Equipment operators wages in Texas

The BLS reported a $23.87 median hourly wage for equipment operators in Texas in 2024. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.

Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.

Median hourly wage

$23.87

BLS OEWS 2024

10th-90th percentile

$18.39-$31.60

Hourly worker wage range.

Employment

55,290

State employment estimate.

Median-wage rank

#40

of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.

What is unique in this BLS cell

State premium

Texas's median is -$5.00 per hour below the median state record for equipment operators ($28.87).

Labor-market size

This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated equipment operators records, with 55,290 workers reported.

Trend

Median hourly pay moved from $20.31 in 2019 to $23.87 in 2024, a +18% change.

2019-2024 median wage trend

Year	Median hourly wage
2019	$20.31
2020	$20.95
2021	$22.18
2022	$22.30
2023	$22.78
2024	$23.87

Same trade, large BLS labor markets

California $42.85 / 36,040 jobs Florida $23.45 / 29,420 jobs Pennsylvania $28.16 / 20,680 jobs Ohio $30.01 / 16,510 jobs North Carolina $23.51 / 15,890 jobs Georgia $22.30 / 15,720 jobs New York $38.59 / 14,700 jobs

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Source and limitation

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Equipment operators in Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.

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