How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Corpus Christi, TX?

The median hourly wage is $21.50. The middle half earn between $16.89 and $28.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Corpus Christi, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $13.88 an hour ($28,860 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $16.89.

Do auto mechanics make more in Corpus Christi or Houston?

Houston pays more: the median is $44,710 in Corpus Christi and $50,940 in Houston, a 12% difference.

How does Corpus Christi pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Corpus Christi median of $44,710 is 7% less than the Texas median of $48,310.

Auto mechanic salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Corpus Christi, TX area earn a median of $44,710 a year, or $21.50 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,030. Across all of Texas, the median is $48,310, so Corpus Christi pays 7% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$44,710

Bottom 10% under$28,860Top 10% over$78,030

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $13.88/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,090
After cost of living: $48,250
Median hourly pay: $21.50/hr
vs U.S. median: −12%
vs Texas median: −7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 18580, Corpus Christi, 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	$28,860–$35,120$13.88–$16.89/hr
Experienced technician	$44,710$21.50/hr
Master / top earners	$59,180–$78,030$28.45–$37.52/hr

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

How Corpus Christi, TX compares

Corpus Christi ranks 20th of 26 Texas metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Corpus Christi area than nationally: 5.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,030, is 2.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $28,860: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Corpus Christi, TX?: Auto mechanics in the Corpus Christi, TX area earn a median of $44,710 a year, or $21.50 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,030.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Corpus Christi, TX?: The median hourly wage is $21.50. The middle half earn between $16.89 and $28.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Corpus Christi, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $13.88 an hour ($28,860 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $16.89.
Do auto mechanics make more in Corpus Christi or Houston?: Houston pays more: the median is $44,710 in Corpus Christi and $50,940 in Houston, a 12% difference.
How does Corpus Christi pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Corpus Christi median of $44,710 is 7% less 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 18580 (Corpus Christi, 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures