SOC 51-6021 · Area 26420 · May 2025

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$22,720$10.93
25th percentile$27,230$13.09
Median$29,680$14.27
75th percentile$36,730$17.66
90th percentile$38,460$18.49
Average$30,790$14.80

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: 740. 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 $27,230 to $36,730 in 2025, a span of $9,500.

The area median is the same as Texas's $29,680 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 9 other published areas
  • This area's median is $6,360 (27.3%) above the $23,320 median in El Paso, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,190 (8.0%) above the $27,490 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $1,670 (6.0%) above the $28,010 median in Lubbock, TX.
  • This area's median is $720 (2.5%) above the $28,960 median in Waco, TX.
  • This area's median is $380 (1.3%) above the $29,300 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $300 (1.0%) above the $29,380 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $260 (0.9%) below the $29,940 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,110 (6.6%) below the $31,790 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
  • This area's median is $4,620 (13.5%) below the $34,300 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, 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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