The median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $27,740 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $28,280.
Pay spans roughly $20,970 at the 10th percentile to $37,040 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $13.34 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
| Median (annual) | $27,740 |
| Mean (annual) | $28,280 |
| Median (hourly) | $13.34 |
| 10th percentile | $20,970 |
| 90th percentile | $37,040 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.