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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Median base pay · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$48,830
≈ $23.48/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 350 jobs
Middle 50%
$41,330–$56,430
vs U.S. median
-3%
Metro rank
#12 of 24

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro earn a median of $48,830 a year, based on BLS estimates for 350 jobs (May 2025). That is 3% below the U.S. median of $50,140 and 2% below the TX statewide median of $49,660. It ranks #12 of 24 metros with published figures for this job.

ROLLING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · HOUSTON-PASADENA-THE WOODLANDS, TX · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · HOUSTON-PASADENA-THE WOODLANDS, TX · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$35,510P25$41,330MEDIAN$48,830P75$56,430P90$68,010
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$37,690P25$44,020MEDIAN$50,140P75$61,880P90$70,310
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Questions

What is the average Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Houston?

The BLS median is $48,830 a year (May 2025). Half of the 350 jobs pay between $41,330 and $56,430. The 10th percentile is $35,510 and the 90th is $68,010.

Is Houston a high-paying metro for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

That is 3% below the U.S. median of $50,140 and 2% below the TX statewide median of $49,660. It ranks #12 of 24 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make an hour in Houston?

About $23.48 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $48,830 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $19.87–$27.13 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.