SOC 53-7063 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for machine feeders and offbearers in San Antonio, Texas is $40,570 a year ($19.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,490: half of the 240 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,660).

$40,570average per year

$19.51 / hourMedian $36,490Take-home ≈ $34,778

  • $30K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $49K90th

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

240people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#1 of 6Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Machine Feeders and Offbearers pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,990 or more. The middle half of machine feeders and offbearers in San Antonio earn between $33,800 and $48,990.

  • $30K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $49K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,570$3,381$19.50
Median$36,490$3,041$17.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,800$2,817$16.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,990$4,082$23.55

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

Machine Feeders and Offbearers pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Machine feeders and offbearers in San Antonio earn 4% more than the Texas average ($39,090) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($43,660). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $41,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$40,570$36,490$30,130$48,990240
Texas$39,090$37,350$30,410$48,9903,100
United States$43,660$41,220$32,220$58,16042,330

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

Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $40,570, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $34,778 a year, or $2,898 a month and $1,338 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% 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 San Antonio a good place for machine feeders and offbearers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $40,570 buys what about $42,833 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 1st of 6 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Machine Feeders and Offbearers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for machine feeders and offbearers

Kansas City, MO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($62,650).

Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary by city

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Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do machine feeders and offbearers make an hour in San Antonio?

$19.51 an hour on average, and $17.55 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level machine feeders and offbearers salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the machine feeders and offbearers take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $34,778 a year ($2,898 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,570. Texas has no state income tax.

Do machine feeders and offbearers earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,660).

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 53-7063; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 0.77, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.77).

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