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Fleet Mechanic (city/county) in Michigan

Michigan Civil Service Commission lists 4 job classes for this work in the Michigan state pay plan: Automotive Mechanic-E, Heavy Equipment Mechanic-E, Automotive Mechanic-A, Heavy Equipment Mechanic-A.

$47,258 – $84,781
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$61,420
median pay in MI, all employers
9,020
workers in MI (SOC 49-3031)

Sources: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Michigan state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective October 1, 2026. These are the ranges Michigan sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Automotive Mechanic-E
Class AUTOMCHE · class description
Grade 7 · A31-029
$22.72 – $29.13 a hour
$47,258 – $60,590 a year
10 steps
  • Base Minimum: $22.72 a hour
  • End of 6 Months: $23.24 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $23.80 a hour
  • End of 18 Months: $24.30 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $24.72 a hour
  • End of 30 Months: $25.57 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $26.24 a hour
  • End of 42 Months: $27.06 a hour
  • End of 54 Months: $27.84 a hour
  • End of 66 Months: $29.13 a hour
Grade 8 · A31-029
$24.56 – $30.98 a hour
$51,085 – $64,438 a year
10 steps
  • Base Minimum: $24.56 a hour
  • End of 6 Months: $25.07 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $25.57 a hour
  • End of 18 Months: $26.24 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $26.81 a hour
  • End of 30 Months: $27.49 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $28.01 a hour
  • End of 42 Months: $28.83 a hour
  • End of 54 Months: $30.13 a hour
  • End of 66 Months: $30.98 a hour
Grade E9 · A31-029
$26.93 – $34.62 a hour
$56,014 – $72,010 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $26.93 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $28.35 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $29.75 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $30.98 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $32.37 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $33.70 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $34.62 a hour
Heavy Equipment Mechanic-E
Class HYEQMCHE · class description
Grade 8 · A31-030
$24.56 – $30.98 a hour
$51,085 – $64,438 a year
10 steps
  • Base Minimum: $24.56 a hour
  • End of 6 Months: $25.07 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $25.57 a hour
  • End of 18 Months: $26.24 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $26.81 a hour
  • End of 30 Months: $27.49 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $28.01 a hour
  • End of 42 Months: $28.83 a hour
  • End of 54 Months: $30.13 a hour
  • End of 66 Months: $30.98 a hour
Grade 9 · A31-030
$26.93 – $34.62 a hour
$56,014 – $72,010 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $26.93 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $28.35 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $29.75 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $30.98 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $32.37 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $33.70 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $34.62 a hour
Grade E10 · A31-030
$27.24 – $37.16 a hour
$56,659 – $77,293 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $27.24 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $28.83 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $30.33 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $32.02 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $33.44 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $35.26 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $37.16 a hour
Automotive Mechanic-A
Class AUTOMCHA · class description
Grade 10 · A31-012
$27.63 – $37.72 a hour
$57,470 – $78,458 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $27.63 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $29.13 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $30.74 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $32.37 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $34.03 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $35.79 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $37.72 a hour
Heavy Equipment Mechanic-A
Class HYEQMCHA · class description
Grade 11 · A31-018
$29.37 – $40.76 a hour
$61,090 – $84,781 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $29.37 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $31.24 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $33.10 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $34.89 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $36.77 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $38.76 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $40.76 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges). Data captured October 1, 2026.

Pay in Michigan, all employers Sourced

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (SOC 49-3031) in Michigan, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureMI
Workers9,020
10th percentile$45,240
Median$61,420
90th percentile$81,010
National median, government employers$65,270

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Michigan

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

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