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Fleet Mechanic (city/county) in Minnesota

Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) lists 3 job classes for this work in the Minnesota state pay plan: Automotive Technician, Automotive Mechanic, Automotive Mechanic Lead.

$50,877 – $77,605
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$66,840
median pay in MN, all employers
7,300
workers in MN (SOC 49-3031)

Sources: Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), State of Minnesota Salary Plan — Classifications and Salary Ranges (report LR0067); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Minnesota state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 2, 2026. These are the ranges Minnesota sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Automotive Technician
Class 000108
Grade 83F
$24.46 – $27.92 a hour
$50,877 – $58,074 a year
Automotive Mechanic
Class 000105
Grade 90F
$29.65 – $34.16 a hour
$61,672 – $71,053 a year
Automotive Mechanic Lead
Class 002100
Grade 93F
$32.23 – $37.31 a hour
$67,038 – $77,605 a year

Schedule: Salary grid 2. 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: Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), State of Minnesota Salary Plan — Classifications and Salary Ranges (report LR0067). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Minnesota, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureMN
Workers7,300
10th percentile$49,810
Median$66,840
90th percentile$90,520
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 Minnesota

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

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Fleet Mechanic (city/county) page.

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