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
Fundraising Managers	$101,570	340	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$101,530	3,530	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,090	300	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$100,920	120	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$100,700	—	View salary detail
Art Directors	$100,690	400	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$100,520	200	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$100,470	4,940	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$100,470	4,940	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$100,470	4,940	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,430	220	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,350	210	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,800	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$99,540	250	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$99,000	210	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$98,850	1,190	View salary detail
Security Managers	$98,850	1,190	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,720	430	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$98,010	500	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$97,890	18,920	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$97,890	18,920	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$97,890	18,920	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$97,890	18,920	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$97,890	18,920	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$97,600	210	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$97,530	980	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,200	230	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$97,190	30	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$97,190	30	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$96,730	90	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$96,600	1,120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$96,240	780	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$95,990	2,010	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$95,030	60	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$93,490	260	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$93,440	260	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$93,440	260	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$93,380	110	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$93,070	960	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$93,070	960	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$93,070	960	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$93,070	960	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$92,930	490	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$92,530	310	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$91,140	—	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$89,380	360	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$88,360	650	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$88,190	1,600	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$87,930	230	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,780	350	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.