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Helpers--Extraction Workers salary in Texas

The median helpers--extraction workers in Texas earns $40,650 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,904 a month.

10th percentile
$35,410
25th percentile
$38,130
Median percentile
$40,650
75th percentile
$44,300
90th percentile
$47,180

Based on 970 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$34,842 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,650
Federal income tax−$2,698
Social Security + Medicare−$3,110
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,904
Every two weeks$1,340

Does it go far here?

$41,883Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All helpers--extraction workers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas