Plant and System Operators, All Other · SOC 51-8099
Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in the El Paso Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025El Paso, TX metro area
Figures describe the El Paso, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not El Paso city limits.
Plant and System Operators, All Other in the El Paso, TX metro area earned a median of $38,020 per year ($18.28 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,350 at the 10th percentile to $56,560 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Plant and System Operators, All Other in the El Paso metro area earn more than $38,020 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $35,070 and $43,710.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,350 | $35,070 | $38,020 | $43,710 | $56,560 |
| Hourly | $15.07 | $16.86 | $18.28 | $21.01 | $27.19 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- El Paso metro areathis metro area$38,020 median for El Paso metro area; middle half earns $35,070 to $43,710
- Texasstate (TX)$50,820 median for Texas; middle half earns $43,430 to $64,830
- United Statesnational$62,470 median for United States; middle half earns $48,900 to $78,480
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −25% vs Texas overall and −39% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The El Paso metro area has the 69th-highest published median for this occupation among the 69 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for plant and system operators, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- El Paso metro areathis page$38,020 median for El Paso metro area; middle half earns $35,070 to $43,710
- $60,100 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $48,910 to $94,810
- $55,790 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $50,520 to $64,230
- $53,200 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $46,490 to $74,210
- $52,450 median for Waco metro area; middle half earns $40,630 to $62,870
- $51,210 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $44,030 to $63,920
- $50,720 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $41,500 to $66,020
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for plant and system operators, all others · Highest-paying occupations in El Paso Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.