Texas pay · SOC 51-9012

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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.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$35,720	$17.17
25th percentile	$39,940	$19.20
Median	$46,910	$22.55
75th percentile	$57,770	$27.77
90th percentile	$69,670	$33.50
Average	$51,330	$24.68

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: 1,460. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $39,940 to $57,770 in 2025, a span of $17,830. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 9 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $41,600 in Killeen-Temple, TX to $54,990 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published area	Median annual pay	Estimated jobs
Amarillo, TX	$46,910	40
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$54,990	200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,660	290
El Paso, TX	$45,060	40
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$45,270	110
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,520	300
Killeen-Temple, TX	$41,600	30
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$46,960	90
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$44,910	80

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