Machinists pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$61,030avg. a year
$29.34 an hour · 4,660 employed
Machinists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $61,030 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $60,270. The U.S. average is $59,320.
$59,830Median pay
$29.34Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
4,660Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for machinists in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
1300 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$71,490
$34.37 an hour
2520 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$65,570
$31.53 an hour
38,140 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$62,470
$30.03 an hour
41,210 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$60,820
$29.24 an hour
5380 jobs
Odessa, TX
$58,760
$28.25 an hour
6250 jobs
Waco, TX
$58,000
$27.88 an hour
7270 jobs
Midland, TX
$57,570
$27.68 an hour
8750 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$57,300
$27.55 an hour
9130 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$56,180
$27.01 an hour
1090 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$55,850
$26.85 an hour
1180 jobs
Tyler, TX
$55,460
$26.66 an hour
12100 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$55,410
$26.64 an hour
1360 jobs
Abilene, TX
$54,530
$26.22 an hour
1460 jobs
Victoria, TX
$53,890
$25.91 an hour
15160 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$52,730
$25.35 an hour
16690 jobs
Longview, TX
$50,950
$24.50 an hour
17160 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$50,260
$24.16 an hour
18130 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$50,250
$24.16 an hour
19140 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$50,160
$24.12 an hour
20360 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$49,970
$24.02 an hour
21120 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$49,250
$23.68 an hour
22360 jobs
El Paso, TX
$48,480
$23.31 an hour
23110 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$47,150
$22.67 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $55,890 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $44,470 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $67,500 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,050 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $43,190 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $52,410 |
Questions and answers
How much do machinists make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $61,030 a year, and the median is $59,830. About 4,660 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 $60,270.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.62 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-4041. Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.