Texas pay · SOC 39-5012

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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$23,580$11.34
25th percentile$28,270$13.59
Median$30,680$14.75
75th percentile$47,180$22.68
90th percentile$59,730$28.72
Average$38,820$18.67

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: 22,440. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $28,270 to $47,180 in 2025, a span of $18,910. 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 $26,130 in Laredo, TX to $35,220 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$28,230110
Amarillo, TX$27,810150
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,2202,800
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,050220
College Station-Bryan, TX$27,860210
Corpus Christi, TX$28,210250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$33,9606,630
El Paso, TX$26,970510
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,030150
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$31,0805,480
Killeen-Temple, TX$28,080290
Laredo, TX$26,130120
Longview, TX$27,64090
Lubbock, TX$28,630270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,310380
Midland, TX$30,04090
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28,410110
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$27,14050
San Angelo, TX$30,90060
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$30,4602,210
Texarkana, TX-AR$27,75050
Tyler, TX$26,950190
Waco, TX$29,110180
Wichita Falls, TX$27,830110

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