Texas Labor
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Texas pay · SOC 49-9096

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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$41,960$20.17
25th percentile$45,820$22.03
Median$51,980$24.99
75th percentile$74,610$35.87
90th percentile$81,110$38.99
Average$58,460$28.11

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: 3,770. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $45,820 to $74,610 in 2025, a span of $28,790. 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 $45,300 in Longview, TX to $64,430 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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$52,150130
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$63,950210
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$53,82060
Corpus Christi, TX$60,240220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$50,840660
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$64,4301,140
Longview, TX$45,30050
Midland, TX$49,830190
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,42090
Odessa, TX$46,12070
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$50,480340

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