SOC 51-9023 · Area 4800001 · May 2025

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$36,490	$17.55
25th percentile	$36,500	$17.55
Median	$48,970	$23.54
75th percentile	$61,730	$29.68
90th percentile	$65,710	$31.59
Average	$50,450	$24.26

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: 280. 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 $36,500 to $61,730 in 2025, a span of $25,230.

The area median is $3,650 (8.1%) above Texas's $45,320 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 18 other published areas

This area's median is $11,910 (32.1%) above the $37,060 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $11,600 (31.0%) above the $37,370 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is $10,850 (28.5%) above the $38,120 median in El Paso, TX.
This area's median is $10,080 (25.9%) above the $38,890 median in Tyler, TX.
This area's median is $6,550 (15.4%) above the $42,420 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
This area's median is $6,200 (14.5%) above the $42,770 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $5,150 (11.8%) above the $43,820 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $4,610 (10.4%) above the $44,360 median in Waco, TX.
This area's median is $3,800 (8.4%) above the $45,170 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $3,650 (8.1%) above the $45,320 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $3,560 (7.8%) above the $45,410 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $3,200 (7.0%) above the $45,770 median in Longview, TX.
This area's median is $2,190 (4.7%) above the $46,780 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
This area's median is $1,650 (3.5%) above the $47,320 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
This area's median is $1,050 (2.1%) below the $50,020 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $3,390 (6.5%) below the $52,360 median in Odessa, TX.
This area's median is $5,120 (9.5%) below the $54,090 median in Midland, TX.
This area's median is $7,000 (12.5%) below the $55,970 median in Amarillo, 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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