Texas pay · SOC 19-4031

Chemical Technicians

May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.

Statewide pay

BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$43,970$21.14
25th percentile$49,580$23.84
Median$62,580$30.09
75th percentile$85,910$41.30
90th percentile$105,650$50.79
Average$70,480$33.89

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: 6,090. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $49,580 to $85,910 in 2025, a span of $36,330. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 15 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $34,140 in College Station-Bryan, TX to $83,380 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Amarillo, TX$44,61030
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$54,710300
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$79,290350
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaNot released220
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,14080
Corpus Christi, TX$60,530200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$62,990950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$66,05030
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$65,0502,620
Longview, TX$65,76040
Midland, TX$61,690160
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$58,57090
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$83,380150
Odessa, TX$60,580100
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$49,810300
Waco, TX$53,66080

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