Texas pay · SOC 33-9099

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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$25,570$12.29
25th percentile$29,980$14.41
Median$33,500$16.11
75th percentile$45,700$21.97
90th percentile$64,920$31.21
Average$41,640$20.02

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: 4,360. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $29,980 to $45,700 in 2025, a span of $15,720. 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 $24,320 in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX to $64,220 in Northwestern 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$46,320300
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$24,32050
Corpus Christi, TX$60,59030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$34,6101,080
El Paso, TX$39,72060
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$56,13040
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$33,500880
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,950270
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$62,19030
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$64,22040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$32,4701,200

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