SOC 43-9071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $43,270. The 10th percentile is $34,030 and the 90th percentile is $56,390. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$43,270

10th percentile
$34,030
25th percentile
$35,860
Median
$43,270
75th percentile
$51,350
90th percentile
$56,390
Mean
$44,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $34,030 and the 90th percentile is $56,390. The difference is $22,360, which is 51.7% 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 $35,860 to the 75th at $51,350, covers $15,490.

The mean annual wage is $44,220, which sits above the median of $43,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 5.6% higher than the national median of $40,960 for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,123, which is 7.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.8% higher than the Texas median of $37,060.

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 $43,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Machine Operators, Except Computer at $44,123 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $34,240 and employment of 90. That median is 20.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,150, against $44,123 here.
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $35,860 and employment of 400. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,358, against $44,123 here.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $37,060. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,949, against $44,123 here.

Employment share

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (160 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Office Machine Operators, Except Computer by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $43,270. The 10th percentile is $34,030 and the 90th percentile is $56,390. Employment is 160.

How does that compare with the national median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

The local median is 5.6% higher than the national median of $40,960.

What is Office Machine Operators, Except Computer pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,270 is $44,123. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby metros for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $34,240. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.