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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area earn a median of $44,710 a year, an average of $49,130. About 1,090 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$44,710
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$49,130
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$28,860
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$78,030
Top of the range
People employed
1,090
In Corpus Christi metro area
Rent share of median wage
33.0%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Corpus Christi

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,230
per month, in Corpus Christi, TX
Income needed for median rent
$49,200
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median automotive service technicians and mechanics wage
$44,710
9.1% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
33.0%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$66,325
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Corpus Christi area. Read the Corpus Christi, TX cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Riverside, CA
+43.6%
Median $64,210
Mean $63,080
Employed 7,680
Stockton, CA
+40.6%
Median $62,840
Mean $60,240
Employed 1,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY
+3.1%
Median $46,080
Mean $49,260
Employed 1,530
Orlando, FL
+7.0%
Median $47,850
Mean $53,610
Employed 6,480
Henderson, NV
+6.6%
Median $47,650
Mean $55,500
Employed 4,970
Cincinnati, OH
+9.8%
Median $49,090
Mean $55,840
Employed 4,520
St. Paul, MN
+35.3%
Median $60,490
Mean $62,920
Employed 7,180
Newark, NJ
+29.2%
Median $57,760
Mean $61,820
Employed 28,420

See automotive service technicians and mechanics pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $44,710 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.