Local Wages 51-4041.00 - Machinists

In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $48,970.
  • 10% of workers earn $35,560 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $69,050 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $59,180.
  • 10% of workers earn $38,600 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $83,070 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $58,750.
  • 10% of workers earn $39,200 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $80,010 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$39,200$47,570$58,750$67,700$80,010
Texas$38,600$47,630$59,180$69,800$83,070
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$35,560$38,840$48,970$58,020$69,050
Abilene, TX$36,440$45,010$56,160$61,100$70,960
Amarillo, TX$33,650$33,650$41,900$64,100$80,190
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$41,740$49,230$59,030$73,040$77,650
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$44,450$49,490$59,800$76,130$103,260
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,660$45,480$47,560$66,250$81,080
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,360$40,370$50,820$62,210$81,580
College Station-Bryan, TX$39,070$52,390$55,560$61,630$66,420
Corpus Christi, TX$42,790$54,900$71,590$83,780$100,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$40,110$48,820$59,830$71,230$81,930
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,410$42,870$49,840$59,780$65,450
El Paso, TX$30,480$36,750$46,880$58,230$65,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,490$44,640$50,840$62,020$75,270
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$39,960$49,480$61,280$71,770$81,470
Killeen-Temple, TX$36,040$43,980$50,420$59,590$62,270
Longview, TX$32,440$44,260$48,350$59,140$68,550
Lubbock, TX$36,340$43,760$47,790$60,170$72,390
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$25,510$35,410$48,230$56,750$67,080
Midland, TX$40,060$48,150$58,800$63,430$75,220
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,240$45,750$52,000$60,450$74,360
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,740$42,240$49,900$61,450$77,780
Odessa, TX$40,910$48,420$59,770$63,420$78,140
San Angelo, TX$37,960$43,390$49,610$69,800$71,820
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,660$43,870$53,190$67,040$84,130
Sherman-Denison, TX$33,300$33,300$49,710$61,820$74,100
Texarkana, TX-AR$33,860$40,800$49,310$57,170$68,080
Tyler, TX$35,960$44,710$58,170$61,460$76,990
Victoria, TX$37,500$45,320$48,420$59,180$85,690
Waco, TX$36,830$45,080$50,380$70,820$95,820
Wichita Falls, TX$38,450$47,870$52,790$60,690$83,890

In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $23.54 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.10 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $33.20 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $28.45 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.56 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $39.94 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $28.24 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.85 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $38.47 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$18.85$22.87$28.24$32.55$38.47
Texas$18.56$22.90$28.45$33.56$39.94
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$17.10$18.67$23.54$27.90$33.20
Abilene, TX$17.52$21.64$27.00$29.38$34.12
Amarillo, TX$16.18$16.18$20.14$30.82$38.55
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$20.07$23.67$28.38$35.12$37.33
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$21.37$23.79$28.75$36.60$49.65
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.11$21.86$22.87$31.85$38.98
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.00$19.41$24.44$29.91$39.22
College Station-Bryan, TX$18.79$25.19$26.71$29.63$31.93
Corpus Christi, TX$20.57$26.40$34.42$40.28$48.14
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$19.28$23.47$28.76$34.25$39.39
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.99$20.61$23.96$28.74$31.47
El Paso, TX$14.66$17.67$22.54$28.00$31.56
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.02$21.46$24.44$29.82$36.19
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$19.21$23.79$29.46$34.51$39.17
Killeen-Temple, TX$17.33$21.14$24.24$28.65$29.94
Longview, TX$15.60$21.28$23.25$28.43$32.96
Lubbock, TX$17.47$21.04$22.97$28.93$34.80
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$12.26$17.02$23.19$27.29$32.25
Midland, TX$19.26$23.15$28.27$30.49$36.17
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.90$21.99$25.00$29.06$35.75
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.66$20.31$23.99$29.54$37.39
Odessa, TX$19.67$23.28$28.74$30.49$37.57
San Angelo, TX$18.25$20.86$23.85$33.56$34.53
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$18.11$21.09$25.57$32.23$40.45
Sherman-Denison, TX$16.01$16.01$23.90$29.72$35.62
Texarkana, TX-AR$16.28$19.61$23.71$27.49$32.73
Tyler, TX$17.29$21.50$27.97$29.55$37.01
Victoria, TX$18.03$21.79$23.28$28.45$41.20
Waco, TX$17.71$21.67$24.22$34.05$46.07
Wichita Falls, TX$18.49$23.02$25.38$29.18$40.33