California State Controller's Office and San Jose, CA · 2025 pay · 15 people
How much does an apprentice mechanic make in California State Controller's Office and San Jose, CA?
$74,865typical pay for a apprentice mechanic in 2025
$49,027 – $81,409what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 19.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from City of San Jose · Matches the agency's latest release · sanjoseca.gov ↗
Where apprentice mechanics work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Apprentice Mechanic II7 people$71,965
- Apprentice Mechanic8 people$81,409
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Mechanic Assistant$70,293 (everyone)
- Apprentice Mechanic (this page)$74,865 (everyone)
- Mechanic Senior$98,869 (everyone)
- Senior Mechanic$114,952 (everyone)
- Lead Mechanic$120,051 (everyone)
- Mechanic Supervisor$134,250 (everyone)
- Master Mechanic$143,678 (everyone)
Highest-paid apprentice mechanics, 2025
Common questions
How much does an apprentice mechanic make in California State Controller's Office and San Jose, CA?
The typical apprentice mechanic was paid $74,865 in 2025; most earned between $49,027 and $81,409. This counts all 15 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 6.4% of all pay for apprentice mechanics in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Apprentice Mechanic, at any level (for example "Apprentice Mechanic II"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this