SOC 49-9041 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Industrial Machinery Mechanics Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for industrial machinery mechanics in San Antonio, Texas is $65,680 a year ($31.58 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,760: half of the 2,950 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($68,460).

$65,680average per year

$31.58 / hourMedian $60,760Take-home ≈ $54,954

  • $44K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $96K90th

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

2,950people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#6 of 25Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Machinery Mechanics pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,770 or more. The middle half of industrial machinery mechanics in San Antonio earn between $49,150 and $80,020.

  • $44K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $96K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,680$5,473$31.58
Median$60,760$5,063$29.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,150$4,096$23.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,020$6,668$38.47

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

Industrial Machinery Mechanics pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Industrial machinery mechanics in San Antonio earn about the same as the Texas average ($65,940) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($68,460). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $64,520.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$65,680$60,760$43,830$95,7702,950
Texas$65,940$61,930$41,580$95,77056,950
United States$68,460$64,520$46,120$95,170439,640

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

Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $65,680, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $54,954 a year, or $4,579 a month and $2,114 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 San Antonio a good place for industrial machinery mechanics? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $65,680 buys what about $69,344 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 6th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Beaumont pays the most ($68,720).

All Industrial Machinery Mechanics salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for industrial machinery mechanics

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($92,050).

Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary by city

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do industrial machinery mechanics make an hour in San Antonio?

$31.58 an hour on average, and $29.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level industrial machinery mechanics salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the industrial machinery mechanics take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $54,954 a year ($4,579 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,680. Texas has no state income tax.

Do industrial machinery mechanics earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($68,460).

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 49-9041; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 0.93, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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