SOC 51-6031 · Area 21340 · May 2025
Sewing Machine Operators
El Paso, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,290 | $8.79 |
| 25th percentile | $19,580 | $9.41 |
| Median | $22,400 | $10.77 |
| 75th percentile | $27,290 | $13.12 |
| 90th percentile | $36,950 | $17.77 |
| Average | $24,640 | $11.84 |
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: 720. 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 $19,580 to $27,290 in 2025, a span of $7,710.
The area median is $8,600 (27.7%) below Texas's $31,000 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 18 other published areas
- This area's median is $4,610 (17.1%) below the $27,010 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $5,830 (20.7%) below the $28,230 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $5,940 (21.0%) below the $28,340 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,570 (22.7%) below the $28,970 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,630 (22.8%) below the $29,030 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $6,710 (23.1%) below the $29,110 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $6,830 (23.4%) below the $29,230 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $6,880 (23.5%) below the $29,280 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,360 (24.7%) below the $29,760 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $7,500 (25.1%) below the $29,900 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $7,650 (25.5%) below the $30,050 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,900 (26.1%) below the $30,300 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $9,110 (28.9%) below the $31,510 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $11,130 (33.2%) below the $33,530 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $12,860 (36.5%) below the $35,260 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $13,490 (37.6%) below the $35,890 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $13,890 (38.3%) below the $36,290 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $13,980 (38.4%) below the $36,380 median in Odessa, 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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