Texas pay · SOC 15-1251

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May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.

Statewide pay

BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$60,120$28.90
25th percentile$74,290$35.71
Median$99,330$47.76
75th percentile$127,640$61.37
90th percentile$143,300$68.89
Average$100,740$48.43

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 7,620. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $74,290 to $127,640 in 2025, a span of $53,350. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 18 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $65,220 in El Paso, TX to $121,120 in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Amarillo, TX$77,57060
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$100,700Not available
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$82,56040
College Station-Bryan, TX$80,62060
Corpus Christi, TX$74,50060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$102,2403,260
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$71,93050
El Paso, TX$65,220110
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$104,84060
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$96,4401,340
Killeen-Temple, TX$81,23040
Longview, TX$76,49040
Lubbock, TX$70,260100
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$72,43060
Midland, TX$75,64060
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$74,170Not available
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$121,12040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXNot released420
Waco, TX$86,90070

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