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Salaries in Texas: pay for 801 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Texas had a median pay of $48,620 a year ($23.38 an hour) in May 2025, with 14,071,160 jobs counted. That is 5% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Texas

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Texas, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$80,920$38.91116,470
Actorsnot published$25.862,160
Actuaries$105,020$50.491,750
Acupuncturists$66,530$31.98not published
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$48,450$23.29790
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$100,400$48.271,300
Administrative Services Managers$114,190$54.9022,980
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$49,490$23.791,830
Advertising Sales Agents$60,280$28.986,230
Advertising and Promotions Managers$104,170$50.083,670
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$78,350$37.67950
Aerospace Engineers$130,270$62.636,750
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$82,920$39.86320
Agricultural Engineers$95,220$45.7850
Agricultural Equipment Operators$34,260$16.472,200
Agricultural Inspectors$49,940$24.01590
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$105,370not published1,170
Agricultural Technicians$50,270$24.17120
Agricultural Workers, All Other$39,570$19.02310
Air Traffic Controllers$170,080$81.772,060
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$56,290$27.061,410
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$84,440$40.6016,850
Aircraft Service Attendants$38,720$18.623,290
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$76,640$36.843,010
Airfield Operations Specialists$60,910$29.281,310
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$215,150not published10,930
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$31,010$14.91550
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$26,570$12.7828,360
Anesthesiologists$215,230$103.482,800
Animal Breeders$48,410$23.2760
Animal Caretakers$32,730$15.7420,450
Animal Control Workers$43,250$20.791,300
Animal Scientists$132,830$63.8640
Animal Trainers$36,370$17.491,080
Anthropologists and Archeologists$67,700$32.55430
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$102,060not published280
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$50,940$24.49not published
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$94,490$45.437,820
Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,320$30.4411,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,370$82.3919,030
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$101,040not published770
Archivists$50,160$24.12490
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$72,250not published830
Art Directors$88,270$42.442,480
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,560not published6,730
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$64,060$30.80260
Athletes and Sports Competitors$80,510not published1,840
Athletic Trainers$64,150not published3,130
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$84,990$40.86720
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$105,080not published690
Audio and Video Technicians$49,440$23.774,280
Audiologists$93,570$44.981,020
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$47,770$22.972,490
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,700$24.8614,070
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$46,550$22.382,220
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,310$23.2369,750
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$33,670$16.196,880
Avionics Technicians$81,950$39.401,710
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$31,080$14.941,050
Bailiffs$60,300$28.99590
Bakers$33,790$16.2516,710
Barbers$30,760$14.792,580
Bartenders$22,690$10.9159,000
Bicycle Repairers$37,690$18.12390
Bill and Account Collectors$45,710$21.9721,720
Billing and Posting Clerks$45,910$22.0731,150
Biochemists and Biophysicists$97,510$46.88520
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$92,600$44.522,050
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,470not published3,840
Biological Scientists, All Other$80,870$38.882,480
Biological Technicians$50,130$24.102,730
Boilermakers$75,750$36.422,340
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,910$23.52122,400
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$56,410$27.124,300
Bridge and Lock Tenders$45,820$22.0370
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$49,050$23.58960
Broadcast Technicians$49,440$23.771,380
Brokerage Clerks$63,060$30.321,300
Budget Analysts$82,970$39.893,340
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$37,690$18.121,750
Bus Drivers, School$44,490$21.3937,550
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$48,740$23.4311,600
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,810$28.2729,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,820$38.86104,270
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$101,210not published7,710
Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,400$17.9811,260
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,050$36.5644,030
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$38,340$18.435,530
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$74,100$35.625,020
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$63,110$30.341,100
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$33,940$16.3290
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$111,390$53.553,400
Cardiologists$410,150$197.192,050
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$53,000$25.486,140
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$63,330not published5,230
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,180$31.3412,620
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,610not published32,250
Cargo and Freight Agents$48,470$23.307,610
Carpenters$48,900$23.5133,540
Carpet Installers$43,610$20.97810
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$73,970$35.561,780
Cashiers$29,230$14.06245,730
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$47,500$22.8426,430
Chefs and Head Cooks$56,080$26.9613,270
Chemical Engineers$132,750$63.822,610
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$60,150$28.9220,880
Chemical Plant and System Operators$102,750$49.402,360
Chemical Technicians$62,580$30.096,090
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$81,810not published1,470
Chemists$99,640$47.905,130
Chief Executives$257,850$123.978,780
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$55,680$26.7721,670
Childcare Workers$28,570$13.7334,160
Chiropractors$87,520$42.082,840
Choreographers$46,460$22.34380
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,390$28.554,470
Civil Engineers$96,860$46.5734,870
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,800$37.8929,220
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,450$14.1637,750
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$37,040$17.811,380
Clergy$59,480$28.603,180
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,290$28.5129,530
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$83,660$40.223,640
Coaches and Scouts$36,510not published15,300
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,750$22.4816,600
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$44,060$21.181,150
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$49,960$24.021,560
Commercial Divers$46,490$22.35not published
Commercial Pilots$137,960not published4,120
Commercial and Industrial Designersnot publishednot published2,350
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other$58,410$28.08110
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,050not published2,880
Community Health Workers$48,720$23.424,210
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$48,400$23.276,080
Compensation and Benefits Managers$136,930$65.832,230
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$74,800$35.96not published
Compliance Officers$75,370$36.2442,900
Computer Hardware Engineers$163,860$78.787,390
Computer Network Architects$133,310$64.0913,650
Computer Network Support Specialists$66,780$32.119,930
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,480$23.3113,190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$69,550$33.441,930
Computer Occupations, All Other$111,530$53.6257,020
Computer Programmers$99,330$47.767,620
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,480not published3,540
Computer Systems Analysts$107,390$51.6347,990
Computer User Support Specialists$59,490$28.6072,030
Computer and Information Research Scientists$121,210$58.271,960
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,530$82.4673,060
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,480$21.877,140
Concierges$36,070$17.342,600
Conservation Scientists$68,620$32.991,970
Construction Laborers$40,620$19.53123,250
Construction Managers$101,470$48.7859,060
Construction and Building Inspectors$64,810$31.1618,230
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$48,950$23.53390
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$58,230$28.0011,630
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$40,650$19.542,380
Cooks, All Other$32,150$15.464,650
Cooks, Fast Food$28,280$13.6036,240
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,360$17.0024,740
Cooks, Restaurant$34,760$16.71126,620
Cooks, Short Order$25,320$12.187,540
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$35,810$17.22510
Correctional Officers and Jailers$52,670$25.3244,700
Correspondence Clerks$48,860$23.49830
Cost Estimators$76,980$37.0120,760
Costume Attendants$28,440$13.67550
Counselors, All Other$54,450$26.182,550
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,250$17.9136,600
Couriers and Messengers$39,260$18.874,710
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$110,080$52.921,270
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,580$22.3915,730
Craft Artists$54,690$26.29870
Crane and Tower Operators$73,280$35.236,010
Credit Analysts$78,730$37.856,130
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$62,930$30.251,180
Credit Counselors$48,220$23.183,950
Crematory Operators$33,270$16.00270
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$77,270not published1,150
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$33,350$16.032,830
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,090$21.681,440
Curators$59,990$28.84690
Customer Service Representatives$40,420$19.44337,170
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$29,130$14.00740
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,210$20.293,650
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,720$20.5413,290
Dancersnot published$35.31190
Data Entry Keyers$38,880$18.6917,850
Data Scientists$122,090$58.7025,860
Database Administrators$114,400$55.006,430
Database Architects$151,370$72.778,270
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$38,780$18.644,930
Dental Assistants$45,430$21.8433,230
Dental Hygienists$99,240$47.7116,380
Dental Laboratory Technicians$46,330$22.281,770
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510$137.74730
Dentists, General$162,360$78.068,920
Dermatologists$218,670$105.13780
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$56,100$26.975,810
Designers, All Other$41,590$20.00not published
Desktop Publishers$57,760$27.77270
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$90,510$43.5118,870
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$92,580$44.516,960
Dietetic Technicians$30,280$14.561,360
Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,440$35.795,320
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$21,550$10.3660,270
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$75,420$36.26330
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot published$18.06820
Dishwashers$29,610$14.2333,630
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,320$22.7523,920
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$46,040$22.13160
Drafters, All Other$59,990$28.842,450
Dredge Operators$65,580$31.53not published
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,350$21.32220
Driver/Sales Workers$35,850$17.2440,950
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$47,590$22.885,760
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$58,700$28.221,930
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$118,530not published770
Economists$121,420$58.38560
Editors$45,950$22.096,460
Education Administrators, All Other$79,060$38.014,450
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$93,910not published37,140
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,390$50.1916,660
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$68,280not published6,400
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$50,840$24.445,480
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,930$19.689,020
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$67,900$32.6431,730
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$60,290$28.992,250
Electrical Engineers$129,450$62.2420,870
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,940$37.9517,280
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,050$35.608,960
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$80,620$38.761,840
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$86,520$41.60580
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,480$35.8113,540
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$102,470$49.262,360
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$44,410$21.3515,440
Electricians$58,570$28.1676,770
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$54,460$26.181,800
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$48,730$23.431,210
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$132,220$63.579,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,760not published116,260
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$102,140$49.112,030
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,860$22.5312,020
Embalmers$57,350$27.57680
Emergency Management Directors$93,570$44.991,210
Emergency Medical Technicians$37,260$17.9112,770
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830$152.32780
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$47,210$22.70490
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$123,280not published4,080
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$73,860$35.517,110
Engineers, All Other$115,810$55.6810,820
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,900not published4,310
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$25,980$12.491,110
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$78,500$37.742,880
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$57,150$27.481,240
Environmental Engineers$123,060$59.171,940
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,160not published380
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$50,710$24.383,350
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$92,000$44.235,630
Epidemiologists$77,170$37.101,160
Etchers and Engravers$31,180$14.99630
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$49,000$23.565,030
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$71,990$34.6134,520
Exercise Physiologists$56,780$27.30520
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$40,880$19.6519,260
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$56,600$27.21460
Extraction Workers, All Other$61,290$29.461,070
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,890$22.064,070
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$46,970$22.58520
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,710$18.133,420
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$34,930$16.7970
Facilities Managers$99,430$47.8113,140
Family Medicine Physicians$235,710$113.326,190
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,150$27.472,200
Farm and Home Management Educators$33,260$15.99470
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$85,990$41.34610
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$32,840$15.794,290
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$33,920$16.313,750
Fashion Designers$40,040$19.251,850
Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,740$13.34460,530
Fence Erectors$37,270$17.921,800
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$44,450$21.371,050
File Clerks$39,480$18.9811,340
Film and Video Editors$61,220$29.431,040
Financial Clerks, All Other$53,830$25.884,660
Financial Examiners$78,140$37.575,230
Financial Managers$164,860$79.2671,870
Financial Risk Specialists$103,760$49.884,780
Financial Specialists, All Other$71,650$34.4513,550
Financial and Investment Analysts$99,150$47.6728,820
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$49,650$23.87700
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$82,390$39.611,030
Firefighters$60,180$28.9428,170
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,520$35.8390,010
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$62,590$30.094,200
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,690$21.498,060
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$53,170$25.561,150
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$81,710$39.288,660
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,480$17.54137,930
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$54,340$26.13190
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$41,660$20.0313,370
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$47,630$22.9011,260
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,760$36.9075,340
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$74,590$35.8620,690
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,940$31.22160,600
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,560$21.9111,470
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$111,000$53.365,540
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,140$33.7258,930
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$76,400$36.731,450
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,280$22.25103,410
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$46,740$22.476,490
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,000$28.8460,700
Fish and Game Wardens$85,980$41.34490
Flight Attendants$58,220not published13,470
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$43,070$20.711,480
Floor Sanders and Finishers$40,120$19.29140
Floral Designers$35,080$16.873,100
Food Batchmakers$37,500$18.0313,250
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$33,980$16.343,180
Food Preparation Workers$30,650$14.7481,280
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$30,210$14.524,030
Food Processing Workers, All Other$40,150$19.306,780
Food Science Technicians$47,760$22.96900
Food Scientists and Technologists$90,610$43.56840
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,300$14.0914,340
Food Service Managers$60,770$29.2125,990
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$37,140$17.861,800
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$75,090not published1,460
Forensic Science Technicians$59,870$28.791,900
Forest and Conservation Technicians$52,200$25.10600
Forest and Conservation Workers$30,470$14.65not published
Foresters$80,370$38.64210
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,390$17.98720
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$42,190$20.29230
Fundraisers$60,320$29.004,020
Fundraising Managers$96,520$46.402,560
Funeral Attendants$30,560$14.692,150
Funeral Home Managers$67,740$32.571,230
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$45,040$21.66780
Furniture Finishers$36,350$17.48980
Gambling Cage Workers$27,480$13.21130
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$62,400$30.00910
Gambling Dealers$25,090$12.06560
Gambling Managers$106,670$51.2960
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$30,060$14.45780
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$30,660$14.74440
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$82,120$39.481,350
Gas Plant Operators$79,910$38.422,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$269,110$129.383,850
General and Operations Managers$103,230$49.63431,310
Genetic Counselors$99,450$47.81not published
Geographers$79,170$38.06180
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$99,510not published180
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$46,840$22.522,190
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$145,220$69.824,900
Glaziers$47,730$22.955,850
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$36,090$17.351,950
Graphic Designers$60,150$28.9213,670
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$38,170$18.35840
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,250$20.312,960
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$44,500$21.39not published
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$30,680$14.7522,440
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$44,390$21.344,450
Health Education Specialists$59,340$28.535,320
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$76,820$36.932,880
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,150not published18,960
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,870$23.0115,370
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$123,440$59.344,320
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$105,370$50.661,250
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$62,420$30.011,460
Healthcare Social Workers$69,990$33.6510,880
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$45,250$21.7610,320
Hearing Aid Specialists$59,140$28.43970
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,690$20.041,450
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,760$27.7734,730
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,290$27.06209,680
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$40,610$19.525,060
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$39,630$19.05880
Helpers--Carpenters$43,950$21.132,270
Helpers--Electricians$44,360$21.337,320
Helpers--Extraction Workers$40,650$19.54970
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,000$17.7916,610
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$37,040$17.811,220
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$41,950$20.177,210
Helpers--Production Workers$36,610$17.6030,470
Helpers--Roofers$38,430$18.47590
Highway Maintenance Workers$45,540$21.906,630
Historians$78,240$37.62130
History Teachers, Postsecondary$81,530not published2,030
Home Appliance Repairers$48,630$23.382,200
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$24,230$11.65329,590
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,080$13.0235,550
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,630$14.2523,690
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,540$22.865,890
Human Resources Managers$136,500$65.6323,220
Human Resources Specialists$68,920$33.1484,930
Hydrologic Technicians$88,400$42.50270
Hydrologists$81,080$38.98220
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,020$29.825,060
Industrial Engineers$104,560$50.2730,980
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,930$29.7856,950
Industrial Production Managers$130,890$62.9321,200
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,450$21.8588,780
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$139,520$67.0840
Information Security Analysts$129,890$62.4516,130
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$43,240$20.7916,770
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,210$22.2256,390
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,360$21.8118,580
Instructional Coordinators$78,710$37.8431,970
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,740$23.437,120
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$48,930$23.524,190
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$79,200$38.08910
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,880$23.9824,470
Insurance Sales Agents$51,180$24.6147,060
Insurance Underwriters$78,890$37.939,980
Interior Designers$65,160$31.336,450
Interpreters and Translators$47,510$22.846,780
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,980$21.1513,930
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,010$15.87184,840
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$47,590$22.881,810
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$139,990$67.302,770
Judicial Law Clerks$63,130$30.35220
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$63,780not published3,820
Labor Relations Specialists$79,640$38.292,590
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,540$18.05216,970
Landscape Architects$89,220$42.891,450
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,740$17.6663,430
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,020$23.092,150
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,630$14.2517,030
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$138,160not published880
Lawyers$154,200$74.1356,580
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$48,220$23.18190
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,940$22.0913,380
Legal Support Workers, All Other$63,140$30.362,900
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,860$34.559,150
Library Assistants, Clerical$31,200$15.001,600
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,940not published180
Library Technicians$38,640$18.585,180
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,240$29.9257,560
Life Scientists, All Other$81,230$39.06510
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$48,960$23.549,170
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$29,450$14.1611,320
Light Truck Drivers$42,500$20.4378,540
Lighting Technicians$53,150$25.55210
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$47,310$22.7570
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,980$24.0317,090
Loan Officers$66,370$31.9121,200
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$34,100$16.40590
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$43,860$21.091,420
Locomotive Engineers$79,000$37.983,780
Lodging Managers$62,000$29.813,900
Log Graders and Scalers$36,100$17.3640
Logging Equipment Operators$62,890$30.24500
Logisticians$75,480$36.2921,030
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$37,350$17.963,100
Machinists$59,180$28.4521,700
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$96,780$46.532,930
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,660$14.2663,110
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,470$18.493,250
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,280$28.508,800
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,670$22.44140,580
Management Analysts$101,400$48.7550,990
Managers, All Other$134,390$64.6161,410
Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,040$16.375,340
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$34,910$16.78700
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$152,780$73.45330
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$72,520$34.8763,350
Marketing Managers$147,880$71.1044,680
Marriage and Family Therapists$46,300$22.261,380
Massage Therapists$59,370$28.548,630
Material Moving Workers, All Other$40,780$19.612,080
Materials Engineers$117,700$56.591,440
Materials Scientists$72,700$34.95300
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$93,090$44.76not published
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,990not published4,870
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$35,890$17.258,590
Mechanical Door Repairers$48,190$23.172,010
Mechanical Drafters$79,380$38.164,630
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,610$36.832,140
Mechanical Engineers$112,410$54.0522,080
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$76,400$36.73540
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$61,290$29.46570
Medical Appliance Technicians$46,430$22.32310
Medical Assistants$39,520$19.0075,340
Medical Dosimetrists$134,680$64.75330
Medical Equipment Preparers$46,970$22.584,520
Medical Equipment Repairers$58,370$28.065,540
Medical Records Specialists$48,860$23.4917,210
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$80,470$38.6911,920
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,910$20.6378,740
Medical Transcriptionists$42,900$20.627,520
Medical and Health Services Managers$114,150$54.8858,420
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$57,470$27.6310,730
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,630$22.428,220
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,260$17.9114,730
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,560$21.911,410
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$46,670$22.44600
Meter Readers, Utilities$43,030$20.691,360
Microbiologists$66,450$31.95920
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,390not published80,160
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,840$25.89510
Millwrights$62,630$30.113,540
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$100,580$48.35160
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,320$18.4293,650
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$47,840$23.003,350
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,320$21.796,350
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,940$29.7820,080
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$65,920$31.69230
Models$46,840$22.52not published
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$40,010$19.232,550
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,140$19.787,460
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$46,630$22.421,500
Motion Picture Projectionists$31,160$14.9840
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$36,340$17.472,570
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$53,290$25.621,010
Motorboat Operators$50,270$24.17270
Motorcycle Mechanics$53,330$25.641,170
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,050$23.5810,540
Museum Technicians and Conservators$45,880$22.06670
Music Directors and Composers$65,570$31.53480
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$48,250$23.20580
Musicians and Singersnot published$33.591,430
Natural Sciences Managers$129,960$62.487,470
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$101,240$48.6734,840
Neurologists$360,640$173.38660
New Accounts Clerks$44,040$21.172,360
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$48,470$23.312,670
Nuclear Engineers$128,340$61.70190
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$101,170$48.641,060
Nuclear Technicians$124,060$59.64110
Nurse Anesthetists$244,990$117.784,060
Nurse Midwives$123,380$59.32290
Nurse Practitioners$131,670$63.3125,970
Nursing Assistants$37,500$18.0388,680
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,930not published6,830
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960$130.751,460
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$79,660$38.3017,920
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$57,980$27.874,420
Occupational Therapists$106,140$51.0313,400
Occupational Therapy Aides$37,180$17.88410
Occupational Therapy Assistants$81,500$39.195,610
Office Clerks, General$39,000$18.75218,470
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$37,060$17.821,550
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$42,840$20.6022,960
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,460$24.2655,540
Operations Research Analysts$90,710$43.6111,890
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$37,920$18.233,380
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,640$20.986,540
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$323,010$155.30not published
Opticians, Dispensing$38,720$18.616,700
Optometrists$126,000$60.584,110
Order Clerks$44,280$21.295,180
Orderlies$37,650$18.102,320
Orthodontistsnot publishednot published1,070
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$200,780$96.53490
Orthotists and Prosthetists$77,220$37.13500
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$45,720$21.982,270
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,950$18.7322,970
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,090$15.9146,510
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$45,460$21.8618,330
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$32,430$15.59550
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,830$23.003,740
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$62,310$29.9629,540
Paramedics$57,500$27.658,410
Parking Attendants$31,200$15.0012,100
Parking Enforcement Workers$38,720$18.61270
Parts Salespersons$35,440$17.0425,500
Passenger Attendants$31,230$15.025,170
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$49,390$23.7440
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$47,060$22.633,940
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,090$26.0013,220
Pediatric Surgeons$239,200 or more$115.00 or more300
Pediatricians, General$173,360$83.342,740
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$37,440$18.001,400
Personal Financial Advisors$99,160$47.6718,200
Personal Service Managers, All Other$61,310$29.48not published
Pest Control Workers$37,660$18.119,470
Petroleum Engineers$164,860$79.269,140
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$84,100$40.4310,510
Pharmacists$138,260$66.4724,700
Pharmacy Aides$38,630$18.572,900
Pharmacy Technicians$45,900$22.0741,740
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$76,700not published1,760
Phlebotomists$40,450$19.4512,820
Photographers$41,280$19.854,330
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$35,950$17.28160
Physical Scientists, All Other$100,920$48.522,310
Physical Therapist Aides$31,590$15.195,710
Physical Therapist Assistants$78,000$37.5010,510
Physical Therapists$105,810$50.8721,870
Physician Assistants$134,550$64.6910,110
Physicians, All Other$269,800$129.7130,720
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830$166.261,530
Physicists$184,040$88.48580
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$97,760not published1,110
Pile Driver Operators$66,140$31.80280
Pipelayers$45,620$21.935,010
Plant and System Operators, All Other$50,820$24.433,570
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$51,140$24.591,400
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,060$18.782,090
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$59,840$28.7744,090
Podiatrists$175,520$84.38500
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$75,900$36.4963,100
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$86,950not published1,890
Political Scientists$114,050$54.83160
Postal Service Clerks$62,610$30.104,900
Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550$29.1126,700
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$56,390$27.117,900
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$97,550$46.90820
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$64,110not published4,600
Pourers and Casters, Metal$52,100$25.05500
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$102,890$49.46970
Power Plant Operators$102,510$49.282,100
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$64,150$30.84580
Prepress Technicians and Workers$38,410$18.472,320
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$33,860$16.2841,200
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$29,680$14.273,490
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$37,310$17.941,820
Printing Press Operators$42,550$20.469,110
Private Detectives and Investigators$51,810$24.913,220
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$52,880$25.438,100
Procurement Clerks$47,660$22.913,740
Producers and Directors$71,710$34.486,610
Production Workers, All Other$38,850$18.6818,340
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,850$26.8533,080
Project Management Specialists$98,440$47.33138,960
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$41,990$20.19200
Property Appraisers and Assessors$65,840$31.665,240
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,320$29.4845,350
Protective Service Workers, All Other$33,500$16.114,360
Psychiatric Aides$42,560$20.461,760
Psychiatric Technicians$39,970$19.2211,350
Psychiatrists$228,460$109.841,690
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,060not published3,380
Public Relations Managers$126,670$60.908,190
Public Relations Specialists$65,160$31.3325,220
Public Safety Telecommunicators$50,040$24.067,730
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$61,770$29.702,110
Purchasing Managers$134,670$64.759,640
Radiation Therapists$105,770$50.851,000
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$77,910$37.46830
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,630$37.8020,250
Radiologists$319,320$153.522,330
Rail Car Repairers$59,330$28.532,690
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$43,150$20.75120
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$53,130$25.5450
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$56,470$27.15940
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$71,580$34.411,650
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$68,980$33.164,640
Real Estate Brokers$63,390$30.482,040
Real Estate Sales Agents$45,740$21.9922,250
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,210$16.9378,330
Recreation Workers$32,720$15.7318,660
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$76,480not published1,460
Recreational Therapists$62,490$30.04800
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$49,710$23.901,890
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons$67,330$32.37130
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$46,330$22.2712,860
Registered Nurses$95,970$46.14271,380
Rehabilitation Counselors$49,990$24.041,840
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$50,650$24.353,640
Religious Workers, All Other$36,420$17.51440
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$38,220$18.3818,410
Residential Advisors$37,630$18.093,630
Respiratory Therapists$79,540$38.2412,130
Retail Salespersons$30,800$14.81341,640
Riggers$51,980$24.993,770
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,660$23.881,680
Roofers$46,030$22.135,740
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$77,840$37.435,980
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$45,950$22.0924,430
Sailors and Marine Oilers$55,610$26.744,270
Sales Engineers$130,610$62.796,800
Sales Managers$136,020$65.4076,010
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,680$29.65135,030
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,970$31.7295,670
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$99,080$47.6344,400
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$38,170$18.3511,400
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,740$17.671,680
School Bus Monitors$29,300$14.092,610
School Psychologists$83,690$40.244,250
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,590not published111,660
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,140$21.70149,650
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,470$37.7341,640
Security Guards$35,980$17.30106,210
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$52,270$25.1310,260
Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,140$17.3816,680
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$38,440$18.486,110
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,910$22.551,460
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$43,860$21.092,430
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$49,820$23.9516,820
Set and Exhibit Designers$56,930$27.37210
Sewers, Hand$29,320$14.10240
Sewing Machine Operators$31,000$14.906,950
Shampooers$31,200$15.00840
Sheet Metal Workers$54,240$26.089,540
Ship Engineers$127,810$61.45660
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,190$20.2987,280
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders$26,560$12.77500
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$30,620$14.721,860
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,600$17.1113,240
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$85,020$40.88650
Skincare Specialists$49,250$23.686,160
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$43,160$20.752,950
Social Science Research Assistants$58,070$27.921,180
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$73,750not published1,530
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$101,800$48.942,260
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$83,440not published90
Social Workers, All Other$84,240$40.502,880
Social and Community Service Managers$76,520$36.7913,460
Social and Human Service Assistants$45,860$22.0521,620
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$81,220not published1,040
Software Developers$132,150$63.54163,880
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,850$48.9719,590
Soil and Plant Scientistsnot publishednot published500
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$48,240$23.195,270
Sound Engineering Technicians$54,370$26.14830
Special Education Teachers, All Other$65,710not published880
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,330not published56,760
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,360not published12,580
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$65,680not published2,010
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,830not published10,200
Special Effects Artists and Animators$78,930$37.95not published
Speech-Language Pathologists$99,910$48.0319,120
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$63,810$30.68890
Statistical Assistants$43,590$20.96not published
Statisticians$102,960$49.501,390
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,840$17.71322,710
Stonemasons$45,790$22.02420
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$52,240$25.129,700
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,490$23.314,440
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,630$30.1121,400
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$32,040$15.4129,150
Subway and Streetcar Operators$58,780$28.26240
Surgeons, All Other$222,820$107.131,710
Surgical Assistants$64,930$31.222,840
Surgical Technologists$65,220$31.3510,160
Survey Researchers$47,330$22.76680
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,680$22.938,720
Surveyors$61,150$29.406,410
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$33,620$16.163,640
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$36,260$17.441,540
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$61,170$29.411,620
Tapers$43,670$21.00220
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$58,200$27.983,980
Tax Preparers$47,460$22.826,010
Taxi Drivers$48,740$23.43460
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$51,120not published5,800
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,850not published108,960
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$55,670not published13,540
Technical Writers$82,750$39.783,340
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,370$28.5413,440
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$75,740$36.429,700
Telemarketers$34,290$16.493,660
Telephone Operators$41,250$19.83280
Tellers$38,050$18.2925,860
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$30,160$14.50680
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$34,790$16.72170
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$35,010$16.83730
Therapists, All Other$74,750$35.941,320
Tile and Stone Setters$47,030$22.611,260
Tire Builders$54,880$26.39610
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,060$17.3414,170
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$60,120$28.916,770
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$46,000$22.12530
Tool and Die Makers$55,470$26.671,710
Tour and Travel Guides$33,080$15.902,250
Traffic Technicians$48,770$23.45650
Training and Development Managers$124,280$59.756,190
Training and Development Specialists$62,860$30.2246,630
Transit and Railroad Police$78,480$37.7380
Transportation Inspectors$101,440$48.772,290
Transportation Security Screeners$68,640$33.004,300
Transportation Workers, All Other$52,640$25.31270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,700$48.4128,710
Travel Agents$49,500$23.804,310
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$39,880$19.174,460
Tutors$33,620$16.1610,690
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$42,920not published650
Upholsterers$42,930$20.64710
Urban and Regional Planners$82,830$39.822,190
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$26,610$12.7912,270
Veterinarians$131,330$63.146,270
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,850$16.758,440
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,410$18.9516,730
Waiters and Waitresses$23,240$11.18199,610
Watch and Clock Repairers$59,950$28.82not published
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$49,460$23.7810,520
Web Developers$85,800$41.254,910
Web and Digital Interface Designers$102,650$49.355,910
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$47,710$22.944,460
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$53,340$25.6452,000
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,310$24.671,750
Wellhead Pumpers$75,860$36.4710,250
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$61,950$29.793,890
Woodworkers, All Other$35,160$16.91not published
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$33,840$16.272,130
Word Processors and Typists$47,720$22.94290
Writers and Authors$69,990$33.652,320
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$49,100$23.61580

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Texas

By median pay, Texas is number 31 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $27,250 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $125,220. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $35,370 to $77,840. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $65,750, 35% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 14,071,160 jobs counted here are 9.0% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Texas are Office and Administrative Support (1,725,580 jobs, 12%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (1,299,230 jobs, 9%), Transportation and Material Moving (1,293,420 jobs, 9%) and Management (1,212,070 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Wellhead Pumpers (6.3 times the national share), Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas (6.1 times the national share) and Roustabouts, Oil and Gas (6.0 times the national share). The table on this page lists 801 occupations; for 4 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 609 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 83 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 445 pay less and 81 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners ($110,080 here, $72,420 nationally), Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers ($145,220 here, $101,920 nationally) and Chemical Plant and System Operators ($102,750 here, $78,120 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Fashion Designers ($40,040 here, $80,960 nationally), Surgeons, All Other ($222,820 here, $414,010 nationally) and Anesthesiologists ($215,230 here, $391,490 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Texas

What is the median salary in Texas?

The median pay of all employees in Texas was $48,620 a year ($23.38 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Texas?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 460,530 jobs and a median pay of $27,740 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Texas?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Cardiologists ($410,150), Neurologists ($360,640) and Physicians, Pathologists ($345,830). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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