Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$56,970avg. a year
$27.39 an hour · 4,100 employed
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn an average of $56,970 a year. That is $5,600 (11%) more than the Texas average of $51,370. The U.S. average is $53,450.
$48,260Median pay
$27.39Average hourly
+11%vs. Texas average
4,100Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,030 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$61,790
$29.71 an hour
2660 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$58,610
$28.18 an hour
3680 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$56,900
$27.36 an hour
4720 jobs
Midland, TX
$54,880
$26.39 an hour
5510 jobs
Odessa, TX
$54,110
$26.01 an hour
6240 jobs
Abilene, TX
$53,570
$25.76 an hour
7630 jobs
Waco, TX
$53,380
$25.66 an hour
8270 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$53,030
$25.50 an hour
93,650 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$52,280
$25.13 an hour
1016,440 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$51,790
$24.90 an hour
1116,520 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$51,340
$24.68 an hour
12700 jobs
Longview, TX
$50,520
$24.29 an hour
13380 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$49,310
$23.71 an hour
14390 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$48,140
$23.14 an hour
15210 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$47,130
$22.66 an hour
16250 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$46,540
$22.38 an hour
17310 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$46,370
$22.30 an hour
18210 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$45,980
$22.11 an hour
19440 jobs
Tyler, TX
$43,190
$20.76 an hour
20550 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$42,050
$20.22 an hour
21900 jobs
El Paso, TX
$41,640
$20.02 an hour
22110 jobs
Victoria, TX
$40,840
$19.63 an hour
23370 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$40,410
$19.43 an hour
24150 jobs
Laredo, TX
$36,480
$17.54 an hour
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How Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $43,240 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $42,230 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $53,700 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | $40,010 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $54,100 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | $48,790 |
Questions and answers
How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
The average is $56,970 a year, and the median is $48,260. About 4,100 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $5,600 (11%) more than the Texas average of $51,370.
Is this job common in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
It makes up 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.82 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-9061. Metro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12420). 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.