How much do Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics make in Winchester, VA-WV?

Percentile spread

For Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $35,720 and the 90th percentile is $81,030. The difference is $45,310, which is 78.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $40,450 to the 75th at $72,950, covers $32,500.

The mean annual wage is $57,930, which sits above the median of $57,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winchester, VA-WV median is 13.7% higher than the national median of $50,620 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,689, which is 17.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% lower than the Virginia median of $59,330.

Winchester, VA-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winchester, VA-WV is 96.450, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics at $59,689 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

39 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. Winchester, VA-WV ranks 7th of 40 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $47,800 and employment of 690. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,759, against $59,689 here.
• Harrisonburg, VA is 57 miles away, with a median of $48,930 and employment of 340. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,564, against $59,689 here.
• Chambersburg, PA is 60 miles away, with a median of $48,270 and employment of 400. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,003, against $59,689 here.

Employment share

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics accounts for 0.61% of wage-and-salary employment in Winchester, VA-WV (410 of 67,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.45% of employment (704,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.