SOC 49-3021 · Odessa, TX metro

Automotive Body and Related Repairers Salary in Odessa, TX

The average salary for automotive body and related repairers in Odessa, Texas is $61,440 a year ($29.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,100: half of the 100 people in this job in the Odessa, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,690).

$61,440average per year

$29.54 / hourMedian $55,100Take-home ≈ $51,547

  • $34K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $70K75th
  • $104K90th

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

100people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 23Texas metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Automotive Body and Related Repairers pay range in Odessa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,320 or more. The middle half of automotive body and related repairers in Odessa earn between $46,840 and $70,410.

  • $34K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $70K75th
  • $104K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,440$5,120$29.54
Median$55,100$4,592$26.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,840$3,903$22.52
Experienced (75th percentile)$70,410$5,868$33.85

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

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

Automotive body and related repairers in Odessa earn 8% more than the Texas average ($57,030) and about the same as the U.S. average ($59,690). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $54,890.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Odessa$61,440$55,100$34,200$104,320100
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 Odessa

On the average salary of $61,440, a single filer in Odessa takes home about $51,547 a year, or $4,296 a month and $1,983 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 Odessa a good place for automotive body and related repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Odessa area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $61,440 buys what about $65,434 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Odessa ($48,590). A typical home costs $256,700, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in other Texas cities

Odessa ranks 3rd 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).

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in Odessa: questions

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

$29.54 an hour on average, and $26.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,547 a year ($4,296 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,440. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Odessa, TX (36220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • 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 1.23, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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