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Fleet Mechanic (city/county) in Texas

Texas State Auditor's Office (SAO), State Classification Team lists 5 job classes for this work in the Texas state pay plan: Motor Vehicle Technician I–V.

$33,840 – $81,351
state pay plan range, a year
5
classes in the state plan
$58,810
median pay in TX, all employers
29,870
workers in TX (SOC 49-3031)

Sources: Texas State Auditor's Office (SAO), State Classification Team, Texas State Classification Plan — Job Description Index and Salary Schedules A, B and C (FY 2026–27); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Texas state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 1, 2025. These are the ranges Texas sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Motor Vehicle Technician I
Class 9416 · class description
Grade A12
$33,840 – $49,798 a year
Motor Vehicle Technician II
Class 9417 · class description
Grade A14
$37,144 – $55,134 a year
Motor Vehicle Technician III
Class 9418 · class description
Grade A16
$40,918 – $61,130 a year
Motor Vehicle Technician IV
Class 9419 · class description
Grade A18
$45,521 – $71,055 a year
Motor Vehicle Technician V
Class 9420 · class description
Grade A20
$51,158 – $81,351 a year

Schedule: Salary Schedule A (FY 2026–27). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Texas State Auditor's Office (SAO), State Classification Team, Texas State Classification Plan — Job Description Index and Salary Schedules A, B and C (FY 2026–27). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Texas, all employers Sourced

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (SOC 49-3031) in Texas, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureTX
Workers29,870
10th percentile$40,930
Median$58,810
90th percentile$81,660
National median, government employers$65,270

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Texas

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Fleet Mechanic (city/county) page.

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