local cost of living
$40,263
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $39,740 |
| 25th percentile | $46,590 |
| Median (50th) | $62,770 |
| 75th percentile | $75,870 |
| 90th percentile | $96,740 |
| Mean | $64,620 |
| Employed in metro | 620 |
A Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Salinas, CA earns a median of $62,770 per year. That is 24% above the national median of $50,620 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $40,263 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.