Texas pay · SOC 51-4021

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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$36,770$17.68
25th percentile$40,760$19.60
Median$45,890$22.06
75th percentile$50,050$24.06
90th percentile$62,830$30.21
Average$47,440$22.81

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: 4,070. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $40,760 to $50,050 in 2025, a span of $9,290. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 6 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $40,790 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX to $56,590 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,5901,460
El Paso, TX$43,890110
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$56,59080
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$42,6501,090
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$44,200340
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$40,790100

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