Maintenance Worker, Machinery Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for maintenance workers, machinery in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of maintenance workers, machinery among Texas areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Maintenance Workers, Machinery in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,160
25th Percentile Wage
$39,550
50th Percentile Wage
$48,210
75th Percentile Wage
$61,280
90th Percentile Wage
$74,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $34,160.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of maintenance workers, machinery from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$48,210
0.35% 21.82%
2021
$48,040
3.60% -
2020
$46,310
4.73% -
2019
$44,120
3.85% -
2018
$42,420
3.04% -
2017
$41,130
-0.02% -
2016
$41,140
0.36% -
2015
$40,990
1.29% -
2014
$40,460
2.84% -
2013
$39,310
4.12% -
2012
$37,690
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Maintenance Workers, Machinery in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of maintenance workers, machinery in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of maintenance workers, machinery in state of Texas ranges from $32,790 to $61,860. The highest paying area for maintenance workers, machinery in Texas is Beaumont-Port Arthur with a median annual salary of $61,860. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Texarkana-Texarkana (mean annual salary $60,860). The lowest paying area is Laredo with a median annual salary of $32,790.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$61,860
Texarkana-Texarkana
$60,860
Corpus Christi
$56,940
Abilene
$56,330
Midland
$54,360
Waco
$54,080
Sherman-Denison
$53,350
Odessa
$52,360
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$50,870
College Station-Bryan
$50,040
Wichita Falls
$49,820
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$49,570
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$49,480
Tyler
$48,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$48,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$48,110
Victoria
$47,760
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$47,180
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,710
Amarillo
$46,580
El Paso
$45,960
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,350
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,870
Lubbock
$44,740
Fort Worth-Arlington
$44,590
Brownsville-Harlingen
$44,440
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,220
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$43,870
Longview
$42,040
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$34,520
San Angelo
$33,490
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$33,460
Laredo
$32,790