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

The median hourly wage is $23.90. The middle half earn between $17.85 and $31.37 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.56 an hour ($30,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.85.

Do auto mechanics make more in Dallas or Houston?

Houston pays more: the median is $49,720 in Dallas and $50,940 in Houston, a 2% difference.

How does Dallas pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Dallas median of $49,720 is 3% more than the Texas median of $48,310.

Auto mechanic salary in Dallas, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX area earn a median of $49,720 a year, or $23.90 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $93,260. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $48,310; Dallas is 3% above it.

Median yearly pay$49,720

Bottom 10% under$30,280Top 10% over$93,260

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.56/hr
Jobs in this area: 17,690
After cost of living: $48,230
Median hourly pay: $23.90/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Texas median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19100, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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	$30,280–$37,130$14.56–$17.85/hr
Experienced technician	$49,720$23.90/hr
Master / top earners	$65,250–$93,260$31.37–$44.84/hr

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

How Dallas, TX compares

Dallas ranks 4th of 26 Texas metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Dallas area as nationally: 4.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $93,260, is 3.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,280: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

Other trades in Dallas, TX

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Wind turbine technician Elevator mechanic Heavy equipment operator Roofer Ironworker Millwright

Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Dallas, TX?: Auto mechanics in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX area earn a median of $49,720 a year, or $23.90 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $93,260.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Dallas, TX?: The median hourly wage is $23.90. The middle half earn between $17.85 and $31.37 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Dallas, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.56 an hour ($30,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.85.
Do auto mechanics make more in Dallas or Houston?: Houston pays more: the median is $49,720 in Dallas and $50,940 in Houston, a 2% difference.
How does Dallas pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Dallas median of $49,720 is 3% 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 19100 (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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 (103.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures