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
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$61,820	70	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$61,790	590	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$61,760	240	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$61,720	500	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$61,690	250	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,610	850	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$61,570	3,500	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$61,550	170	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$61,510	480	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,380	5,730	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$61,310	140	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,270	8,450	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$61,070	1,560	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$60,910	110	View salary detail
Archivists	$60,900	80	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,820	3,140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$60,730	30	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$60,550	1,970	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$60,530	330	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$60,460	1,360	View salary detail
Electricians	$60,390	7,340	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$60,360	520	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$60,310	270	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$60,270	370	View salary detail
Midwives	$60,220	100	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$60,220	100	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$60,080	480	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$60,010	280	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$59,990	1,610	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$59,980	710	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$59,790	820	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,740	210	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,630	960	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$59,470	1,770	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$59,250	50	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$59,210	1,890	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$59,040	2,210	View salary detail
Machinists	$59,030	1,210	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$59,020	620	View salary detail
Firefighters	$58,830	2,300	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,640	1,670	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$58,570	60	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	560	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$57,740	40	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$57,640	30	View salary detail
Surveyors	$57,580	790	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$57,580	790	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$57,520	—	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$57,160	170	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,110	10,760	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.