Automotive Service Technician and Mechanics Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,670
25th Percentile Wage
$29,400
50th Percentile Wage
$38,180
75th Percentile Wage
$52,290
90th Percentile Wage
$63,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for automotive service technicians and mechanics in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,670.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$38,180
3.59% 7.28%
2016
$36,810
-9.43% -
2015
$40,280
4.12% -
2014
$38,620
2.30% -
2013
$37,730
6.18% -
2012
$35,400
- -

Table 2. Compare Automotive Service Technician and Mechanics Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,180 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for automotive service technicians and mechanics in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Fort Worth-Arlington is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Sherman-Denison and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sherman-Denison
$48,020
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$47,920
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$47,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$46,220
Odessa
$45,880
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$44,550
Waco
$43,580
Corpus Christi
$43,430
Abilene
$42,620
Midland
$42,280
San Angelo
$41,990
Victoria
$41,680
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,790
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,790
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,790
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,790
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,790
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,790
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$40,790
Amarillo
$40,340
College Station-Bryan
$40,190
Tyler
$39,760
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$38,850
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$38,770
Longview
$38,750
Fort Worth-Arlington
$38,180
Wichita Falls
$38,150
Texarkana-Texarkana
$37,960
Lubbock
$37,630
Brownsville-Harlingen
$37,380
Laredo
$37,350
El Paso
$36,770
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$36,600