Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Houston, TX

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$320,450	180	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$307,690	4,160	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$292,490	7,010	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$292,490	7,010	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$292,490	7,010	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$292,490	7,010	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$292,490	7,010	View salary detail
Urologists	$292,490	7,010	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$292,490	7,010	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$291,510	230	View salary detail
Neurologists	$277,960	120	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$275,310	680	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$275,270	1,920	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$275,270	1,920	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$274,410	1,030	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$249,070	420	View salary detail
Anesthesiologists	$210,230	1,160	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$207,000	370	View salary detail
Physicists	$199,770	140	View salary detail
Cardiologists	$187,550	460	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$174,490	2,380	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$172,160	13,090	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$172,020	5,330	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$172,020	5,330	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$169,870	4,770	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$166,910	18,570	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$166,910	18,570	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$166,910	18,570	View salary detail
Lawyers	$157,980	16,810	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$153,030	8,930	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$150,320	110	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$148,870	480	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$144,820	14,930	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$144,820	14,930	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$144,820	14,930	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$144,820	14,930	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$144,820	14,930	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$144,820	14,930	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$144,820	14,930	View salary detail
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$144,120	—	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$142,110	5,890	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$140,470	6,410	View salary detail
Database Architects	$139,100	780	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$139,100	780	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$139,050	2,630	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$138,120	1,510	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$137,740	840	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$137,240	2,390	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$137,240	2,390	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$135,880	16,430	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.