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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians salary in Houston, TX

The median aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $85,400 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,742 a month.

10th percentile
$48,140
25th percentile
$72,510
Median percentile
$85,400
75th percentile
$127,040
90th percentile
$131,090

Based on 2,710 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$68,909 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,400
Federal income tax−$9,958
Social Security + Medicare−$6,533
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,742
Every two weeks$2,650

Does it go far here?

$86,587Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All aircraft mechanics and service technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Texas