Helpers--Production Workers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$38,160avg. a year
$18.35 an hour · 8,120 employed
Helpers--Production Workers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $38,160 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $37,550. The U.S. average is $41,120.
$37,290Median pay
$18.35Average hourly
+2%vs. Texas average
8,120Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for helpers--production workers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
1270 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$47,910
$23.03 an hour
2120 jobs
Abilene, TX
$41,340
$19.88 an hour
31,150 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$40,010
$19.24 an hour
4350 jobs
Midland, TX
$39,500
$18.99 an hour
530 jobs
Victoria, TX
$39,210
$18.85 an hour
6270 jobs
Odessa, TX
$38,960
$18.73 an hour
78,640 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$38,340
$18.43 an hour
8180 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$38,040
$18.29 an hour
9490 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$38,010
$18.27 an hour
1070 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$37,860
$18.20 an hour
1180 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$37,510
$18.03 an hour
12300 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$37,380
$17.97 an hour
13440 jobs
Longview, TX
$37,280
$17.92 an hour
14210 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$36,940
$17.76 an hour
1570 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$36,250
$17.43 an hour
16650 jobs
Waco, TX
$35,780
$17.20 an hour
17340 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$35,590
$17.11 an hour
181,360 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$35,510
$17.07 an hour
19190 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$34,690
$16.68 an hour
20320 jobs
Tyler, TX
$34,210
$16.45 an hour
21590 jobs
El Paso, TX
$33,040
$15.89 an hour
22330 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$29,270
$14.07 an hour
23290 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$29,110
$13.99 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $51,340 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $41,740 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $52,770 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $48,990 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | $76,400 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $42,360 |
Questions and answers
How much do helpers--production workers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $38,160 a year, and the median is $37,290. About 8,120 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $37,550.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.32 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-9198. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.