Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Austin, TX

719 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Austin, TX for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Audio and Video Technicians	$56,210	590	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,940	1,190	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$55,880	150	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$55,790	210	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$55,790	210	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$55,660	1,640	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$55,120	1,280	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,990	200	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$54,980	40	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,970	60	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$54,850	740	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$54,710	300	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,320	11,900	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$54,260	130	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$54,240	270	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$54,180	120	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$53,080	60	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$53,030	370	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$52,870	880	View salary detail
Editors	$52,600	1,140	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$52,530	710	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$52,360	830	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$52,300	2,900	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$52,280	110	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$52,270	280	View salary detail
Riggers	$52,150	130	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$52,000	970	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$52,000	970	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$51,700	1,760	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$51,510	100	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$51,460	—	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$51,420	520	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$51,010	500	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$50,960	5,010	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$50,950	270	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$50,900	1,570	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$50,850	4,350	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$50,850	550	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$50,610	5,210	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$50,580	830	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$50,500	710	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$50,480	370	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$50,340	70	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$50,320	60	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$50,270	330	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,260	2,540	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$50,100	600	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$49,880	60	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$49,860	310	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$49,860	310	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.