SOC 49-3021 · Longview, TX metro

Automotive Body and Related Repairers Salary in Longview, TX

The average salary for automotive body and related repairers in Longview, Texas is $54,000 a year ($25.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,780: half of the 120 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,690).

$54,000average per year

$25.96 / hourMedian $49,780Take-home ≈ $45,569

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  • $58K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#10 of 23Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Automotive Body and Related Repairers pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,660 or more. The middle half of automotive body and related repairers in Longview earn between $40,240 and $58,000.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,000$4,500$25.96
Median$49,780$4,148$23.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,240$3,353$19.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,000$4,833$27.88

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers pay in Longview vs. Texas and the U.S.

Automotive body and related repairers in Longview earn 5% less than the Texas average ($57,030) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($59,690). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $54,890.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Longview$54,000$49,780$29,980$91,660120
Texas$57,030$51,700$34,140$78,57014,070
United States$59,690$54,890$36,910$87,940149,310

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary after taxes in Longview

On the average salary of $54,000, a single filer in Longview takes home about $45,569 a year, or $3,797 a month and $1,753 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Longview a good place for automotive body and related repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $54,000 buys what about $60,345 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in other Texas cities

Longview ranks 10th of 23 Texas metro areas for this job; Sherman pays the most ($66,340).

All Automotive Body and Related Repairers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for automotive body and related repairers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($92,390).

Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary by city

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in Longview: questions

How much do automotive body and related repairers make an hour in Longview?

$25.96 an hour on average, and $23.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level automotive body and related repairers salary in Longview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the automotive body and related repairers take-home pay in Longview?

About $45,569 a year ($3,797 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,000. Texas has no state income tax.

Do automotive body and related repairers earn more in Longview than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,690).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-3021; area Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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