A&P Mechanic Salary: United States

What do these published wages mean for an offer?

Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for A&P Mechanic in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For A&P Mechanic in National, the published median for SOC 49-3011, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, is $79,870 per year. The middle half of the A&P Mechanic in National wage distribution runs from $62,630 to $99,130, a width of $36,500 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.

For the national A&P Mechanic comparison, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX reports $94,920 per year while Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL reports $78,260 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States A&P Mechanic figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.

The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, read alongside A&P Mechanic in National, are Utilities at $134,720 per year (NAICS 22); Utilities at $134,720 per year (NAICS 221000); Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution at $134,720 per year (NAICS 221100). Those A&P Mechanic in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.

The A&P Mechanic in National median was $78,680 per year in May 2024, compared with $79,870 in May 2025, a published difference of $1,190. That A&P Mechanic in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $78,680 and $79,870 A&P Mechanic in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.

Before offering $79,870 per year for A&P Mechanic in National, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The A&P Mechanic in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for A&P Mechanic in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.

The mapping for A&P Mechanic in National is broader: BLS groups A&P Mechanic within Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. When calibrating a A&P Mechanic in National opening, the work checks include FAA A&P certificate (Part 65), IA for inspection roles; aircraft types and turbine vs piston; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a A&P Mechanic in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.

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