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          Wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in TEXAS

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $20.28 $23.40 $28.78 $37.10 $48.60
          Yearly $42,190 $48,680 $59,850 $77,170 $101,090
          Texas Hourly $18.70 $22.17 $24.26 $28.84 $33.66
          Yearly $38,900 $46,120 $50,460 $59,990 $70,010
          Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.84 $18.62 $22.88 $26.63 $29.55
          Yearly $35,020 $38,730 $47,590 $55,390 $61,460
          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.67 $21.41 $23.48 $28.73 $32.48
          Yearly $38,830 $44,540 $48,850 $59,760 $67,550
          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $18.25 $21.89 $24.25 $28.83 $30.00
          Yearly $37,960 $45,540 $50,440 $59,960 $62,390
          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.57 $21.42 $23.07 $27.69 $36.25
          Yearly $38,630 $44,550 $47,980 $57,600 $75,390
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.15 $22.15 $23.44 $28.28 $33.67
          Yearly $39,840 $46,070 $48,750 $58,830 $70,040
          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly $12.29 $17.56 $22.56 $26.22 $35.36
          Yearly $25,570 $36,520 $46,920 $54,530 $73,550
          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $18.15 $20.81 $23.21 $28.10 $31.00
          Yearly $37,740 $43,290 $48,280 $58,450 $64,470
          San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.35 $17.91 $23.14 $27.86 $30.82
          Yearly $36,090 $37,260 $48,120 $57,960 $64,100
          Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.60 $20.14 $22.84 $28.00 $33.38
          Yearly $36,610 $41,890 $47,520 $58,240 $69,420
          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.97 $21.75 $23.09 $26.79 $29.45
          Yearly $39,450 $45,230 $48,030 $55,710 $61,260
          Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.86 $19.06 $22.16 $23.48 $24.60
          Yearly $37,140 $39,650 $46,100 $48,840 $51,170
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.16 $20.15 $22.44 $26.77 $30.13
          Yearly $35,690 $41,910 $46,670 $55,670 $62,670
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.43 $23.09 $24.50 $29.38 $34.32
          Yearly $40,420 $48,020 $50,960 $61,120 $71,390
          Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.38 $21.12 $25.66 $29.99 $34.88
          Yearly $40,310 $43,930 $53,380 $62,380 $72,550
          Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly $20.91 $23.13 $26.65 $29.64 $35.10
          Yearly $43,490 $48,110 $55,430 $61,640 $73,010
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.83 $22.50 $24.54 $29.76 $34.60
          Yearly $39,170 $46,810 $51,040 $61,900 $71,960
          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.48 $17.58 $19.32 $22.10 $27.01
          Yearly $32,200 $36,560 $40,190 $45,960 $56,180
          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly $18.28 $18.92 $22.50 $25.83 $29.36
          Yearly $38,010 $39,360 $46,800 $53,730 $61,060
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $22.12 $23.91 $27.84 $30.10 $37.07
          Yearly $46,010 $49,720 $57,900 $62,600 $77,100
          Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.66 $19.79 $23.01 $25.09 $29.23
          Yearly $36,720 $41,170 $47,860 $52,190 $60,790
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.77 $21.37 $22.35 $27.40 $29.66
          Yearly $36,950 $44,450 $46,490 $56,990 $61,690
          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.11 $17.66 $18.85 $22.19 $27.27
          Yearly $31,420 $36,730 $39,200 $46,140 $56,720
          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.96 $22.43 $27.33 $29.26 $36.46
          Yearly $39,430 $46,660 $56,850 $60,850 $75,830
          Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $18.28 $21.44 $23.35 $28.69 $31.00
          Yearly $38,020 $44,600 $48,560 $59,680 $64,470
          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $18.92 $22.42 $24.86 $29.57 $30.55
          Yearly $39,340 $46,640 $51,710 $61,510 $63,550
          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.75 $18.72 $21.94 $26.11 $29.58
          Yearly $34,840 $38,940 $45,630 $54,310 $61,530
          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.16 $19.36 $22.95 $26.86 $29.86
          Yearly $37,770 $40,260 $47,730 $55,880 $62,120
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $22.95 $24.70 $29.04 $34.17
          Yearly $41,700 $47,730 $51,370 $60,400 $71,080
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $17.89 $21.57 $23.65 $28.17 $30.18
          Yearly $37,210 $44,860 $49,200 $58,590 $62,770
          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.47 $22.12 $23.23 $28.12 $32.22
          Yearly $38,420 $46,020 $48,320 $58,500 $67,010
          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.75 $21.07 $23.80 $28.74 $30.00
          Yearly $36,920 $43,830 $49,500 $59,790 $62,400
          Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $17.89 $19.33 $23.26 $28.85 $29.75
          Yearly $37,210 $40,200 $48,370 $60,000 $61,870