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Average Dredge Operators Salary in Texas

Dredge Operators in Texas earn a median annual salary of $65,580, which is +32.1% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Texas (state).

$65,580
Texas median annual wage
$32/hour median
+32.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,640
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$59,210
25th
$62,540
Median
$65,580
75th
$72,960
90th
$75,410

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Texas, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
97.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,569
Goods: 98.1%
Services: 87.5%
Rents: 96.5%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
New Jersey $63,810 Compare 30
Iowa $57,990 Compare 60
Wisconsin $54,310 Compare N/A
Ohio $53,310 Compare 40
Florida $52,800 Compare 40
Alabama $50,030 Compare 50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Texas

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $410,150 1.31
Neurologists $360,640 0.69
Physicians, Pathologists $345,830 1.52
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $323,010 N/A
Radiologists $319,320 0.96
Emergency Medicine Physicians $316,830 0.26
Dentists, All Other Specialists $286,510 1.55
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $271,960 0.76

Texas has salary data for 801 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Dredge Operators in Texas

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Dredge Operators are projected to change by +1.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.