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

The median hourly wage is $48.25. The middle half earn between $33.50 and $55.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Beaumont, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $26.04 an hour ($54,150 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $33.50.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Beaumont or Dallas?

Dallas pays more: the median is $100,350 in Beaumont and $108,150 in Dallas, a 7% difference.

How does Beaumont pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Beaumont median of $100,350 is 2% less than the Texas median of $102,140.

Elevator mechanic salary in Beaumont, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX area earn a median of $100,350 a year, or $48.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $116,050. Across all of Texas, the median is $102,140, so Beaumont pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$100,350

Bottom 10% under$54,150Top 10% over$116,050

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $26.04/hr
Jobs in this area: 70
After cost of living: $111,440
Median hourly pay: $48.25/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Texas median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13140, Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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	$54,150–$69,680$26.04–$33.50/hr
Mechanic	$100,350$48.25/hr
Top earners	$115,140–$116,050$55.36–$55.79/hr

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

How Beaumont, TX compares

Beaumont ranks 5th of 6 Texas metro areas for elevator mechanic pay.
Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the Beaumont area than nationally: 0.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $116,050, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $54,150: 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 Beaumont, TX?: Elevator mechanics in the Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX area earn a median of $100,350 a year, or $48.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $116,050.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Beaumont, TX?: The median hourly wage is $48.25. The middle half earn between $33.50 and $55.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Beaumont, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $26.04 an hour ($54,150 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $33.50.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Beaumont or Dallas?: Dallas pays more: the median is $100,350 in Beaumont and $108,150 in Dallas, a 7% difference.
How does Beaumont pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Beaumont median of $100,350 is 2% less 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 13140 (Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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 (90.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures