Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Texas

917 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Texas for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,6308,220View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$46,6301,500View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,58015,730View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$46,5502,220View salary detail
Commercial Divers$46,490—View salary detail
Choreographers$46,460380View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$46,430310View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians$46,3301,770View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$46,33012,860View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists$46,3001,380View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,280103,410View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,21056,390View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$46,040160View salary detail
Roofers$46,0305,740View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$46,000530View salary detail
Editors$45,9506,460View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$45,95024,430View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,94013,380View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$45,91031,150View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$45,90041,740View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,8904,070View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators$45,880670View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$45,86021,620View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders$45,82070View salary detail
Stonemasons$45,790420View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents$45,74022,250View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$45,7202,270View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$45,71021,720View salary detail
Pipelayers$45,6205,010View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,56011,470View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,5601,410View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$45,5406,630View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,4807,140View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$45,46018,330View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,45088,780View salary detail
Dental Assistants$45,43033,230View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,36018,580View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$45,36018,580View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,3206,350View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$45,25010,320View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$45,25010,320View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$45,25010,320View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,140149,650View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,0901,440View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$45,040780View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,6908,060View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$44,49037,550View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$44,4501,050View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$44,3904,450View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians$44,3607,320View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.