SOC 49-2096 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles in Austin, Texas is $49,840 a year ($23.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,690: half of the 130 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,560).

$49,840average per year

$23.96 / hourMedian $48,690Take-home ≈ $42,226

  • $27K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $71K90th

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

130people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,170 or more. The middle half of electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles in Austin earn between $33,210 and $59,430.

  • $27K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,840$4,153$23.96
Median$48,690$4,058$23.41
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,210$2,768$15.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,430$4,952$28.57

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

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles in Austin earn 4% less than the Texas average ($51,980) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($51,560). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $48,420.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Austin$49,840$48,690$27,350$71,170130
Texas$51,980$48,730$32,640$68,4101,210
United States$51,560$48,420$35,590$70,1708,550

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

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $49,840, a single filer in Austin takes home about $42,226 a year, or $3,519 a month and $1,624 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 Austin a good place for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $49,840 buys what about $50,823 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 3rd of 3 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($54,320).

All Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

Atlanta, GA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($71,500).

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary by city

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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary in Austin: questions

How much do electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles make an hour in Austin?

$23.96 an hour on average, and $23.41 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,210, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles take-home pay in Austin?

About $42,226 a year ($3,519 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,840. Texas has no state income tax.

Do electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,560).

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 49-2096; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.2%.
  • 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 1.84, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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