Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $61K, rent takes 28% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,136/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new aircraft mechanics and service technicians typically earn — is $45K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,690/month. At HUD’s $1,136/month FMR, rent would take 42% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 23% below the national median — $61K here vs. $80K nationally. Cost of living is 6% below the national average, which narrows that gap in real purchasing power.

Idaho pays $61K median vs. the U.S. average of $80K — that’s -23%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 93.88), the purchasing-power equivalent is $65K — below the national median.

The median is $61,250 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $44,840, and experienced aircraft mechanics and service technicians can clear $98,260. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,064/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,136/month, which eats 28% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Idaho has a Regional Price Parity of 93.88 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median aircraft mechanics and service technicians salary is worth about $65,243 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.