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          Wages for Food Preparation Workers in TEXAS

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $12.41 $14.40 $16.98 $18.53 $21.80
          Yearly $25,810 $29,950 $35,320 $38,550 $45,340
          Texas Hourly $10.96 $13.04 $14.74 $17.81 $20.41
          Yearly $22,790 $27,110 $30,650 $37,050 $42,450
          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.94 $11.05 $12.96 $17.26 $18.27
          Yearly $20,670 $22,990 $26,960 $35,900 $38,010
          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.70 $11.84 $13.80 $17.20 $18.22
          Yearly $22,250 $24,630 $28,700 $35,770 $37,890
          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly $10.38 $11.55 $13.12 $14.26 $17.11
          Yearly $21,580 $24,030 $27,290 $29,660 $35,600
          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.07 $11.14 $13.67 $17.46 $18.34
          Yearly $18,870 $23,180 $28,430 $36,310 $38,150
          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.70 $13.77 $16.53 $17.47 $21.77
          Yearly $22,250 $28,630 $34,380 $36,350 $45,290
          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.18 $10.48 $12.41 $14.66 $17.33
          Yearly $19,100 $21,800 $25,810 $30,490 $36,040
          Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.49 $11.65 $13.52 $16.54 $18.04
          Yearly $21,810 $24,240 $28,120 $34,400 $37,520
          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.01 $13.10 $13.79 $16.52 $18.25
          Yearly $22,890 $27,250 $28,690 $34,370 $37,960
          Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.36 $12.34 $14.80 $18.56 $22.20
          Yearly $21,550 $25,670 $30,780 $38,610 $46,180
          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.65 $11.87 $13.58 $15.97 $18.32
          Yearly $22,160 $24,680 $28,250 $33,220 $38,110
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.18 $13.52 $16.84 $18.17 $20.13
          Yearly $23,250 $28,110 $35,020 $37,790 $41,870
          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.59 $10.85 $12.59 $14.91 $18.30
          Yearly $19,950 $22,560 $26,180 $31,010 $38,060
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.23 $13.36 $16.54 $17.86 $20.27
          Yearly $23,360 $27,790 $34,390 $37,140 $42,170
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.16 $11.60 $13.38 $15.41 $18.04
          Yearly $21,130 $24,130 $27,820 $32,040 $37,520
          Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.83 $12.57 $17.17 $17.95 $17.95
          Yearly $22,530 $26,140 $35,700 $37,340 $37,340
          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.00 $11.35 $13.00 $16.00 $17.33
          Yearly $20,800 $23,610 $27,040 $33,270 $36,050
          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.83 $10.85 $13.17 $18.17 $18.17
          Yearly $20,450 $22,570 $27,390 $37,790 $37,790
          Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.71 $11.00 $13.31 $17.62 $18.23
          Yearly $20,190 $22,870 $27,680 $36,650 $37,910
          Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.05 $13.04 $14.69 $17.93 $19.04
          Yearly $22,980 $27,120 $30,550 $37,290 $39,600
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.95 $13.11 $16.77 $18.61 $20.97
          Yearly $26,940 $27,260 $34,880 $38,720 $43,610
          Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.34 $11.74 $13.76 $16.55 $18.13
          Yearly $21,510 $24,410 $28,620 $34,430 $37,720
          San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.53 $12.67 $13.77 $16.45 $18.29
          Yearly $21,900 $26,350 $28,640 $34,210 $38,040
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.22 $13.74 $15.96 $18.47 $21.10
          Yearly $25,420 $28,570 $33,200 $38,410 $43,890
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $11.69 $13.42 $14.78 $17.81 $21.21
          Yearly $24,320 $27,910 $30,740 $37,040 $44,110
          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.31 $11.60 $13.10 $17.27 $20.43
          Yearly $21,430 $24,120 $27,250 $35,930 $42,490
          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.92 $12.52 $14.02 $16.78 $18.44
          Yearly $22,700 $26,050 $29,160 $34,900 $38,360
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.56 $11.70 $13.53 $15.36 $17.78
          Yearly $21,970 $24,340 $28,150 $31,940 $36,970
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.60 $11.75 $13.73 $16.95 $17.55
          Yearly $19,980 $24,450 $28,550 $35,250 $36,500
          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $10.30 $11.60 $13.83 $16.72 $18.60
          Yearly $21,430 $24,120 $28,770 $34,780 $38,690
          Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.58 $12.63 $14.57 $17.83 $18.60
          Yearly $22,010 $26,270 $30,300 $37,080 $38,700
          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly $10.38 $11.11 $12.57 $14.08 $17.51
          Yearly $21,590 $23,120 $26,150 $29,280 $36,410
          Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly $9.92 $10.91 $13.36 $17.63 $18.57
          Yearly $20,630 $22,690 $27,780 $36,680 $38,620