Local Wages 51-9124.00 - Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $46,950.
  • 10% of workers earn $34,210 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $61,480 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $46,750.
  • 10% of workers earn $33,790 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $78,560 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $48,250.
  • 10% of workers earn $36,260 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $74,730 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$36,260$40,590$48,250$59,680$74,730
Texas$33,790$38,130$46,750$58,170$78,560
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$34,210$38,520$46,950$57,430$61,480
Abilene, TX$36,400$38,690$47,250$48,330$56,830
Amarillo, TX$35,710$35,710$37,530$56,390$62,780
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,980$39,360$46,640$58,430$77,740
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$33,930$39,940$47,630$55,570$59,580
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$32,370$35,200$36,520$45,800$46,000
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$31,740$38,230$47,150$50,000$60,000
College Station-Bryan, TX$29,630$34,950$44,350$52,030$62,730
Corpus Christi, TX$32,550$35,470$45,260$49,610$59,440
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$34,060$39,220$49,350$70,760$85,280
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$31,200$38,760$45,680$55,220$62,900
El Paso, TX$27,920$32,210$38,320$46,170$59,950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,280$42,670$49,640$55,030$65,510
Killeen-Temple, TX$33,830$37,560$45,110$58,760$77,300
Laredo, TX$25,890$29,310$38,450$45,570$58,250
Longview, TX$30,810$37,350$45,310$53,340$59,900
Lubbock, TX$30,410$36,750$42,240$49,270$62,160
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,830$30,640$36,670$45,760$56,620
Midland, TX$33,790$33,790$46,490$56,330$63,770
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,390$37,610$44,080$48,810$61,110
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$32,100$39,770$45,880$55,510$58,620
Odessa, TX$33,420$38,500$47,340$60,560$64,780
San Angelo, TX$31,350$37,320$46,530$54,910$58,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$35,340$40,000$45,400$60,370$79,190
Sherman-Denison, TX$34,900$39,060$45,320$56,400$58,390
Texarkana, TX-AR$33,530$35,320$39,940$47,440$60,330
Tyler, TX$30,850$35,430$42,380$55,430$69,490
Victoria, TX$35,360$40,360$45,420$49,200$50,510
Waco, TX$36,780$41,710$46,010$57,810$81,720
Wichita Falls, TX$32,440$34,590$46,380$59,950$73,920

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $22.57 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $16.45 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $29.56 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $22.48 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $16.25 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $37.77 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $23.20 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.43 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $35.93 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$17.43$19.52$23.20$28.69$35.93
Texas$16.25$18.33$22.48$27.97$37.77
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$16.45$18.52$22.57$27.61$29.56
Abilene, TX$17.50$18.60$22.72$23.24$27.32
Amarillo, TX$17.17$17.17$18.04$27.11$30.18
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$17.30$18.93$22.42$28.09$37.38
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$16.31$19.20$22.90$26.72$28.64
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$15.56$16.92$17.56$22.02$22.12
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$15.26$18.38$22.67$24.04$28.85
College Station-Bryan, TX$14.25$16.81$21.32$25.01$30.16
Corpus Christi, TX$15.65$17.05$21.76$23.85$28.58
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$16.38$18.86$23.73$34.02$41.00
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$15.00$18.64$21.96$26.55$30.24
El Paso, TX$13.42$15.49$18.43$22.20$28.82
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.48$20.52$23.87$26.46$31.50
Killeen-Temple, TX$16.26$18.06$21.69$28.25$37.16
Laredo, TX$12.45$14.09$18.48$21.91$28.00
Longview, TX$14.81$17.96$21.79$25.64$28.80
Lubbock, TX$14.62$17.67$20.31$23.69$29.88
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$13.86$14.73$17.63$22.00$27.22
Midland, TX$16.25$16.25$22.35$27.08$30.66
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.54$18.08$21.19$23.47$29.38
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$15.43$19.12$22.06$26.69$28.19
Odessa, TX$16.07$18.51$22.76$29.12$31.14
San Angelo, TX$15.07$17.94$22.37$26.40$27.89
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$16.99$19.23$21.83$29.02$38.07
Sherman-Denison, TX$16.78$18.78$21.79$27.12$28.07
Texarkana, TX-AR$16.12$16.98$19.20$22.81$29.00
Tyler, TX$14.83$17.04$20.37$26.65$33.41
Victoria, TX$17.00$19.40$21.84$23.65$24.29
Waco, TX$17.69$20.05$22.12$27.79$39.29
Wichita Falls, TX$15.60$16.63$22.30$28.82$35.54