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Mechanical Drafters 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 $52,000 $25.00 25th percentile $61,710 $29.67 Median $79,380 $38.16 75th percentile $93,600 $45.00 90th percentile $106,080 $51.00 Average $80,450 $38.68
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: 4,630 . This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
The middle half of annual wages runs from $61,710 to $93,600 in 2025, a span of $31,890. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.
Compare labor markets Across 13 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $47,400 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX to $87,220 in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together. Published area Median annual pay Estimated jobs Amarillo, TX $58,580 40 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $77,160 310 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $87,220 120 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $79,380 30 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $83,200 1,620 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,250 30 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,150 40 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $78,820 1,300 Longview, TX $71,790 60 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $47,400 40 Midland, TX $86,100 40 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,240 100 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $78,110 190
Find the estimate for your county County Choose a county Anderson: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Angelina: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Armstrong: Amarillo, TX Atascosa: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Austin: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Bandera: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Bastrop: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Bee: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Bexar: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Blanco: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Brazoria: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Brooks: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Brown: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Burnet: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Caldwell: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Calhoun: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Camp: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Carson: Amarillo, TX Cass: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Chambers: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Cherokee: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Coke: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Coleman: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Collin: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Colorado: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Comal: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Comanche: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Concho: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Cooke: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Dallas: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Delta: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Denton: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX DeWitt: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Duval: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Eastland: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Ellis: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Erath: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fannin: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fayette: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fort Bend: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Franklin: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Freestone: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Galveston: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Gillespie: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Gonzales: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Gregg: Longview, TX Grimes: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Guadalupe: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Hamilton: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hardin: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Harris: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Harrison: Longview, TX Hays: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Henderson: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hidalgo: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Hill: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hood: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hopkins: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Houston: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hunt: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Jack: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Jackson: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Jasper: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Jefferson: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Jim Hogg: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Jim Wells: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Johnson: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Karnes: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Kaufman: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Kendall: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Kenedy: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Kerr: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Kimble: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Kleberg: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Lamar: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Lavaca: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Lee: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Leon: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Liberty: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Limestone: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Live Oak: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Llano: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area McCulloch: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area McMullen: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Madison: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Marion: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Martin: Midland, TX Mason: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Matagorda: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Medina: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Menard: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Midland: Midland, TX Milam: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Mills: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Montague: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Montgomery: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Morris: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Nacogdoches: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Navarro: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Newton: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Oldham: Amarillo, TX Orange: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Palo Pinto: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Panola: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Parker: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Polk: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Potter: Amarillo, TX Rains: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Randall: Amarillo, TX Red River: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Refugio: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Rockwall: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Runnels: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Rusk: Longview, TX Sabine: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area San Augustine: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area San Jacinto: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX San Saba: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Schleicher: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Shelby: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Somervell: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Starr: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Stephens: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Sterling: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Sutton: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Tarrant: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Titus: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Travis: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Trinity: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Tyler: Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Upshur: Longview, TX Van Zandt: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Walker: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Waller: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Washington: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Wharton: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Willacy: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Williamson: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Wilson: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Wise: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Wood: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Young: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Zapata: Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area View this labor market Browse all counties for their area mapping.