What are the main factors that influence an Alignment/Lube Technician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Alignment/Lube Technician?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Alignment/Lube Technician roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Alignment/Lube Technician's salary?

An Alignment/Lube Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $37,983 for beginners, reaching about $39,817 at mid-level, and approach $41,204 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Alignment/Lube Technician?

Alignment/Lube Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Alignment/Lube Technician roles are District of Columbia $43,244, California $43,080, Massachusetts $42,506. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Alignment/Lube Technician Salary in Oregon

How much does an Alignment/Lube Technician make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Alignment/Lube Technician in Oregon is $39,663 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, an Alignment/Lube Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,261
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,369 to $45,210
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,369

10% $33,369

50% (Median) $39,663

90% $50,261

Alignment/Lube Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,210	$3,768	$869	$22
Average	$39,663	$3,305	$763	$19
25th Percentile	$36,369	$3,031	$699	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Alignment/Lube Technician Salaries

An Alignment/Lube Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Alignment/Lube Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Alignment/Lube Technician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $37,983
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,420
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,817
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $41,050
Expert (over 8 years): $41,204

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Alignment/Lube Technician	less than 1 year	$37,983
Early Career Level Alignment/Lube Technician	1-2 years	$38,420
Mid-Level Level Alignment/Lube Technician	2-4 years	$39,817
Senior-Level Level Alignment/Lube Technician	5-8 years	$41,050
Expert Level Alignment/Lube Technician	over 8 years	$41,204

How Do Alignment/Lube Technician Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Alignment/Lube Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,244.
California: $43,080.
Massachusetts: $42,506.

District of Columbia $43,244 California $43,080 Massachusetts $42,506 Washington $42,350 New Jersey $42,334 Alaska $42,280 Connecticut $41,741 New York $41,522

Hawaii $40,823 Rhode Island $40,495 Maryland $40,272 Minnesota $39,967 Colorado $39,850 Illinois $39,811 Oregon $39,663 Delaware $39,553

New Hampshire $39,485 Virginia $39,331 Pennsylvania $38,882 Nevada $38,655 North Dakota $38,581 Michigan $38,464 Wisconsin $38,421 Vermont $38,335

Texas $38,096 Maine $38,081 Arizona $38,057 Ohio $38,030 Georgia $37,671 Indiana $37,491 Wyoming $37,456 Utah $37,401

Iowa $37,378 Kansas $37,190 Louisiana $37,136 North Carolina $37,116 Missouri $37,108 Florida $36,956 Montana $36,874 Nebraska $36,796

Kentucky $36,753 South Carolina $36,597 Tennessee $36,499 Idaho $36,460 New Mexico $36,175 Oklahoma $36,112 Alabama $35,882 South Dakota $35,495

Arkansas $35,284 West Virginia $35,171 Mississippi $34,831

Top Paying Cities for Alignment/Lube Technician

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Antelope: $37,751
Aurora: $40,040
Beaverton: $40,847

Antelope, OR $37,751

Aurora, OR $40,040

Beaverton, OR $40,847

Beavercreek, OR $40,179

Boring, OR $40,438

Bridal Veil, OR $40,376

Brightwood, OR $39,746

Canby, OR $40,067

Cascade Locks, OR $39,177

Clackamas, OR $40,832

Clatskanie, OR $39,105

Colton, OR $39,758

Columbia City, OR $40,116

Corbett, OR $40,178

Donald, OR $39,826

Dufur, OR $37,957

Eagle Creek, OR $40,265

Estacada, OR $39,660

Fairview, OR $40,762

Gervais, OR $39,404

Gladstone, OR $40,817

Government Camp, OR $39,024

Grass Valley, OR $37,836

Gresham, OR $40,749

Hood River, OR $38,953

Hubbard, OR $39,623

Kent, OR $37,751

Lake Oswego, OR $40,916

Marylhurst, OR $40,863

Maupin, OR $37,796

Molalla, OR $39,426

Moro, OR $37,916

Mosier, OR $38,552

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $38,809

Mulino, OR $40,020

Odell, OR $38,864

Oregon City, OR $40,532

Rainier, OR $39,673

Rhododendron, OR $39,380

Rufus, OR $38,033

Saint Helens, OR $39,988

Warren, OR $40,211

Deer Island, OR $39,845

Sandy, OR $39,954

Scappoose, OR $40,157

Shaniko, OR $37,875

The Dalles, OR $38,167

Troutdale, OR $40,606

Tualatin, OR $40,727

Tygh Valley, OR $38,129

Vernonia, OR $39,551

Wasco, OR $37,947

Welches, OR $39,551

West Linn, OR $40,727

Wilsonville, OR $40,473

Woodburn, OR $39,489

Happy Valley, OR $40,887

Damascus, OR $40,683

Amity, OR $39,306

Arch Cape, OR $38,270

Astoria, OR $38,518

Banks, OR $40,094

Bay City, OR $38,431

Beaver, OR $38,626

Buxton, OR $39,851

Cannon Beach, OR $38,253

Carlton, OR $39,404

Cloverdale, OR $38,388

Cornelius, OR $40,394

Dayton, OR $39,430

Dundee, OR $39,747

Forest Grove, OR $40,073

Gales Creek, OR $39,626

Garibaldi, OR $38,434

Gaston, OR $39,866

Hammond, OR $38,081

Hebo, OR $38,512

Hillsboro, OR $40,505

Manning, OR $39,894

Lafayette, OR $39,478

Mcminnville, OR $39,285

Manzanita, OR $38,384

Nehalem, OR $38,486

Newberg, OR $40,101

North Plains, OR $40,320

Oceanside, OR $38,298

Pacific City, OR $38,390

Rockaway Beach, OR $38,382

Saint Paul, OR $39,602

Seaside, OR $38,594

Sherwood, OR $40,518

Tillamook, OR $38,654

Netarts, OR $38,334

Timber, OR $39,608

Tolovana Park, OR $38,259

Warrenton, OR $38,242

Wheeler, OR $38,482

Yamhill, OR $39,527

Neskowin, OR $38,370

Portland, OR $40,924

Salem, OR $39,436

Keizer, OR $39,444

Albany, OR $39,048

Alsea, OR $38,384

Aumsville, OR $39,361

Blodgett, OR $38,427

Brownsville, OR $38,639

Cascadia, OR $38,183

Corvallis, OR $38,955

Crabtree, OR $39,008

Crawfordsville, OR $38,620

Dallas, OR $39,240

Depoe Bay, OR $38,236

Detroit, OR $38,084

Eddyville, OR $38,222

Falls City, OR $39,048

Foster, OR $38,483

Gates, OR $38,818

Grand Ronde, OR $38,886

Halsey, OR $38,646

Idanha, OR $38,114

Independence, OR $39,387

Jefferson, OR $39,302

Lebanon, OR $38,678

Logsden, OR $38,382

Lyons, OR $38,900

Mill City, OR $38,903

Monmouth, OR $39,136

Mount Angel, OR $39,394

Neotsu, OR $38,415

Newport, OR $38,162

South Beach, OR $38,037

Lincoln City, OR $38,368

Otis, OR $38,444

Otter Rock, OR $38,169

Philomath, OR $38,563

Rickreall, OR $39,393

Rose Lodge, OR $38,482

Saint Benedict, OR $39,388

Scio, OR $39,074

Scotts Mills, OR $39,296

Seal Rock, OR $37,992

Shedd, OR $38,630

Sheridan, OR $39,152

Siletz, OR $38,311

Silverton, OR $39,307

Stayton, OR $39,200

Mehama, OR $39,095

Sublimity, OR $39,264

Sweet Home, OR $38,552

Gleneden Beach, OR $38,277

Tangent, OR $38,700

Tidewater, OR $38,129

Toledo, OR $38,173

Turner, OR $39,367

Waldport, OR $38,039

Willamina, OR $39,018

Eugene, OR $38,889

Agness, OR $37,645

Allegany, OR $37,691

Alvadore, OR $38,852

Azalea, OR $38,086

Bandon, OR $37,720

Blachly, OR $38,521

Blue River, OR $37,925

Broadbent, OR $37,662

Brookings, OR $37,880

Camas Valley, OR $37,683

Canyonville, OR $37,964

Cheshire, OR $38,664

Coos Bay, OR $37,702

Coquille, OR $37,705

Cottage Grove, OR $38,534

Crescent Lake, OR $37,755

Creswell, OR $38,762

Culp Creek, OR $38,372

Curtin, OR $38,505

Days Creek, OR $37,915

Deadwood, OR $38,361

Dexter, OR $38,651

Dillard, OR $37,803

Dorena, OR $38,257

Drain, OR $38,366

Elkton, OR $38,096

Elmira, OR $38,716

Fall Creek, OR $38,599

Florence, OR $38,063

Gardiner, OR $37,753

Glendale, OR $38,006

Glide, OR $37,845

Gold Beach, OR $37,766

Harrisburg, OR $38,792

Idleyld Park, OR $37,753

Junction City, OR $38,767

Lakeside, OR $37,765

Langlois, OR $37,683

Lorane, OR $38,609

Lowell, OR $38,595

Mapleton, OR $38,143

Marcola, OR $38,716

Pleasant Hill, OR $38,820

Monroe, OR $38,594

Myrtle Creek, OR $37,807

Myrtle Point, OR $37,677

North Bend, OR $37,703

Noti, OR $38,586

Oakland, OR $38,038

Oakridge, OR $38,212

Ophir, OR $37,762

Port Orford, OR $37,710

Powers, OR $37,702

Reedsport, OR $37,970

Riddle, OR $37,884

Roseburg, OR $37,857

Scottsburg, OR $37,903

Springfield, OR $38,811

Sixes, OR $37,679

Sutherlin, OR $38,057

Swisshome, OR $38,186

Tenmile, OR $37,721

Thurston, OR $38,829

Tiller, OR $37,949

Umpqua, OR $37,826

Veneta, OR $38,682

Vida, OR $38,388

Walterville, OR $38,569

Walton, OR $38,443

Wedderburn, OR $37,788

Westfir, OR $38,339

Westlake, OR $37,955

Wilbur, OR $37,893

Winchester, OR $37,896

Winston, OR $37,728

Wolf Creek, OR $38,076

Yachats, OR $38,046

Yoncalla, OR $38,260

Medford, OR $38,718

Central Point, OR $38,663

White City, OR $38,420

Ashland, OR $38,437

Butte Falls, OR $38,190

Cave Junction, OR $38,082

Eagle Point, OR $38,502

Gold Hill, OR $38,571

Grants Pass, OR $38,268

Jacksonville, OR $38,501

Kerby, OR $38,141

Merlin, OR $38,022

Murphy, OR $38,414

O Brien, OR $38,063

Phoenix, OR $38,705

Prospect, OR $38,094

Rogue River, OR $38,397

Selma, OR $38,046

Shady Cove, OR $38,448

Talent, OR $38,632

Trail, OR $38,155

Wilderville, OR $38,126

Williams, OR $38,382

Klamath Falls, OR $38,087

Crater Lake, OR $37,677

Adel, OR $37,872

Beatty, OR $37,775

Bly, OR $37,811

Bonanza, OR $37,843

Chiloquin, OR $37,839

Dairy, OR $37,823

Fort Klamath, OR $37,827

Keno, OR $38,102

Lakeview, OR $37,903

Malin, OR $37,892

Merrill, OR $37,908

Midland, OR $37,949

New Pine Creek, OR $37,988

Paisley, OR $37,810

Plush, OR $37,854

Silver Lake, OR $37,796

Sprague River, OR $37,806

Summer Lake, OR $37,760

Christmas Valley, OR $37,823

Bend, OR $37,911

Fields, OR $37,863

Ashwood, OR $37,742

Brothers, OR $37,777

Burns, OR $37,869

Princeton, OR $37,798

Diamond, OR $37,773

Camp Sherman, OR $37,801

Chemult, OR $37,774

Crane, OR $37,839

Crescent, OR $37,754

Culver, OR $37,830

Fort Rock, OR $37,801

Frenchglen, OR $37,769

Gilchrist, OR $37,827

Hines, OR $37,877

La Pine, OR $37,868

Madras, OR $37,856

Mitchell, OR $37,772

Paulina, OR $37,787

Post, OR $37,770

Powell Butte, OR $37,860

Prineville, OR $37,862

Redmond, OR $37,915

Riley, OR $37,768

Sisters, OR $37,802

Terrebonne, OR $37,877

Warm Springs, OR $37,809

Pendleton, OR $39,081

Adams, OR $38,314

Arlington, OR $37,879

Athena, OR $39,168

Baker City, OR $37,902

Bates, OR $37,797

Boardman, OR $38,907

Bridgeport, OR $37,805

Canyon City, OR $37,858

Condon, OR $37,790

Cove, OR $37,863

Dayville, OR $37,817

Echo, OR $39,192

Elgin, OR $37,870

Enterprise, OR $37,783

Fossil, OR $37,795

Haines, OR $37,879

Halfway, OR $37,797

Helix, OR $40,091

Heppner, OR $37,813

Hereford, OR $37,822

Hermiston, OR $40,309

Lexington, OR $38,509

Oxbow, OR $37,626

Imbler, OR $37,891

Imnaha, OR $37,532

Ione, OR $37,869

Irrigon, OR $40,044

John Day, OR $37,919

Joseph, OR $37,739

Kimberly, OR $37,806

La Grande, OR $37,914

Long Creek, OR $37,812

Lostine, OR $37,829

Meacham, OR $37,879

Mikkalo, OR $37,926

Milton Freewater, OR $38,804

Monument, OR $37,804

Mount Vernon, OR $37,856

North Powder, OR $37,863

Pilot Rock, OR $38,002

Prairie City, OR $37,883

Richland, OR $37,759

Seneca, OR $37,860

Spray, OR $37,803

Stanfield, OR $40,203

Summerville, OR $37,875

Sumpter, OR $37,843

Ukiah, OR $37,806

Umatilla, OR $40,502

Union, OR $37,871

Unity, OR $37,863

Wallowa, OR $37,881

Weston, OR $38,419

Adrian, OR $37,237

Arock, OR $37,635

Brogan, OR $37,789

Drewsey, OR $37,836

Durkee, OR $37,763

Harper, OR $37,682

Huntington, OR $37,793

Ironside, OR $37,809

Jamieson, OR $37,689

Jordan Valley, OR $37,641

Juntura, OR $37,808

Nyssa, OR $37,419

Ontario, OR $37,500

Riverside, OR $37,770

Vale, OR $37,699

Westfall, OR $37,820

Alignment/Lube Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Alignment/Lube Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 120% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Alignment/Lube Technician positions in Retail & Wholesale or Energy & Utilities typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Alignment/Lube Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Alignment/Lube Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$59,494	$29.0	50%
Healthcare	$51,561	$25.0	30%
Biotechnology	$47,595	$23.0	20%

Alignment/Lube Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Alignment/Lube Technician's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$36,369

Average $39,663/year

$45,210

$3,031

Average $3,305/month

$3,768

$699

Average $763/week

$869

$17

Average $19/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,210	$3,768	$869	$22
Average	$39,663	$3,305	$763	$19
25th Percentile	$36,369	$3,031	$699	$17

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