Mechatronics technician salary in Texas (2026)

How much does a mechatronics technician make in Texas?

The gap between the top and bottom earners in Texas is wide. The 10th percentile sits at $41,890 and the 90th reaches $105,640, so two technicians in the same state can be more than $63,000 apart. The middle 50% earns between $44,720 and $76,330. Notice how low the 25th percentile is: at $44,720 it is barely above the 10th, which tells you a large block of Texas technicians is clustered near the bottom of the scale.

The mean of $64,270 sits almost $10,000 above the $54,460 median, and that gap is the tell. When the average pulls that far ahead of the median, a smaller group of high earners at the top is dragging the average up while the typical worker stays lower. The top decile at $105,640 is where the real money is, and it rivals the national 90th percentile. Those jobs tend to be in semiconductor fabs, aerospace, and refining automation rather than general manufacturing.

The location quotient of 1.28 is the number to remember. It means Texas has 28% more of these technicians per job than the country as a whole, so this is a place where the work exists in real numbers. The catch is that concentration has not pushed the median up. High supply of workers and a lot of lower-paying general manufacturing keep the middle of the Texas pay scale soft.

Texas mechatronics salary: BLS vs Salary.com vs Indeed

The three sources actually land close together for Texas, which is unusual. BLS puts the median at $54,460 from its employer survey. Salary.com models an average of $57,266 as of July 2026 from HR datasets. Indeed reports $27.36 an hour from job postings and self-reported pay, which annualizes to about $56,909. All three cluster in the mid-$50,000s, so you can trust that band. The Indeed figure rests on only 18 reported salaries, which is thin, so treat it as directional rather than precise.

They diverge mainly because of what each measures. BLS surveys employers and reports a true median, so it captures the low end honestly. Salary.com and Indeed lean toward advertised and self-reported pay, which usually skews a little higher because unhappy or underpaid workers report less often. When you walk into a negotiation in Texas, anchor to the BLS median of $54,460 as your floor and push toward the mean of $64,270, because that gap is where experience and a strong skill stack actually land you.

Mechatronics technician pay by metro area in Texas

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro is the biggest single market in the state, with 330 of these technicians. Its median is $52,160, slightly under the state median, and its mean is $64,920. The location quotient there is 0.82, meaning the metro is a little less concentrated than the national average even though it holds the largest raw count. The top decile in DFW reaches $93,340.

Indeed's own postings data points higher for Fort Worth specifically, at about $62,450 a year, which is closer to the metro mean than the metro median. That is a reminder that within DFW your industry matters more than your zip code. A technician in an automated distribution center or a general plant sits near that $52,160 median, while someone maintaining line robotics or semiconductor tooling pushes toward the $93,340 top.

Job outlook for mechatronics technicians in Texas

The outlook is the strongest argument for Texas. The state projects 7.8% growth for electro-mechanical and mechatronics technicians between 2024 and 2034, going from 1,190 to 1,280 jobs. Compare that with the national projection of just 0.7% over the same period. Texas is adding these roles roughly eleven times faster than the country as a whole, which is what you would expect as chip fabs and battery plants keep breaking ground here.

The state expects about 110 openings a year, and that number is bigger than the 90 net new jobs the decade adds. The difference is turnover and retirements, technicians who leave the field or age out. So even in a flat year you would see steady hiring. You can check the underlying numbers at the Texas Labor Market Information projections page.

How Texas compares with nearby states

Inside the South census region, Texas is the outlier on pay despite leading on volume. Its median of $54,460 is the lowest of the Southern states BLS reports, well behind Florida at $75,450 and Louisiana at $75,410, and even under nearby Oklahoma at $65,100. Texas employs 1,800 technicians, more than double North Carolina's 800, yet North Carolina still pays a higher median at $63,330. The pattern is consistent: Texas has the jobs, but the sheer supply of labor and a manufacturing mix weighted toward lower-margin work hold the middle of the scale down.

Who hires mechatronics technicians in Texas

The highest-paying work tends to sit in advanced manufacturing. Samsung Austin Semiconductor runs a fab campus with more than 3,300 employees and hires automation technicians to maintain material-handling systems, stockers, and rail vehicles inside the fab. That semiconductor tooling work is exactly the kind of role that lands in the upper percentiles rather than near the Texas median.

On the automotive side, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) builds trucks in San Antonio and, along with on-campus suppliers like Futaba Industrial Texas, hires industrial maintenance technicians to keep line robotics and automated equipment running. Both are the kind of large, capital-heavy operations where a mechatronics skill set moves you toward the mean and above rather than the state median.

How to earn more as a mechatronics technician in Texas

Stack the certifications that put you in the top decile

The Texas 90th percentile ($105,640) is nearly double the median, and the technicians who reach it almost always carry hard credentials. PLC programming, industrial robotics, and controls certs are what separate a general maintenance tech from an automation specialist a fab or auto plant will pay for. See the mechatronics certifications guide for the stack that maps to the higher-paying Texas employers.

Chase the industry, not just the city

Within Texas the difference between $52,160 and $93,340 in the same metro comes down to what you maintain. Semiconductor tooling, aerospace, and refining automation pay toward the top; general warehouse and light manufacturing sit near the median. Target the fabs and auto plants specifically rather than taking the first plant-floor maintenance opening that comes up.

Look across the state line or step up to engineer

Texas is the lowest-paying state in its region for this role. A move to Louisiana ($75,410 median) or Oklahoma ($65,100) can mean a real raise for the same work. If you would rather stay put, the controls track pays more: compare the numbers in the mechatronics salary guide and the controls engineer path to see where the ceiling actually is.

Sources & methodology

Figures on this page come from four independent datasets, retrieved 2026-07-14. Where they disagree, the disagreement is shown rather than averaged away; the source-comparison section explains why each number differs.

• BLS OEWS, SOC 17-3024, May 2025 national and state estimates (state file oesm25st.zip). Employer-reported, the authoritative baseline.
• Salary.com, Mechatronics Technician in Texas, as of July 01, 2026. HR-reported and modelled averages.
• Indeed, mechatronics technician salaries in Texas, based on 18 reported salaries. Posting-derived.
• Projections Central, 2024–2034 state occupational projections produced by Texas's labor market agency (state source).
• Samsung Semiconductor US job opportunities
• Toyota Texas (TMMTX) careers