Texas pay · SOC 51-4033

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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$29,380$14.12
25th percentile$36,920$17.75
Median$42,250$20.31
75th percentile$46,460$22.34
90th percentile$52,260$25.12
Average$42,170$20.27

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: 2,960. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $36,920 to $46,460 in 2025, a span of $9,540. 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 $37,960 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX to $52,880 in Tyler, 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$42,250150
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$39,720110
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$42,700640
El Paso, TX$38,54030
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,60060
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,2801,290
Killeen-Temple, TX$41,49040
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38,170150
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,96080
Tyler, TX$52,88050
Waco, TX$47,48050

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