How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Austin, TX?

The median hourly wage is $51.74. The middle half earn between $38.97 and $57.19 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Austin, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $28.92 an hour ($60,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $38.97.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Austin or Dallas?

Pay is about the same: the median is $107,630 in Austin and $108,150 in Dallas.

How does Austin pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Austin median of $107,630 is 5% more than the Texas median of $102,140.

Elevator mechanic salary in Austin, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX area earn a median of $107,630 a year, or $51.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $120,330. Across all of Texas, the median is $102,140, so Austin pays 5% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$107,630

Bottom 10% under$60,160Top 10% over$120,330

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $28.92/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $109,750
Median hourly pay: $51.74/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Texas median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12420, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX). Excludes self-employed elevator 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.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$60,160–$81,060$28.92–$38.97/hr
Mechanic	$107,630$51.74/hr
Top earners	$118,950–$120,330$57.19–$57.85/hr

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

How Austin, TX compares

Austin ranks 2nd of 6 Texas metro areas for elevator mechanic pay.
Elevator mechanics are less concentrated in the Austin area than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.56 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $120,330, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $60,160: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Austin, TX?: Elevator mechanics in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX area earn a median of $107,630 a year, or $51.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $120,330.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Austin, TX?: The median hourly wage is $51.74. The middle half earn between $38.97 and $57.19 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Austin, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $28.92 an hour ($60,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $38.97.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Austin or Dallas?: Pay is about the same: the median is $107,630 in Austin and $108,150 in Dallas.
How does Austin pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Austin median of $107,630 is 5% more than the Texas median of $102,140.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 12420 (Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator 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 (98.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures