Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary · Texas

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Texas

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in Texas earn a median of $38,950 a year, which is $18.73 an hour. That is $4,270 below the national median of $43,220, a difference of 10 percent. The state employs 22,970.

Median in Texas $38,950 $18.73 an hour · May 2025
US median $43,220
Jobs in Texas 22,970

Texas against the US May 2025

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in Texas against the US, May 2025
FigureTexasUnited States
Median annual $38,950 $43,220
Median hourly$18.73$20.78
Mean annual$41,480$44,590
10th percentile$28,990$33,390
90th percentile$57,190$60,030
Employment22,970379,060

How Texas compares

By median pay, Texas ranks 11 of the 12 states this site reports for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders. Ranking is on the published median only. It says nothing about how far that salary goes once housing, state income tax and commuting are paid, and those differences between states are frequently larger than the pay gap itself.

Other states for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders May 2025

StateMedianHourlyJobs
Missouri $48,070 $23.11 12,620
Wisconsin $46,220 $22.22 16,150
Indiana $44,600 $21.44 12,880
Pennsylvania $44,480 $21.39 19,340
California $44,020 $21.16 43,430
Ohio $43,310 $20.82 17,850
Illinois $43,150 $20.75 29,400
Georgia $42,920 $20.64 11,380
North Carolina $41,150 $19.78 11,870
New York $39,330 $18.91 18,150
Florida $37,170 $17.87 14,010

Common questions

How much do packaging and filling machine operators and tenders make in Texas?

The median salary for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Texas is $38,950 a year, or $18.73 an hour. That is $4,270 below the national median of $43,220, a difference of 10 percent. Texas employs 22,970 of them.

Is Texas a good state to work as a packaging and filling machine operators and tender?

On pay alone, Texas ranks 11 of the 12 states this site reports for the occupation, by median salary. Pay is only half the question though: a state with a higher median can still leave you with less once housing and taxes are counted, and this site does not adjust for cost of living.

What is the pay range for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Texas?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $28,990 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $57,190 or more. The middle half falls between $33,880 and $46,350.

Where these numbers come from

Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 51-9111 in Texas. Nothing on this page is interpolated or averaged by this site. See the national packaging and filling machine operators and tenders salary page for the full picture, or how to read these figures for what the survey covers.