Elevator mechanic salary in Houston, TX
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Elevator mechanics in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TX area earn a median of $104,350 a year, or $50.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $123,170 a year. Statewide, elevator mechanics earn a median of $102,140; Houston is 2% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $27.65/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 540
- After cost of living
- $105,800
- Median hourly pay
- $50.17/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −5%
- vs Texas median
- +2%
Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $57,520–$77,260$27.65–$37.15/hr | |
| Mechanic | $104,350$50.17/hr | |
| Top earners | $108,880–$123,170$52.35–$59.21/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Houston, TX compares
- Houston ranks 3rd of 6 Texas metro areas for elevator mechanic pay.
- Elevator mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Houston area as nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $123,170, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $57,520: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do elevator mechanics make in Houston, TX?
- Elevator mechanics in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TX area earn a median of $104,350 a year, or $50.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $123,170 a year.
- How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Houston, TX?
- The median hourly wage is $50.17. The middle half earn between $37.15 and $52.35 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Houston, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.65 an hour ($57,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $37.15.
- Do elevator mechanics make more in Houston or Dallas?
- Dallas pays more: the median is $104,350 in Houston and $108,150 in Dallas, a 4% difference.
- How does Houston pay compare with the rest of Texas?
- The Houston median of $104,350 is 2% 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 26420 (Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 (98.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures