How much do Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, the published 10th percentile is $38,020 and the 90th percentile is $78,670. The difference is $40,650, which is 65.2% 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 $46,000 to the 75th at $78,610, covers $32,610.

The mean annual wage is $57,860, which sits below the median of $62,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 24.5% higher than the national median of $50,060 for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,166, which is 26.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.4% higher than the Texas median of $46,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners at $63,166 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.