Texas pay · SOC 19-2042

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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.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$60,100	$28.89
25th percentile	$83,280	$40.04
Median	$145,220	$69.82
75th percentile	$223,850	$107.62
90th percentile	$287,180	$138.07
Average	$160,070	$76.96

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: 4,900. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $83,280 to $223,850 in 2025, a span of $140,570. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 10 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $62,840 in Tyler, TX to $219,140 in Midland, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published area	Median annual pay	Estimated jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$92,930	490
College Station-Bryan, TX	$86,260	50
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$132,780	610
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$174,490	2,380
Longview, TX	$105,450	30
Lubbock, TX	$140,660	40
Midland, TX	$219,140	370
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	Not released	110
Odessa, TX	$129,730	60
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$88,990	120
Tyler, TX	$62,840	40

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