State Pricing · Updated 14 November 2026
Texas
Spring Replacement Cost
What a garage door spring replacement should cost in Texas and its four biggest metros, worked out from the wages BLS publishes for garage door mechanics and the prices spring suppliers charge. The short version: Texas runs a little under the national figure, and the big metros sit close to it.
Headline number: $135 to $500 for a pair of torsion springs installed in Texas, or $100 to $345 for a door with one torsion spring, parts, labor and the service call included. Dallas-Fort Worth: $140 to $515; Houston: $140 to $510 for a pair.
The arithmetic, pair: our national model is $145 to $520; we keep its parts and multiply its labor by the Texas mean wage $25.45 / national mean $27.67 = 0.920; parts $70.76 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.920 = $68.98 to $183.95: $139.74 to $499.83, rounded out to the nearest $5.
Our estimate, not a quote. Wage: occupation 49-9011, Mechanical Door Repairers, BLS OEWS Texas table, May 2025 estimates (published 15 May 2026, read 14 October 2026). Spring prices from DDM Garage Doors and DIY Garage Door Parts, labor rates from the Yelp cost guide, read 13 October 2026 and re-read 14 October 2026.
Texas garage door spring replacement cost by metro
The same method for each Texas metro BLS publishes a wage for. All figures are for a pair of torsion springs, installed.
| Area, and the BLS mean wage behind it (May 2025) | Estimate, pair |
|---|---|
| San AntonioSan Antonio-New Braunfels metro: $27.12 an hour, labor x 0.980 | $140-$515 |
| Dallas-Fort WorthDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro: $26.96 an hour, labor x 0.974 | $140-$515 |
| HoustonHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro: $26.62 an hour, labor x 0.962 | $140-$510 |
| AustinAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro: $24.32 an hour, labor x 0.879 | $135-$495 |
| Killeen-TempleKilleen-Temple metro: $22.62 an hour, labor x 0.817 | $130-$480 |
| El PasoEl Paso metro: $20.86 an hour, labor x 0.754 | $125-$470 |
| Texas, statewideTexas: $25.45 an hour, labor x 0.920 | $135-$500 |
| United States (our national model)National: $27.67 an hour, labor x 1.000 | $145-$520 |
How each row is worked out (estimates): the national estimate is parts $70.76 to $315.88 plus labor $75 to $200. Each row multiplies the labor by the area's mean hourly wage for occupation 49-9011, Mechanical Door Repairers, divided by the national mean, and keeps the parts as they are. This assumes labor charges move with technician pay, which BLS does not measure, so read the rows as the likely size of regional differences, not as local quotes.
Show the arithmetic for every row
- San Antonio: area mean $27.12 / national mean $27.67 = 0.980; parts $70.76 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.980 = $73.51 to $196.02: $144.27 to $511.90, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Dallas-Fort Worth: area mean $26.96 / national mean $27.67 = 0.974; parts $70.76 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.974 = $73.08 to $194.87: $143.84 to $510.75, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Houston: area mean $26.62 / national mean $27.67 = 0.962; parts $70.76 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.962 = $72.15 to $192.41: $142.91 to $508.29, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Austin: area mean $24.32 / national mean $27.67 = 0.879; parts $70.76 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.879 = $65.92 to $175.79: $136.68 to $491.67, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Killeen-Temple: area mean $22.62 / national mean $27.67 = 0.817; parts $70.76 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.817 = $61.31 to $163.50: $132.07 to $479.38, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- El Paso: area mean $20.86 / national mean $27.67 = 0.754; parts $70.76 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.754 = $56.54 to $150.78: $127.30 to $466.66, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Texas, statewide: state mean $25.45 / national mean $27.67 = 0.920; parts $70.76 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.920 = $68.98 to $183.95: $139.74 to $499.83, rounded out to the nearest $5.
Wages: mean hourly wage, occupation 49-9011, Mechanical Door Repairers (which BLS says includes garage door mechanics), from the May 2025 state and metropolitan-area estimates, published 15 May 2026 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, read 14 October 2026). BLS withholds a figure where it does not meet its quality standards or would identify a survey respondent (OEWS questions and answers).
How we price this: Our ranges are estimates built from published inputs, not quotes: retail spring prices, the service-call and hourly rates in Yelp's cost guide, and job times from HomeAdvisor and Yelp. Low ends are rounded down and high ends up to the nearest $5. Sources, first read 13 October 2026 and re-read 14 October 2026: DDM Garage Doors, DIY Garage Door Parts, Yelp cost guide, HomeAdvisor and DDM Garage Doors, door weights. HomeAdvisor and Angi are both owned by Angi Inc., which pays this site a commission for quote requests. (Angi Inc. 2025 Form 10-K)
Show the arithmetic
- Pair of torsion springs replaced (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $145 to $520. parts 2 x $35.38 to 2 x $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $145.76 to $515.88, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- One torsion spring replaced (per spring; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $110 to $360. parts $35.38 to $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $110.38 to $357.94, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair, door about 240 to 330 lb (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $180 to $520. parts 2 x $53.81 to 2 x $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $182.62 to $515.88, rounded out to the nearest $5.
Parts are priced at what the two suppliers charge the public. Installers buy for less and many mark parts up, and neither figure is published, so a quote's parts line can be higher than ours.
Wage check: The BLS puts the median mechanical door repairer (the occupation that includes garage door mechanics) at $26.79 an hour (May 2025). Wages are 70.0% of private-industry employer costs (June 2026), so that technician costs an employer about $38.27 an hour before the van, insurance, overhead and profit. Yelp's $40 to $100 hourly rate sits at or above that cost, which is what a billed rate should do. (BLS OEWS, 49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers; BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation)
What sets the Texas price
In our model only the labor line moves with the state, because the springs are the same parts sold at the same online prices everywhere. BLS puts the mean hourly wage for mechanical door repairers, the occupation that includes garage door mechanics, at $25.45 in Texas and $27.67 nationally, -8.0 percent (May 2025). Texas ranks 33rd of the 45 states with a published figure, but it has the second-largest workforce in the occupation, about 2,010 people, 740 of them in Dallas-Fort Worth and 400 in Houston.
The four big metros are close together: San Antonio $27.12, Dallas-Fort Worth $26.96 and Houston $26.62 an hour, all a little under the national mean, with Austin lower at $24.32. In a quote, that difference is tens of dollars at most; most of the spread is the spring itself, from $35.38 to $157.94 each at the two suppliers we price from.
Two typical Texas jobs
A heavy 16x7 double-car door in Houston, pair of torsion springs: about $175 to $510. DDM Garage Doors gives 260 lb for a Clopay 2-inch sandwich door and 240 to 360 lb for wood panel doors, so on two springs each lifts 120 to 180 lb. The arithmetic: parts $107.62 to $315.88, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.962 = $72.15 to $192.41: $179.77 to $508.29, rounded out to the nearest $5. More in the 16x7 garage door spring cost guide.
A single-car door with one torsion spring in Dallas-Fort Worth: about $105 to $355 (parts $35.38 to $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 x 0.974 = $73.08 to $194.87: $108.46 to $352.81, rounded out to the nearest $5). For one-spring doors, see the single spring system replacement cost; for the usual two-spring job line by line, the torsion spring replacement cost guide.
Windstorm rules on the Gulf coast
The Texas Department of Insurance tells coastal homeowners to ask their insurance agent whether repairs must meet the International Building Code or International Residential Code. Those rules apply if your home is “in the first row of Texas counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico”, or in La Porte, Morgan's Point, Pasadena, Seabrook or Shore Acres, the Harris County cities east of State Highway 146 that TDI names. Inspected repairs that comply get a Certificate of Compliance, Form WPI-8, and TDI advises: “Don't make your final payment until the contractor finishes all work and a Certificate of Compliance, Form WPI-8, is issued by TDI for the work performed.” On garage doors it adds that “garage door assemblies must be installed in strict accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions and their tested high wind application” (Texas Department of Insurance, Making repairs after a storm, read 14 October 2026).
We found no published source that measures a spring price premium for wind-rated doors, so our estimate adds none. Springs are sized to the door's weight, so a heavier door needs heavier springs, which cost more at the supplier. If your policy is with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, ask your agent before the work whether it needs an inspection.
What to ask a Texas contractor
- Is your quote inclusive of parts, labor, the service call and any after-hours charge?
- Is there a travel charge to my address?
- Which springs are you fitting: wire size, length and cycle rating, sized to my door's weight?
- If I am on the coast: are you familiar with the TDI windstorm inspection program?
- What is the written warranty on parts and on labor?
Related cost guides on this site
- Torsion spring replacement cost
- 16x7 door spring cost
- Single spring system replacement cost
- High-cycle spring upgrade cost
- Garage door spring replacement cost by state (calculator)
- California spring replacement cost
- Florida spring replacement cost
- Georgia spring replacement cost
- North Carolina spring replacement cost
- Sister site: full door install cost
Frequently Asked
How much does garage door spring replacement cost in Texas?
On our estimate, $135 to $500 for a pair of torsion springs installed, and $100 to $345 when the door has a single torsion spring, parts, labor and the service call included. That is the site's national model with its labor line multiplied by 0.920, the Texas mean wage for mechanical door repairers divided by the national mean (BLS, May 2025: $25.45 against $27.67 an hour). It is an estimate, not a quote.
How much does it cost in Houston, Dallas, Austin or San Antonio?
On our estimates for a pair of torsion springs: Dallas-Fort Worth $140 to $515, Houston $140 to $510, San Antonio $140 to $515 and Austin $135 to $495. Each uses that metro's mean wage for mechanical door repairers (BLS, May 2025): $26.96, $26.62, $27.12 and $24.32 an hour.
Is Texas cheaper than California?
On wage data, yes, a little. The Texas mean wage for the occupation is $25.45 an hour against $29.78 in California (BLS, May 2025). In our model that moves only the labor line, so a pair comes to $135 to $500 in Texas and $150 to $535 in California. Texas employs about 2,010 mechanical door repairers, second only to California's 2,680 among states with a published count.
Do coastal Texas homes need a windstorm inspection for garage door work?
It depends on your insurance. The Texas Department of Insurance says to contact your insurance agent to find out whether repairs must meet the International Building Code or International Residential Code; those rules apply in the first row of counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico and in La Porte, Morgan's Point, Pasadena, Seabrook and Shore Acres. If inspected repairs comply, TDI issues a Certificate of Compliance, Form WPI-8, and it advises not to make the final payment until that certificate is issued. We found no source for a spring price premium on wind-rated doors, so our estimate adds none.
Does it cost more in rural Texas?
We cannot measure that from wage data: the lowest Texas metro wages BLS publishes are in El Paso ($20.86 an hour, a pair at $125 to $470 on our estimate) and Killeen-Temple, and it publishes no Texas nonmetropolitan figure for the occupation. Distance can add to the call-out itself, so ask whether the quote includes a travel charge.