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

The median hourly wage is $18.97. The middle half earn between $14.58 and $25.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $12.30 an hour ($25,580 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $14.58.

Do auto mechanics make more in Laredo or Houston?

Houston pays more: the median is $39,450 in Laredo and $50,940 in Houston, a 23% difference.

How does Laredo pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Laredo median of $39,450 is 18% less than the Texas median of $48,310.

Auto mechanic salary in Laredo, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Laredo, TX area earn a median of $39,450 a year, or $18.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,760. That's 18% less than the Texas median of $48,310.

Median yearly pay$39,450

Bottom 10% under$25,580Top 10% over$73,760

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $12.30/hr
Jobs in this area: 640
After cost of living: $45,370
Median hourly pay: $18.97/hr
vs U.S. median: −22%
vs Texas median: −18%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29700, Laredo, 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	$25,580–$30,330$12.30–$14.58/hr
Experienced technician	$39,450$18.97/hr
Master / top earners	$52,790–$73,760$25.38–$35.46/hr

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

How Laredo, TX compares

Laredo ranks 25th of 26 Texas metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Laredo area than nationally: 5.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,760, is 2.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $25,580: 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 Laredo, TX?: Auto mechanics in the Laredo, TX area earn a median of $39,450 a year, or $18.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,760.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Laredo, TX?: The median hourly wage is $18.97. The middle half earn between $14.58 and $25.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Laredo, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $12.30 an hour ($25,580 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $14.58.
Do auto mechanics make more in Laredo or Houston?: Houston pays more: the median is $39,450 in Laredo and $50,940 in Houston, a 23% difference.
How does Laredo pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Laredo median of $39,450 is 18% 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 29700 (Laredo, 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 (87.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures