Texas pay · SOC 51-9032

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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$34,670$16.67
25th percentile$37,080$17.83
Median$42,210$20.29
75th percentile$47,170$22.68
90th percentile$52,740$25.36
Average$42,860$20.61

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: 3,650. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $37,080 to $47,170 in 2025, a span of $10,090. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 11 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $35,370 in Tyler, TX to $46,600 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
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46,600200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$44,3601,500
El Paso, TX$39,570100
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$44,500130
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,840720
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,61040
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,35040
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,18070
San Angelo, TX$35,81030
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$40,250210
Sherman-Denison, TXNot released40
Tyler, TX$35,37030

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