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
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$96,750	830	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$96,440	1,340	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$96,390	520	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,050	1,100	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$95,170	1,840	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$95,170	1,840	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$95,170	1,840	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$95,170	1,840	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$95,100	1,670	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,380	150	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$94,320	160	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$93,110	200	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$92,800	100	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$92,570	480	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$92,570	480	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$92,570	480	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$91,900	800	View salary detail
Art Directors	$91,570	310	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$91,450	1,030	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$91,450	1,030	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$91,430	550	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$91,430	550	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$90,730	—	View salary detail
Web Developers	$89,040	1,060	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$88,730	520	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$88,570	240	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$88,230	270	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$88,210	100	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$87,360	660	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$86,440	530	View salary detail
Geneticists	$86,440	530	View salary detail
Biologists	$86,440	530	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$86,440	530	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$86,440	530	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$86,390	1,870	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$86,390	1,870	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$86,390	1,870	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$86,380	2,500	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,990	50	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$85,980	40	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$85,530	1,510	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$85,400	2,710	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$85,090	28,400	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$85,090	470	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$84,850	1,300	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$84,160	320	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$84,160	520	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$84,100	5,510	View salary detail
Foresters	$83,720	70	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$83,480	70	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.