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title: "Aircraft Mechanic Salary in New York: Pay & Jobs"
canonical: https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/
description: "Aircraft Mechanic pay in New York: BLS average $137,860 (all experience levels), median $102,800, bottom 10% $63,380. 7 listed programs."
updated: 2026-11-03
wage_source: "BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15"
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# Aircraft Mechanic pay in *New York*

What aircraft mechanics earn in New York: BLS OEWS May 2025 pay for the state and 6 metro areas, plus job counts and 7 listed training programs.

- **$137,860** Average pay (state)
- **$63,380** Entry-level / bottom 10%
- **$102,800** Median pay (state)
- **$240,310** Top 10% earn over

4,300 jobs in New York · 7 listed programs. [Average pay across all experience levels (BLS OEWS May 2025)](https://highpayingtrades.com/methodology/).

Cities with listed programs

- [Flushing 2](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/flushing/)
- [Poughkeepsie 2](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/poughkeepsie/)
- [Utica 2](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/utica/)
- [Northport 1](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/northport/)

BLS wage data

## Aircraft Mechanic pay in New York

Annual wages from the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15.

| Area | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Mean | Employed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York | $63,380 | $78,380 | $102,800 | $240,310 | $240,310 | $137,860 | 4,300 |
| United States | $48,780 | $62,630 | $79,870 | $99,130 | $128,890 | $84,740 | 138,090 |
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15.

### Metro areas

| Area | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Mean | Employed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $75,330 | $82,670 | $127,140 | $240,310 | $240,310 | $138,480 | 5,110 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $61,220 | $73,330 | $87,280 | $102,290 | $166,140 | $94,960 | 120 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $57,270 | $71,640 | $80,040 | $86,940 | $99,990 | $78,830 | 80 |
| Rochester, NY | $58,650 | $65,370 | $79,200 | $82,340 | $98,200 | $78,940 | 90 |
| Syracuse, NY | $58,880 | $61,670 | $75,360 | $86,260 | $104,600 | $78,870 | 50 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $49,190 | $63,250 | $72,490 | $76,730 | $90,860 | $70,030 | 120 |
Metropolitan area estimates, BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15. Only areas BLS published are shown.

Programs

## Listed programs in New York

Every aircraft mechanic program we matched in New York. Schools with published tuition are listed first.

| Program / provider | Location | Type | Graduates 2023-24 | Tuition | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dutchess Community College](https://www.sunydutchess.edu/) Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician | Poughkeepsie, NY | Certificate (1-2 years) | 26 | $5,920–$11,170 Annual tuition & fees, in-state to out-of-state (institution-wide) | IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 47.0607 |
| [Dutchess Community College](https://www.sunydutchess.edu/) Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician | Poughkeepsie, NY | Associate degree | 9 | $5,920–$11,170 Annual tuition & fees, in-state to out-of-state (institution-wide) | IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 47.0607 |
| [Mohawk Valley Community College](https://www.mvcc.edu/) Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician | Utica, NY | Certificate (1-2 years) | 32 | $6,324–$9,010 Annual tuition & fees, in-state to out-of-state (institution-wide) | IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 47.0607 |
| [Mohawk Valley Community College](https://www.mvcc.edu/) Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician | Utica, NY | Associate degree | 5 | $6,324–$9,010 Annual tuition & fees, in-state to out-of-state (institution-wide) | IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 47.0607 |
| [Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology](https://www.vaughn.edu/) Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician | Flushing, NY | Associate degree | 166 | $30,822 Annual tuition & fees, in-state to out-of-state (institution-wide) | IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 47.0607 |
| [Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology](https://www.vaughn.edu/) Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician | Flushing, NY | Certificate (2-4 years) | 0 | $30,822 Annual tuition & fees, in-state to out-of-state (institution-wide) | IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 47.0607 |
| [Western Suffolk BOCES](https://www.wilsontech.org/) Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician | Northport, NY | Certificate (2-4 years) | 19 | $37,025 Tuition & fees, largest program (program-year school) | IPEDS 2023-24 · CIP 47.0608 |
Schools: NCES IPEDS Completions 2023-24, matched by 6-digit CIP code; “Graduates 2023-24” is the number of first-major certificates or associate degrees the school awarded in that program from July 2023 to June 2024 (IPEDS). Tuition: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (updated 2026-10-15), matched by IPEDS unit ID; it is the published figure, not a quote. Apprenticeship sponsors: DOL Office of Apprenticeship partner file (retrieved 2026-10-29); apprenticeships are typically paid, so no tuition is listed — contact the program.

### Browse by city

- [Flushing 2](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/flushing/)
- [Poughkeepsie 2](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/poughkeepsie/)
- [Utica 2](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/utica/)
- [Northport 1](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/aircraft-mechanic/new-york/northport/)

Related resources

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## Sources

- **Wages:** U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15 ([news release USDL-26-0725](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ocwage_05152026.htm); [data tables](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm)). Cross-checked against the BLS Public Data API on 2026-11-03.
- **Occupation:** O\*NET OnLine, [49-3011.00 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians](https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/49-3011.00), retrieved 2026-11-03 (CC BY 4.0).
- **Apprenticeship sponsors:** U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship: partner sponsors file, retrieved 2026-10-29 ([Partner Finder](https://www.apprenticeship.gov/partner-finder)).
- **Schools & graduates:** U.S. Department of Education, NCES IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024\_A) and Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), award year 2023-24, matched by 6-digit CIP code ([completions file](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/data/C2024_A.zip); [CIP-SOC crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/Files/CIP2020_SOC2018_Crosswalk.xlsx)).
- **Tuition:** U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts: Institution + Field of Study), data updated 2026-10-15, matched by IPEDS unit ID ([source](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/)).

Program listings are matched from public files by occupation code or organization name; they are not endorsements and we have not visited or tested any program. Confirm schedules, entry requirements and costs with the program. Compiled by the HighPayingTrades team; last refreshed 2026-11-03.

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