Texas pay · SOC 43-5021

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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$30,900$14.85
25th percentile$36,540$17.57
Median$39,260$18.87
75th percentile$45,310$21.78
90th percentile$49,490$23.80
Average$40,490$19.47

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: 4,710. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $36,540 to $45,310 in 2025, a span of $8,770. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 19 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $31,530 in Laredo, TX to $44,220 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Abilene, TX$35,40050
Amarillo, TX$38,28060
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,220410
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,54060
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$32,94030
College Station-Bryan, TX$33,26060
Corpus Christi, TX$37,310100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$41,8601,400
El Paso, TX$38,570150
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$40,3701,090
Killeen-Temple, TXNot released30
Laredo, TX$31,53050
Longview, TX$38,58050
Lubbock, TX$37,930100
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$35,990140
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,760Not available
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,140Not available
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,860320
Tyler, TX$37,04060
Waco, TX$36,10060

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