Generator Technician Salary: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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The median annual wage for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX was $61,610 in May 2025 (BLS). The middle half of workers earned between $51,710 and $74,130.
Closest proxy Our title "Generator Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-2092 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Closest proxy: Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. This published occupation covers only part of Generator Technician; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is $5,400 above the national median of $56,210 (9.6%).
Annual wages
Generator Technician, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, annual wages: 10% earned less than $44,820, half earned less than the median of $61,610, 90% earned less than $82,060 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Annual wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,820 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $51,710 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $61,610 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $74,130 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $82,060 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $62,250 | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Hourly wages
Generator Technician, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, hourly wages: 10% earned less than $21.55, half earned less than the median of $29.62, 90% earned less than $39.45 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Hourly wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21.55 per hour | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $24.86 per hour | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $29.62 per hour | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $35.64 per hour | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $39.45 per hour | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $29.93 per hour | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
National comparison
| Measure | Annual wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,100 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $45,190 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $56,210 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $69,090 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $85,200 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $58,610 | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-2092 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
What BLS wages include. Base pay plus any guaranteed or production-based incentive pay. They leave out overtime, discretionary bonus, benefits, per diem and relocation.
BLS definitions, verbatim
wages
Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
hours
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly wages by 2,080 hours; for occupations where hourly wages are not published, annual wages were taken directly from the reported survey data.
Other markets
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Which related roles have a different BLS occupation?
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Solar Site Foreman (47-1011)What do these published wages mean for an offer?
Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, the published median for SOC 49-2092, Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, is $61,610 per year. The middle half of the Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX wage distribution runs from $51,710 to $74,130, a width of $22,420 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.
Against the United States estimate, the Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is $5,400 above the national median of $56,210. For Generator Technician, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX reports $63,910 per year, $2,300 above Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX; For Generator Technician, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX reports $61,000 per year, $610 below Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. The neighbors used for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are the nearest metro representative points with a released median, using Census geography, not a commuting or cost-of-living adjustment.
The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, read alongside Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, are Utilities at $76,570 per year (NAICS 22); Utilities at $76,570 per year (NAICS 221000); Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution at $75,460 per year (NAICS 221100). Those Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.
The Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median was $52,000 per year in May 2024, compared with $61,610 in May 2025, a published difference of $9,610. That Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $52,000 and $61,610 Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.
Before offering $61,610 per year for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, separate overtime, per diem, lodging and mobilization separately; prevailing wage obligations and union scale depend on the assignment and agreement, not a special BLS traveling-worker percentile. The Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.
The mapping for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is proxy: Closest proxy: Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers; This published occupation covers only part of Generator Technician; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role. When calibrating a Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX opening, the work checks include EGSA certification; power-equipment manufacturers/power-equipment manufacturers/power-equipment manufacturers/power-equipment manufacturers training; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.
Questions about this occupation and area
What does the middle-half band tell a Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX buyer?
Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has a published middle-half band of $51,710 to $74,130, a width of $22,420 per year, with median $61,610. An offer inside that Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX band is not automatically competitive for every scope; match the required work and the separate pay terms first.
Which areas should I compare before hiring Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX and Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX are the nearest published metro reference points used for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Comparing those Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers tables with the $61,610 Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median does not measure commuting costs or predict what a particular applicant will accept.
Are the industry figures local to Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX uses national industry rows for SOC 49-2092, not local sector-specific wages. Utilities leads the selected sortable rows at $76,570 per year, but that national industry figure is not a quoted offer for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
What changed between the releases for Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX moved from $52,000 in May 2024 to $61,610 in May 2025. These Generator Technician in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX published medians do not describe an individual raise or establish a future wage trend.
What changed since May 2024
SOC 49-2092. Published annual median: $52,000 (May 2024) and $61,610 (May 2025). These are two BLS releases, not a projection.