Lube Technician Salary & Pay DataClosest available BLS figures: automotive and watercraft service attendants
BLS OEWS May 2025 · Closest available occupation: SOC 53-6031 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Closest available: BLS has no lube technician occupation.
This is automotive and watercraft service attendants (53-6031), which covers oil change and fuel-island work but also marina attendants.
The figure shown is the median for all automotive and watercraft service attendants (SOC 53-6031): $35,670 a year ($17.15 an hour) in May 2025.
It is a labelled benchmark, not lube technician pay.
Annual figures are BLS hourly wages × 2,080 hours. OEWS covers wage-and-salary workers only, so it leaves out shop owners, the self-employed (including technicians paid as 1099 contractors), overtime pay and most bonuses.
What the BLS figure covers
These are BLS figures for every worker in SOC 53-6031 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, the closest available occupation, shown only as a benchmark.
BLS publishes no separate series or percentiles for lube technicians, so this page does not show a percentile table for the role.
Pay by employer industry
National median for all automotive and watercraft service attendants (SOC 53-6031) by the industry of the employer, BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates.
BLS publishes no industry split for lube technicians alone; these rows are for the whole occupation, the closest available occupation.
Automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111) covers mechanical and electrical repair shops, body, paint, interior and glass shops, and other automotive repair and maintenance, car washes included.
Automobile dealers (NAICS 4411) covers new and used car dealers.
| Employer industry | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries (the national figure above) | $35,670 | $17.15 | 102,010 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $35,130 | $16.89 | 35,570 |
| Automobile Dealers | $36,980 | $17.78 | 23,710 |
Selected industries only; the first row covers every industry.