Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Texas

$55,890avg. a year
$26.87 an hour · 10,540 employed

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas earn an average of $55,890 a year. That is $5,860 (12%) more than the U.S. average of $50,030. The best-paying metro area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX at $67,500.

$49,050Median pay
$26.87Average hourly
+57%Avg. pay since 2020
#4Of 45 states

Top-paying Texas metro areas

Average pay for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by metro area. Swipe to see all 7.

15,440 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$67,500
$32.45 an hour
240 jobs
Waco, TX
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
32,320 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$45,800
$22.02 an hour
4270 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$45,060
$21.66 an hour
5370 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$43,230
$20.79 an hour
6440 jobs
Longview, TX
$38,800
$18.65 an hour
7120 jobs
El Paso, TX
$34,150
$16.42 an hour

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Texas, charted

Pay over time

Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Texas multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Texas vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$50,030$24.05
Texas$55,890$26.87
Louisiana$46,860$22.53
Oklahoma$46,600$22.40
Arkansas$43,950$21.13

Questions and answers

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Texas?

The average is $55,890 a year, and the median is $49,050. That is $5,860 (12%) more than the U.S. average of $50,030.

What is the hourly wage in Texas?

$26.87 an hour on average; the median is $23.58.

Where in Texas do they earn the most?

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($67,500), followed by Waco, TX ($46,530). The lowest average among 7 metro areas with data is El Paso, TX ($34,150).

How does Texas rank?

Texas ranks #4 of 45 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-4081. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.