How much do Machinists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For Machinists, the published 10th percentile is $41,740 and the 90th percentile is $77,650. The difference is $35,910, which is 60.8% 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 $49,230 to the 75th at $73,040, covers $23,810.

The mean annual wage is $60,820, which sits above the median of $59,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 0.5% higher than the national median of $58,750 for Machinists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,194, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Texas median of $59,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machinists at $60,194 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machinists. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 4th of 11 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).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 66 miles away, with a median of $50,420 and employment of 130. That median is 14.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,326, against $60,194 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $55,560 and employment of 90. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,088, against $60,194 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $53,190 and employment of 750. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,157, against $60,194 here.

Employment share

Machinists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (1,210 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (287,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.