Texas pay · SOC 51-6031

Sewing Machine Operators

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$21,420$10.30
25th percentile$26,200$12.60
Median$31,000$14.90
75th percentile$37,400$17.98
90th percentile$44,290$21.29
Average$32,430$15.59

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: 6,950. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $26,200 to $37,400 in 2025, a span of $11,200. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 19 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $22,400 in El Paso, TX to $36,380 in Odessa, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Amarillo, TX$31,51040
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,890380
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,23050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28,34060
Corpus Christi, TX$30,300100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$35,2602,420
El Paso, TX$22,400720
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,050150
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$33,5301,270
Longview, TX$36,29050
Lubbock, TX$29,90040
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29,280230
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28,97040
Odessa, TX$36,38040
San Angelo, TX$27,01030
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,760360
Tyler, TX$29,03060
Waco, TX$28,23070
Wichita Falls, TX$29,11050

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