SOC 43-5111 · Area 26420 · May 2025
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,600 | $16.64 |
| 25th percentile | $38,500 | $18.51 |
| Median | $47,710 | $22.94 |
| 75th percentile | $55,260 | $26.57 |
| 90th percentile | $58,410 | $28.08 |
| Average | $47,070 | $22.63 |
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: 1,010. 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 $38,500 to $55,260 in 2025, a span of $16,760.
The area median is the same as Texas's $47,710 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 14 other published areas
- This area's median is $13,740 (40.4%) above the $33,970 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $10,200 (27.2%) above the $37,510 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $9,620 (25.3%) above the $38,090 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,070 (11.9%) above the $42,640 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $4,840 (11.3%) above the $42,870 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,050 (9.3%) above the $43,660 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,880 (8.9%) above the $43,830 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,250 (7.3%) above the $44,460 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $2,600 (5.8%) above the $45,110 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $1,610 (3.5%) above the $46,100 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,740 (3.5%) below the $49,450 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $1,840 (3.7%) below the $49,550 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $3,240 (6.4%) below the $50,950 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $4,710 (9.0%) below the $52,420 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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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