How much do Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators make in Midland, TX?

Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, the published 10th percentile is $36,380 and the 90th percentile is $63,710. The difference is $27,330, which is 57.8% 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 $38,320 to the 75th at $50,990, covers $12,670.

The mean annual wage is $48,000, which sits above the median of $47,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Midland, TX median is 5.9% higher than the national median of $44,650 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,351, which is 10.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.4% higher than the Texas median of $38,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Midland, TX is 95.783, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators at $49,351 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Midland, TX ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Odessa, TX is 36 miles away, with a median of $44,880 and employment of 340. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,798, against $49,351 here.
• San Angelo, TX is 93 miles away, with a median of $36,890 and employment of 170. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,901, against $49,351 here.
• Lubbock, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $35,090 and employment of 570. That median is 25.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,427, against $49,351 here.

Employment share

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Midland, TX (470 of 122,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.90% of employment (1,405,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 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.