Texas pay · SOC 19-4042

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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$39,490$18.99
25th percentile$46,680$22.44
Median$50,710$24.38
75th percentile$62,840$30.21
90th percentile$78,770$37.87
Average$56,190$27.01

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: 3,350. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $46,680 to $62,840 in 2025, a span of $16,160. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 14 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $44,010 in Longview, TX to $58,750 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

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$53,030370
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$49,63080
College Station-Bryan, TX$47,99050
Corpus Christi, TX$45,81090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$53,780710
El Paso, TX$46,49070
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$58,75030
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$49,170930
Longview, TX$44,01030
Lubbock, TX$47,72050
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$44,49040
Midland, TX$49,710100
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$46,67050
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$51,000300

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