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
Logging Equipment Operators	$63,580	70	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$63,510	—	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$63,470	1,730	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$63,440	110	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,180	18,360	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$63,120	4,130	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$63,090	170	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,090	28,720	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$62,990	—	View salary detail
Surveyors	$62,960	1,960	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$62,960	1,960	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$62,910	1,560	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$62,870	220	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$62,730	7,320	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$62,630	9,630	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$62,590	520	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$62,410	5,330	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$62,340	480	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$62,300	—	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$62,200	5,030	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	6,660	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,040	1,240	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$61,920	140	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$61,770	2,160	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$61,680	3,420	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$61,440	230	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$61,410	900	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$61,310	—	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$61,310	—	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$61,300	10,980	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$61,300	10,980	View salary detail
Machinists	$61,280	8,140	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$61,240	100	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$61,220	1,460	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$61,220	970	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$61,080	1,090	View salary detail
Clergy	$61,010	670	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$61,000	890	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$60,820	690	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$60,770	7,410	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$60,650	1,480	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$60,520	290	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$60,520	290	View salary detail
Range Managers	$60,520	290	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$60,200	1,540	View salary detail
Paramedics	$60,130	1,980	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$59,850	2,850	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$59,630	680	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$59,310	790	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,250	12,840	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.