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Plant and System Operators, All Other salary in Dallas, TX

The median plant and system operators, all other in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $50,720 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,578 a month.

10th percentile
$37,730
25th percentile
$41,500
Median percentile
$50,720
75th percentile
$66,020
90th percentile
$94,720

Based on 1,010 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

$42,934 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,720
Federal income tax−$3,906
Social Security + Medicare−$3,880
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,578
Every two weeks$1,651

Does it go far here?

$49,200Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

All plant and system operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Texas