Texas pay · SOC 29-1041

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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$54,180$26.05
25th percentile$101,700$48.90
Median$126,000$60.58
75th percentile$155,090$74.56
90th percentile$164,420$79.05
Average$124,760$59.98

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: 4,110. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $101,700 to $155,090 in 2025, a span of $53,390. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 17 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $111,780 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX to $160,460 in Killeen-Temple, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Amarillo, TX$129,49040
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$130,460350
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$131,06040
College Station-Bryan, TX$128,50040
Corpus Christi, TX$138,12070
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$140,790870
El Paso, TX$132,24070
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$125,95040
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$124,6401,250
Killeen-Temple, TX$160,46030
Longview, TX$127,84030
Lubbock, TX$140,07060
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$130,45050
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$128,87050
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$128,70030
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$111,780730
Tyler, TX$127,30040

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