How much do Dishwashers make in Wichita Falls, TX?

Percentile spread

For Dishwashers, the published 10th percentile is $21,850 and the 90th percentile is $38,750. The difference is $16,900, which is 59.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $22,870 to the 75th at $33,220, covers $10,350.

The mean annual wage is $28,680, which sits above the median of $28,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita Falls, TX median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $34,810 for Dishwashers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,705, which is 8.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the Texas median of $29,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita Falls, TX is 89.513, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dishwashers at $31,705 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dishwashers. Wichita Falls, TX ranks 5th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lawton, OK is 52 miles away, with a median of $26,390 and employment of 110. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,707, against $31,705 here.
• Sherman-Denison, TX is 105 miles away, with a median of $28,140 and employment of 100. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,009, against $31,705 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 109 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 9,930. That median is 9.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,265, against $31,705 here.

Employment share

Dishwashers accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita Falls, TX (120 of 55,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (477,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.