High paying production jobs in Wichita Falls, TX

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wichita Falls, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single production job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Wichita Falls, TX run 10.5% below the national average (2024), so a Wichita Falls, TX salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Wichita Falls, TX · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$60,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,720 – $94,200290
2Machinists$52,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,450 – $83,890130
3Printing Press Operators$51,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $58,35040
4Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,970 – $63,220230
5Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,000 – $78,950270
6Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $58,370140
7Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,440 – $73,920110
8Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,970 – $57,190200
9Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,030 – $77,37090
10Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$44,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,550 – $49,110130
11Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $58,770120
12Production Workers, All Other$39,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,110 – $54,97080
13Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,090
No formal educational credential
$23,400 – $49,13050
14Helpers--Production Workers$34,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,560 – $56,99070
15Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$34,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,990 – $45,000540
16Bakers$29,910
No formal educational credential
$22,800 – $36,99060
17Sewing Machine Operators$29,110
No formal educational credential
$22,810 – $41,40050
18Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,360
No formal educational credential
$20,620 – $44,870110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianWichita Falls, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,990	$40,720 – $94,200	290
2	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,790	$38,450 – $83,890	130
3	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,510	$31,200 – $58,350	40
4	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,010	$35,970 – $63,220	230
5	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,250	$35,000 – $78,950	270
6	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,090	$36,070 – $58,370	140
7	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,380	$32,440 – $73,920	110
8	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,160	$28,970 – $57,190	200
9	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,530	$32,030 – $77,370	90
10	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,840	$36,550 – $49,110	130
11	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,260	$31,200 – $58,770	120
12	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,220	$33,110 – $54,970	80
13	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$35,090	$23,400 – $49,130	50
14	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,630	$28,560 – $56,990	70
15	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,420	$29,990 – $45,000	540
16	BakersNo formal educational credential	$29,910	$22,800 – $36,990	60
17	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$29,110	$22,810 – $41,400	50
18	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$28,360	$20,620 – $44,870	110

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