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Plant and System Operators, All Other salary in Texas

The median plant and system operators, all other in Texas earns $50,820 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,584 a month.

10th percentile
$36,380
25th percentile
$43,430
Median percentile
$50,820
75th percentile
$64,830
90th percentile
$84,500

Based on 3,570 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

$43,014 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,820
Federal income tax−$3,918
Social Security + Medicare−$3,888
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,584
Every two weeks$1,654

Does it go far here?

$52,361Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
39%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 plant and system operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Texas