Texas pay · SOC 51-6062

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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$22,950$11.04
25th percentile$27,360$13.15
Median$30,160$14.50
75th percentile$36,390$17.50
90th percentile$42,950$20.65
Average$32,170$15.47

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

The middle half of annual wages runs from $27,360 to $36,390 in 2025, a span of $9,030. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 4 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $29,300 in El Paso, TX to $34,650 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$34,650190
El Paso, TX$29,30070
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$33,630150
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29,54050

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