Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders · SOC 51-6042
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 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.
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders in the El Paso, TX metro area earned a median of $23,070 per year ($11.09 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $16,960 at the 10th percentile to $29,090 at the 90th. BLS estimates 170 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders in the El Paso metro area earn more than $23,070 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $23,070 and $23,070.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $16,960 | $23,070 | $23,070 | $23,070 | $29,090 |
| Hourly | $8.15 | $11.09 | $11.09 | $11.09 | $13.99 |
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$23,070 median for El Paso metro area; middle half earns $23,070 to $23,070
- Texasstate (TX)$26,560 median for Texas; middle half earns $23,070 to $26,560
- United Statesnational$35,650 median for United States; middle half earns $29,090 to $43,090
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −13% vs Texas overall and −35% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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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.