47-2082 - BLS OEWS 2025
Tapers wages in Texas
The BLS reported a $21.00 median hourly wage for tapers in Texas in 2025. 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.
Median hourly wage
$21.00
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$17.73-$22.89
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
220
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#25
of 27 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Texas's median is -$9.58 per hour below the median state record for tapers ($30.58).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #11 by BLS employment among generated tapers records, with 220 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $16.66 in 2021 to $21.00 in 2025, a +26% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | BLS suppressed |
| 2020 | BLS suppressed |
| 2021 | $16.66 |
| 2022 | $19.69 |
| 2023 | $21.93 |
| 2024 | $21.65 |
| 2025 | $21.00 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Tapers in Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.