Compared with the local labor market
Motor Vehicle Technician III pay vs. Texas
Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — about 69,750 people — is $48,310. Texas Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $63,866 for this role, 32% above that figure — about the 76th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Texas Department of Transportation sits in the local pay range
$29,360
$36,650
$48,310
$62,270
$81,720
Texas Department of Transportation median · $63,866
The bar is the range of annual wages for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Texas Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — about 704,640 people — is $50,620. Texas Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 67th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$34,660
$38,900
$50,620
$70,430
$81,790
Texas Department of Transportation median · $63,866
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Texas Department of Transportation is $63,866, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Texas
Motor Vehicle Technician III is held in 3 Texas departments. In Texas Department of Transportation, the median of $58,400 ranks #1 of 3.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Motor Vehicle Technician III role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.