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
Materials Engineers	$123,250	560	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$119,600	97,320	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$118,830	2,550	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$116,030	1,090	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$113,440	8,510	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$113,440	8,510	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$111,690	8,620	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$111,690	8,620	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$111,690	8,620	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$111,690	8,620	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$111,650	5,510	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$109,140	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$108,740	1,320	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$108,350	290	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$108,350	290	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$107,700	4,680	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$107,230	320	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$106,750	4,060	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$106,750	4,060	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$106,750	4,060	View salary detail
Chemists	$106,740	2,430	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$106,020	1,420	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,790	130	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$105,770	350	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$105,700	2,900	View salary detail
Security Managers	$105,650	3,200	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$105,650	3,200	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$105,440	11,460	View salary detail
Audiologists	$105,430	210	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$105,420	7,840	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$105,420	7,840	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,060	570	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$104,930	3,060	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$104,620	530	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$104,620	530	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$104,620	530	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,520	160	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$104,350	540	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$104,330	400	View salary detail
Statisticians	$104,330	400	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,320	1,270	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.