SOC 51-6062 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dallas, Texas is $34,890 a year ($16.77 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,650: half of the 190 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($39,530).

$34,890average per year

$16.77 / hourMedian $34,650Take-home ≈ $30,214

  • $26K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

190people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,390 or more. The middle half of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dallas earn between $29,020 and $37,430.

  • $26K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,890$2,908$16.77
Median$34,650$2,888$16.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,020$2,418$13.95
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,430$3,119$18.00

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dallas earn 8% more than the Texas average ($32,170) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($39,530). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $38,760.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$34,890$34,650$26,060$46,390190
Texas$32,170$30,160$22,950$42,950680
United States$39,530$38,760$28,650$49,4209,000

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $34,890, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $30,214 a year, or $2,518 a month and $1,162 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $34,890 buys what about $33,844 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 10.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 1st of 3 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

Hickory, NC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($48,950).

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Dallas: questions

How much do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Dallas?

$16.77 an hour on average, and $16.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Dallas?

About $30,214 a year ($2,518 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,890. Texas has no state income tax.

Do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($39,530).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-6062; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).

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