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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Texas

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Texas earns $46,000 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,262 a month.

10th percentile
$32,200
25th percentile
$38,100
Median percentile
$46,000
75th percentile
$62,350
90th percentile
$78,620

Based on 530 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

$39,141 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,000
Federal income tax−$3,340
Social Security + Medicare−$3,519
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,262
Every two weeks$1,505

Does it go far here?

$47,395Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
43%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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners salaries · Take-home pay in Texas