SOC 13-1051 · Area 4800003 · May 2025

Cost Estimators

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$39,520$19.00
25th percentile$53,970$25.95
Median$65,930$31.70
75th percentile$87,690$42.16
90th percentile$118,720$57.08
Average$73,640$35.41

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: 130. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $53,970 to $87,690 in 2025, a span of $33,720.

The area median is $11,050 (14.4%) below Texas's $76,980 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 29 other published areas
  • This area's median is $8,110 (14.0%) above the $57,820 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
  • This area's median is $7,570 (13.0%) above the $58,360 median in Laredo, TX.
  • This area's median is $5,050 (8.3%) above the $60,880 median in El Paso, TX.
  • This area's median is $3,020 (4.8%) above the $62,910 median in Tyler, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,810 (4.5%) above the $63,120 median in Lubbock, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,300 (3.6%) above the $63,630 median in Abilene, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,250 (3.5%) above the $63,680 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,090 (3.3%) above the $63,840 median in Victoria, TX.
  • This area's median is $1,510 (2.3%) above the $64,420 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
  • This area's median is $610 (0.9%) above the $65,320 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
  • This area's median is $50 (0.1%) above the $65,880 median in San Angelo, TX.
  • This area's median is $10 (0.0%) below the $65,940 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $1,290 (1.9%) below the $67,220 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
  • This area's median is $3,520 (5.1%) below the $69,450 median in Longview, TX.
  • This area's median is $3,670 (5.3%) below the $69,600 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $4,390 (6.2%) below the $70,320 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $6,210 (8.6%) below the $72,140 median in Amarillo, TX.
  • This area's median is $8,490 (11.4%) below the $74,420 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
  • This area's median is $8,900 (11.9%) below the $74,830 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
  • This area's median is $9,160 (12.2%) below the $75,090 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $9,520 (12.6%) below the $75,450 median in Waco, TX.
  • This area's median is $9,660 (12.8%) below the $75,590 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
  • This area's median is $11,490 (14.8%) below the $77,420 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
  • This area's median is $12,270 (15.7%) below the $78,200 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
  • This area's median is $12,720 (16.2%) below the $78,650 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
  • This area's median is $13,360 (16.8%) below the $79,290 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
  • This area's median is $13,620 (17.1%) below the $79,550 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
  • This area's median is $13,830 (17.3%) below the $79,760 median in Odessa, TX.
  • This area's median is $16,610 (20.1%) below the $82,540 median in Midland, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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