SOC 49-3023 · Area 48660 · May 2025
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Wichita Falls, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,140 | $14.01 |
| 25th percentile | $35,140 | $16.89 |
| Median | $44,780 | $21.53 |
| 75th percentile | $59,330 | $28.52 |
| 90th percentile | $76,080 | $36.58 |
| Average | $48,130 | $23.14 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 440. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $35,140 to $59,330 in 2025, a span of $24,190.
The area median is $3,530 (7.3%) below Texas's $48,310 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 31 other published areas
- This area's median is $5,620 (14.4%) above the $39,160 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $5,330 (13.5%) above the $39,450 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $4,860 (12.2%) above the $39,920 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $530 (1.2%) above the $44,250 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $420 (0.9%) above the $44,360 median in Eagle Pass, TX.
- This area's median is $190 (0.4%) above the $44,590 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $70 (0.2%) above the $44,710 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $160 (0.4%) below the $44,940 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $170 (0.4%) below the $44,950 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $280 (0.6%) below the $45,060 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $1,080 (2.4%) below the $45,860 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,090 (2.4%) below the $45,870 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $1,350 (2.9%) below the $46,130 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,410 (3.1%) below the $46,190 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $1,590 (3.4%) below the $46,370 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,620 (3.5%) below the $46,400 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $2,010 (4.3%) below the $46,790 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $2,100 (4.5%) below the $46,880 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $2,270 (4.8%) below the $47,050 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $2,650 (5.6%) below the $47,430 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,730 (5.7%) below the $47,510 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $4,140 (8.5%) below the $48,920 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,250 (8.7%) below the $49,030 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $4,300 (8.8%) below the $49,080 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $4,410 (9.0%) below the $49,190 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,940 (9.9%) below the $49,720 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $5,010 (10.1%) below the $49,790 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,200 (10.4%) below the $49,980 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,210 (10.4%) below the $49,990 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $5,830 (11.5%) below the $50,610 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $6,160 (12.1%) below the $50,940 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
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