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
Healthcare Social Workers	$71,900	2,660	View salary detail
Midwives	$71,760	290	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$71,760	290	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$71,460	80	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$71,050	2,660	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$70,030	80	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$69,820	720	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,410	2,200	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$69,210	2,150	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$68,320	5,160	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$68,100	170	View salary detail
Millwrights	$67,750	820	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$67,560	3,410	View salary detail
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$67,380	50	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$67,370	14,480	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$67,370	14,480	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$67,290	970	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$67,200	6,070	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$66,900	660	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$66,780	4,980	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$66,780	4,980	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$66,450	320	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$66,440	300	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$66,330	—	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$66,330	—	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$66,240	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,990	36,940	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$65,970	1,270	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$65,970	1,760	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$65,830	19,340	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$65,540	26,260	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$65,510	90	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$65,050	2,620	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$64,960	750	View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other	$64,740	260	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$64,670	830	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,500	30,980	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$64,490	—	View salary detail
Riggers	$64,430	1,140	View salary detail
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$64,050	1,120	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$63,960	230	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$63,960	230	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$63,950	810	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$63,950	810	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$63,950	810	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$63,950	810	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$63,690	290	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$63,690	290	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$63,690	290	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,670	10,730	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.