SOC 49-9043 · Area 48660 · May 2025
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Wichita Falls, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,250 | $19.35 |
| 25th percentile | $45,830 | $22.04 |
| Median | $54,960 | $26.42 |
| 75th percentile | $64,800 | $31.15 |
| 90th percentile | $71,300 | $34.28 |
| Average | $56,330 | $27.08 |
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: 40. 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 $45,830 to $64,800 in 2025, a span of $18,970.
The area median is $4,320 (7.3%) below Texas's $59,280 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 22 other published areas
- This area's median is $11,210 (25.6%) above the $43,750 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $10,340 (23.2%) above the $44,620 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $9,940 (22.1%) above the $45,020 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $8,900 (19.3%) above the $46,060 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $8,530 (18.4%) above the $46,430 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $6,420 (13.2%) above the $48,540 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,320 (10.7%) above the $49,640 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $5,010 (10.0%) above the $49,950 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,590 (9.1%) above the $50,370 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,850 (7.5%) above the $51,110 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $1,580 (2.8%) below the $56,540 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $2,040 (3.6%) below the $57,000 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $3,350 (5.7%) below the $58,310 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $3,440 (5.9%) below the $58,400 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $3,690 (6.3%) below the $58,650 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $4,450 (7.5%) below the $59,410 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $5,300 (8.8%) below the $60,260 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $5,810 (9.6%) below the $60,770 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $6,420 (10.5%) below the $61,380 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,050 (11.4%) below the $62,010 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $11,950 (17.9%) below the $66,910 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $36,480 (39.9%) below the $91,440 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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