How much do auto mechanics make an hour in College Station, TX?

The median hourly wage is $23.60. The middle half earn between $17.52 and $29.83 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in College Station, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.25 an hour ($29,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.52.

Do auto mechanics make more in College Station or Houston?

Houston pays more: the median is $49,080 in College Station and $50,940 in Houston, a 4% difference.

How does College Station pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The College Station median of $49,080 is 2% more than the Texas median of $48,310.

Auto mechanic salary in College Station, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the College Station–Bryan, TX area earn a median of $49,080 a year, or $23.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,820 a year. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $48,310; College Station is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$49,080

Bottom 10% under$29,640Top 10% over$77,820

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.25/hr
Jobs in this area: 700
After cost of living: $53,960
Median hourly pay: $23.60/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Texas median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17780, College Station-Bryan, TX). Excludes self-employed auto mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to master auto mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$29,640–$36,440$14.25–$17.52/hr
Experienced technician	$49,080$23.60/hr
Master / top earners	$62,040–$77,820$29.83–$37.41/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How College Station, TX compares

College Station ranks 5th of 26 Texas metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the College Station area than nationally: 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,820, is 2.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $29,640: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

Other trades in College Station, TX

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in College Station, TX?: Auto mechanics in the College Station–Bryan, TX area earn a median of $49,080 a year, or $23.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,820 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in College Station, TX?: The median hourly wage is $23.60. The middle half earn between $17.52 and $29.83 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in College Station, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.25 an hour ($29,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.52.
Do auto mechanics make more in College Station or Houston?: Houston pays more: the median is $49,080 in College Station and $50,940 in Houston, a 4% difference.
How does College Station pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The College Station median of $49,080 is 2% more than the Texas median of $48,310.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3023 (Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics), area code 17780 (College Station-Bryan, TX). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed auto mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures