I ain't one but I would imagine the pay would be commensurate to where you live and experience. Now before anyone gets upset, let me explain that I am a retired A&P mechanic, over 48 years experience and have seen MANY mechanics applications for employment that reflected a lot of experience. When the cards were on the table it turned out to be a lot of BULLSHI...stylingZ, have no idea where your brother in law is in Idaho, but might be that his $14.00 is as good as Oregons $26.00.