How much do industrial machinery mechanics make in Midland, TX?

What the Industrial Machinery Mechanics median says in Midland, TX

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Industrial Machinery Mechanics median in Midland, TX at $60,420 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 49-9041 and BLS area 33260.

BLS lists 2,630 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $64,920 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Midland, TX's Industrial Machinery Mechanics median is 6.4% below the U.S. Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $64,520 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 49-9041 with area 33260

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 49-9041 and area 33260. SOC 49-9041 names Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Area 33260 names Midland, TX. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 49-9041/33260 row has 2,630 wage and salary jobs. There are 21.54 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 7.62. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 49-9041/33260, the annual median is $60,420 per year, while the matching mean is $64,920 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 49-9041/33260 10th percentile: $44,840 per year.
• 49-9041/33260 25th percentile: $49,430 per year.
• 49-9041/33260 median: $60,420 per year.
• 49-9041/33260 75th percentile: $75,320 per year.
• 49-9041/33260 90th percentile: $95,750 per year.
• 49-9041/33260 employment RSE: 8.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.7%.
• 49-9041/33260 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 33260 facts behind this Industrial Machinery Mechanics page

Area 33260 reports 122,180 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,290. Its annual median is $54,480. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 1%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 49-9041 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Midland, TX runs from $29,360 at the 10th percentile to $130,140 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $38,200. The median is $54,480. The 75th percentile is $80,410. This is a place check, not a pay range for Industrial Machinery Mechanics.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 33260. They do not show related skills or a path into Industrial Machinery Mechanics.

• 1. General and Operations Managers. Area: 33260. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 4,830. Yearly median: $132,420. Jobs per 1,000: 39.53. Location quotient: 1.75.
• 2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 33260. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 4,540. Yearly median: $58,200. Jobs per 1,000: 37.19. Location quotient: 2.8.
• 3. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas. Area: 33260. SOC: 47-5071. Jobs: 3,940. Yearly median: $47,180. Jobs per 1,000: 32.26. Location quotient: 111.55.
• 4. Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. Area: 33260. SOC: 47-5013. Jobs: 3,460. Yearly median: $49,470. Jobs per 1,000: 28.29. Location quotient: 101.99.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 33260. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 3,240. Yearly median: $28,650. Jobs per 1,000: 26.5. Location quotient: 1.07.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. Area: 33260. SOC: 47-1011. Jobs: 2,700. Yearly median: $79,940. Jobs per 1,000: 22.08. Location quotient: 4.23.

Read the Midland, TX wage ladder for Industrial Machinery Mechanics

The 10th percentile is $44,840 per year. The 25th percentile is $49,430 per year. The median is $60,420 per year. The 75th percentile is $75,320 per year. The 90th percentile is $95,750 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $49,430 per year to $75,320 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $50,910. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Midland, TX with its state and the U.S.

Midland, TX has a annual median of $60,420 per year. Texas has $61,930 per year. The U.S. row has $64,520 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Midland, TX is 2.4% below Texas on the same published median. Midland, TX is 6.4% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Midland, TX sits for Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Midland, TX ranks 306 of 391 among metro areas with a published annual median for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 306 of 391 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 303. Corpus Christi, TX. The Industrial Machinery Mechanics median is $60,600 per year. BLS estimates 820 jobs. The location quotient is 1.5.
• 304. Lebanon, PA. The Industrial Machinery Mechanics median is $60,500 per year. BLS estimates 260 jobs. The location quotient is 1.74.
• 305. Cleveland, TN. The Industrial Machinery Mechanics median is $60,420 per year. BLS estimates 360 jobs. The location quotient is 2.97.
• 307. Charlottesville, VA. The Industrial Machinery Mechanics median is $60,360 per year. BLS estimates 100 jobs. The location quotient is 0.31.
• 308. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL. The Industrial Machinery Mechanics median is $60,340 per year. BLS estimates 560 jobs. The location quotient is 0.58.
• 309. Greensboro-High Point, NC. The Industrial Machinery Mechanics median is $60,320 per year. BLS estimates 1,570 jobs. The location quotient is 1.52.

Where Industrial Machinery Mechanics medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 49-9041, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Longview-Kelso, WA has the highest published median in this set, at $96,950 per year. Midland, TX sits at $60,420 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Industrial Machinery Mechanics is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Longview-Kelso, WA has a Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $96,950 per year, or $36,530 above Midland, TX. BLS lists 560 jobs there, compared with 2,630 in Midland, TX. The location quotient is 4.79.
• 2. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV has a Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $93,670 per year, or $33,250 above Midland, TX. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 2,630 in Midland, TX. The location quotient is 1.93.
• 3. Kokomo, IN has a Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $91,470 per year, or $31,050 above Midland, TX. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with 2,630 in Midland, TX. The location quotient is 2.38.
• 4. Fairbanks-College, AK has a Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $91,330 per year, or $30,910 above Midland, TX. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 2,630 in Midland, TX. The location quotient is 1.25.
• 5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $90,580 per year, or $30,160 above Midland, TX. BLS lists 2,550 jobs there, compared with 2,630 in Midland, TX. The location quotient is 0.38.
• 6. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT has a Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $89,830 per year, or $29,410 above Midland, TX. BLS lists 230 jobs there, compared with 2,630 in Midland, TX. The location quotient is 0.64.
• 7. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $89,620 per year, or $29,200 above Midland, TX. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 2,630 in Midland, TX. The location quotient is 1.12.
• 8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Industrial Machinery Mechanics median of $84,620 per year, or $24,200 above Midland, TX. BLS lists 920 jobs there, compared with 2,630 in Midland, TX. The location quotient is 0.29.

Where BLS counts the most Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has the largest published metro job estimate for Industrial Machinery Mechanics in this same-source set, at 18,360 jobs. Midland, TX has 2,630. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 18,360 estimated Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs, a gap of 15,730 jobs from Midland, TX. Its median is $63,180 per year, or $2,760 above Midland, TX. Its location quotient is 1.97.
• 2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 12,730 estimated Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs, a gap of 10,100 jobs from Midland, TX. Its median is $63,380 per year, or $2,960 above Midland, TX. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 10,780 estimated Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs, a gap of 8,150 jobs from Midland, TX. Its median is $75,260 per year, or $14,840 above Midland, TX. Its location quotient is 0.4.
• 4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 8,710 estimated Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs, a gap of 6,080 jobs from Midland, TX. Its median is $75,800 per year, or $15,380 above Midland, TX. Its location quotient is 0.68.
• 5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 8,500 estimated Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs, a gap of 5,870 jobs from Midland, TX. Its median is $72,090 per year, or $11,670 above Midland, TX. Its location quotient is 0.48.
• 6. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has 6,520 estimated Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs, a gap of 3,890 jobs from Midland, TX. Its median is $71,100 per year, or $10,680 above Midland, TX. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 6,120 estimated Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs, a gap of 3,490 jobs from Midland, TX. Its median is $62,000 per year, or $1,580 above Midland, TX. Its location quotient is 0.75.
• 8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 5,500 estimated Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs, a gap of 2,870 jobs from Midland, TX. Its median is $70,340 per year, or $9,920 above Midland, TX. Its location quotient is 0.67.

Where Industrial Machinery Mechanics takes the largest share of local jobs

Midland, TX has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 7.62. Midland, TX has 7.62. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Industrial Machinery Mechanics is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Midland, TX has a location quotient of 7.62, a gap of 0.00 from Midland, TX. BLS lists 2,630 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs and a median of $60,420 per year, or $0 above Midland, TX.
• 2. Odessa, TX has a location quotient of 7.28, a gap of 0.34 from Midland, TX. BLS lists 1,660 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs and a median of $60,190 per year, or $230 below Midland, TX.
• 3. Decatur, AL has a location quotient of 5.47, a gap of 2.15 from Midland, TX. BLS lists 950 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs and a median of $76,990 per year, or $16,570 above Midland, TX.
• 4. Tuscaloosa, AL has a location quotient of 5.19, a gap of 2.43 from Midland, TX. BLS lists 1,590 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs and a median of $62,990 per year, or $2,570 above Midland, TX.
• 5. Dalton, GA has a location quotient of 4.93, a gap of 2.69 from Midland, TX. BLS lists 910 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs and a median of $55,050 per year, or $5,370 below Midland, TX.
• 6. Longview-Kelso, WA has a location quotient of 4.79, a gap of 2.83 from Midland, TX. BLS lists 560 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs and a median of $96,950 per year, or $36,530 above Midland, TX.
• 7. Lewiston, ID-WA has a location quotient of 4.33, a gap of 3.29 from Midland, TX. BLS lists 350 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs and a median of $55,910 per year, or $4,510 below Midland, TX.
• 8. Ponce, PR has a location quotient of 3.88, a gap of 3.74 from Midland, TX. BLS lists 700 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs and a median of $36,440 per year, or $23,980 below Midland, TX.

How common Industrial Machinery Mechanics is in Midland, TX

BLS lists 2,630 Industrial Machinery Mechanics jobs in Midland, TX. It also lists 21.54 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 7.62. A value of 1 means Industrial Machinery Mechanics has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics beside other roles in Midland, TX

The all-occupations median in Midland, TX is $54,480 per year. The Industrial Machinery Mechanics median is $60,420 per year. Industrial Machinery Mechanics is 10.9% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Midland, TX. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Electricians, SOC 47-2111, has a Midland, TX median of $59,530 per year. BLS lists 980 jobs and a location quotient of 1.64.
• 2. Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, SOC 49-9012, has a Midland, TX median of $58,230 per year. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a location quotient of 27.26.
• 3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Midland, TX median of $58,200 per year. BLS lists 4,540 jobs and a location quotient of 2.8.
• 4. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, SOC 47-2073, has a Midland, TX median of $57,900 per year. BLS lists 1,150 jobs and a location quotient of 3.06.
• 5. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2022, has a Midland, TX median of $64,300 per year. BLS lists 1,170 jobs and a location quotient of 2.41.
• 6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Midland, TX median of $52,210 per year. BLS lists 1,440 jobs and a location quotient of 1.34.
• 7. Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, SOC 47-5013, has a Midland, TX median of $49,470 per year. BLS lists 3,460 jobs and a location quotient of 101.99.
• 8. Wellhead Pumpers, SOC 53-7073, has a Midland, TX median of $72,110 per year. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a location quotient of 117.6.

The largest detailed roles in Midland, TX

General and Operations Managers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Midland, TX table, at 4,830 jobs. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has 2,630 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 122,180. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Industrial Machinery Mechanics's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has 4,830 jobs in Midland, TX, a gap of 2,200 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its median is $132,420 per year, or $72,000 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 4,540 jobs in Midland, TX, a gap of 1,910 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its median is $58,200 per year, or $2,220 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 2.8.
• 3. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas has 3,940 jobs in Midland, TX, a gap of 1,310 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its median is $47,180 per year, or $13,240 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 111.55.
• 4. Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas has 3,460 jobs in Midland, TX, a gap of 830 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its median is $49,470 per year, or $10,950 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 101.99.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,240 jobs in Midland, TX, a gap of 610 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its median is $28,650 per year, or $31,770 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has 2,700 jobs in Midland, TX, a gap of 70 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its median is $79,940 per year, or $19,520 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 4.23.
• 7. Retail Salespersons has 2,210 jobs in Midland, TX, a gap of 420 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its median is $33,660 per year, or $26,760 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 0.72.
• 8. Construction Laborers has 1,970 jobs in Midland, TX, a gap of 660 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its median is $39,500 per year, or $20,920 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 2.28.

Published role medians around Midland, TX

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Midland, TX role table, at $132,420 per year. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has $60,420 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $54,480 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $132,420 per year in Midland, TX, or $72,000 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 4,830 jobs, compared with 2,630 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 2. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $100,890 per year in Midland, TX, or $40,470 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,240 jobs, compared with 2,630 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,120 per year in Midland, TX, or $21,700 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,210 jobs, compared with 2,630 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 0.46.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has a median of $81,880 per year in Midland, TX, or $21,460 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,370 jobs, compared with 2,630 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 2.83.
• 5. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $80,460 per year in Midland, TX, or $20,040 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,710 jobs, compared with 2,630 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 1.74.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $79,940 per year in Midland, TX, or $19,520 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 2,700 jobs, compared with 2,630 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 4.23.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $72,970 per year in Midland, TX, or $12,550 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,100 jobs, compared with 2,630 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 0.97.
• 8. Wellhead Pumpers has a median of $72,110 per year in Midland, TX, or $11,690 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,660 jobs, compared with 2,630 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Its location quotient is 117.6.

Roles with the largest local share in Midland, TX

Wellhead Pumpers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Midland, TX role table, at 117.6. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has 7.62. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Industrial Machinery Mechanics with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Wellhead Pumpers has a location quotient of 117.6 in Midland, TX, a gap of 109.98 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a median of $72,110 per year, or $11,690 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics.
• 2. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas has a location quotient of 111.55 in Midland, TX, a gap of 103.93 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 3,940 jobs and a median of $47,180 per year, or $13,240 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics.
• 3. Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas has a location quotient of 101.99 in Midland, TX, a gap of 94.37 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 3,460 jobs and a median of $49,470 per year, or $10,950 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics.
• 4. Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door has a location quotient of 27.26 in Midland, TX, a gap of 19.64 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a median of $58,230 per year, or $2,190 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 4.23 in Midland, TX, a gap of 3.39 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 2,700 jobs and a median of $79,940 per year, or $19,520 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics.
• 6. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.06 in Midland, TX, a gap of 4.56 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,150 jobs and a median of $57,900 per year, or $2,520 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has a location quotient of 2.83 in Midland, TX, a gap of 4.79 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 1,370 jobs and a median of $81,880 per year, or $21,460 above Industrial Machinery Mechanics.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 2.8 in Midland, TX, a gap of 4.82 from Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS lists 4,540 jobs and a median of $58,200 per year, or $2,220 below Industrial Machinery Mechanics.

What $60,420 may mean after the Midland, TX price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Midland, TX is 95.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 4.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $60,420 Industrial Machinery Mechanics median by 95.8 divided by 100. The result is $63,080 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 101.5. Goods are 93.8. Utilities are 83.2. Other services are 96.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Midland, TX row

The employment RSE for this Industrial Machinery Mechanics row is 8.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 2,630 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $64,920 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Midland, TX wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Industrial Machinery Mechanics. It uses a Midland, TX place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $60,420 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Industrial Machinery Mechanics row for Midland, TX does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 2,630 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 7.62 is not a growth score. Rank 306 of 391 is not a place score. The 95.8 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 49-9041 in BLS area 33260. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.