Texas pay · SOC 51-3093

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.

Statewide pay

BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$25,480	$12.25
25th percentile	$29,580	$14.22
Median	$33,980	$16.34
75th percentile	$37,100	$17.84
90th percentile	$45,460	$21.85
Average	$34,570	$16.62

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: 3,180. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $29,580 to $37,100 in 2025, a span of $7,520. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 8 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $26,950 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX to $41,860 in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published area	Median annual pay	Estimated jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$35,350	330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$35,240	850
El Paso, TX	$36,120	90
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$32,180	600
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$26,950	30
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$41,860	120
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$32,770	40
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$30,340	530

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