SOC 51-9023 · Waco, TX metro

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Waco, Texas is $45,310 a year ($21.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,360: half of the 110 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

$45,310average per year

$21.78 / hourMedian $44,360Take-home ≈ $38,587

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  • $35K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $62K90th

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

110people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#9 of 15Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,250 or more. The middle half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Waco earn between $35,470 and $55,780.

  • $30K10th
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  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,310$3,776$21.78
Median$44,360$3,697$21.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,470$2,956$17.05
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,780$4,648$26.82

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

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Waco vs. Texas and the U.S.

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Waco earn 4% less than the Texas average ($47,220) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($52,090). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $48,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waco$45,310$44,360$30,260$62,250110
Texas$47,220$45,320$31,110$64,4306,350
United States$52,090$48,990$36,790$70,20094,920

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

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $45,310, a single filer in Waco takes home about $38,587 a year, or $3,216 a month and $1,484 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 Waco a good place for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $45,310 buys what about $48,957 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 9th of 15 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($56,610).

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Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($75,880).

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Waco: questions

How much do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Waco?

$21.78 an hour on average, and $21.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Waco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Waco?

About $38,587 a year ($3,216 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,310. Texas has no state income tax.

Do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Waco than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

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 51-9023; area Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • 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 1.36, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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