Texas pay · SOC 29-1021

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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$83,990$40.38
25th percentile$119,990$57.69
Median$162,360$78.06
75th percentile$216,390$104.03
90th percentile$308,220$148.18
Average$178,360$85.75

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: 8,920. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $119,990 to $216,390 in 2025, a span of $96,400. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 24 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $98,570 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX to $188,190 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$156,04050
Amarillo, TX$154,960100
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$188,190820
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$157,77070
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$134,55080
College Station-Bryan, TX$154,34070
Corpus Christi, TX$180,63090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$179,9902,890
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$154,38090
El Paso, TX$150,940160
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$152,820130
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$98,5701,660
Killeen-Temple, TX$147,360120
Laredo, TX$149,82050
Longview, TX$170,66080
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$134,160150
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$132,010180
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$157,90040
Odessa, TX$153,86040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$162,140690
Tyler, TX$125,990100
Victoria, TX$129,43030
Waco, TX$145,630100
Wichita Falls, TX$148,80040

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