Texas pay · SOC 51-4081

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.

Statewide pay

BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$33,430$16.07
25th percentile$39,460$18.97
Median$49,050$23.58
75th percentile$80,110$38.52
90th percentile$80,110$38.52
Average$55,890$26.87

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: 10,540. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $39,460 to $80,110 in 2025, a span of $40,650. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 11 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $28,970 in El Paso, TX to $80,110 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$43,700270
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$41,92060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$80,1105,440
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,50070
El Paso, TX$28,970120
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,780130
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$42,0502,320
Longview, TX$37,540440
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,750220
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,340370
Waco, TX$45,47040

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