SOC 51-9011 · Area 4800004 · May 2025

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$36,360	$17.48
25th percentile	$45,850	$22.04
Median	$60,990	$29.32
75th percentile	$62,950	$30.27
90th percentile	$62,950	$30.27
Average	$56,430	$27.13

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 270. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $45,850 to $62,950 in 2025, a span of $17,100.

The area median is $840 (1.4%) above Texas's $60,150 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 17 other published areas

This area's median is $24,560 (67.4%) above the $36,430 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $23,730 (63.7%) above the $37,260 median in Waco, TX.
This area's median is $19,170 (45.8%) above the $41,820 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
This area's median is $16,590 (37.4%) above the $44,400 median in Tyler, TX.
This area's median is $13,760 (29.1%) above the $47,230 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $13,670 (28.9%) above the $47,320 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is $13,410 (28.2%) above the $47,580 median in Midland, TX.
This area's median is $5,910 (10.7%) above the $55,080 median in Victoria, TX.
This area's median is $5,800 (10.5%) above the $55,190 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $5,250 (9.4%) above the $55,740 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $4,950 (8.8%) above the $56,040 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
This area's median is $1,500 (2.5%) above the $59,490 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
This area's median is $18,440 (23.2%) below the $79,430 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $19,790 (24.5%) below the $80,780 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $21,490 (26.1%) below the $82,480 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $30,570 (33.4%) below the $91,560 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
This area's median is $35,800 (37.0%) below the $96,790 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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