SOC 49-9044 · Area 4800006 · May 2025
Millwrights
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,310 | $13.61 |
| 25th percentile | $38,640 | $18.58 |
| Median | $59,530 | $28.62 |
| 75th percentile | $76,630 | $36.84 |
| 90th percentile | $83,990 | $40.38 |
| Average | $59,940 | $28.82 |
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: 130. 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 $38,640 to $76,630 in 2025, a span of $37,990.
The area median is $3,100 (4.9%) below Texas's $62,630 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 12 other published areas
- This area's median is $9,500 (19.0%) above the $50,030 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,510 (12.3%) above the $53,020 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $4,110 (7.4%) above the $55,420 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,460 (4.3%) above the $57,070 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $1,090 (1.9%) above the $58,440 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $130 (0.2%) above the $59,400 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $1,010 (1.7%) below the $60,540 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,360 (6.8%) below the $63,890 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $4,540 (7.1%) below the $64,070 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $4,710 (7.3%) below the $64,240 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $5,970 (9.1%) below the $65,500 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $8,220 (12.1%) below the $67,750 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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.
- Bee County
- Brooks County
- Calhoun County
- Colorado County
- DeWitt County
- Duval County
- Gonzales County
- Jackson County
- Jim Hogg County
- Jim Wells County
- Karnes County
- Kenedy County
- Kleberg County
- Lavaca County
- Live Oak County
- McMullen County
- Matagorda County
- Refugio County
- Starr County
- Wharton County
- Willacy County
- Zapata County
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