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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
Manufacturing Engineers$104,56030,980View salary detail
Industrial Engineers$104,56030,980View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists$104,56030,980View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,39016,660View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers$104,1703,670View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists$103,7604,780View salary detail
General and Operations Managers$103,230431,310View salary detail
Statisticians$102,9601,390View salary detail
Biostatisticians$102,9601,390View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$102,890970View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators$102,7502,360View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers$102,6505,910View salary detail
Video Game Designers$102,6505,910View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians$102,5102,100View salary detail
Power Plant Operators$102,5102,100View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians$102,5102,100View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$102,4702,360View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$102,1402,030View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$102,060280View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,85019,590View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$101,8002,260View salary detail
Transportation Planners$101,8002,260View salary detail
Construction Managers$101,47059,060View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation$101,4402,290View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors$101,4402,290View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors$101,4402,290View salary detail
Management Analysts$101,40050,990View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$101,24034,840View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$101,2107,710View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$101,1701,060View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$101,040770View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists$100,9202,310View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other$100,9202,310View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,70028,710View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers$100,70028,710View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$100,580160View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$100,4001,300View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists$99,91019,120View salary detail
Chemists$99,6405,130View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$99,510180View salary detail
Genetic Counselors$99,450—View salary detail
Security Managers$99,43013,140View salary detail
Facilities Managers$99,43013,140View salary detail
Computer Programmers$99,3307,620View salary detail
Dental Hygienists$99,24016,380View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors$99,16018,200View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts$99,15028,820View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors$99,08044,400View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$99,08044,400View salary detail
Project Management Specialists$98,440138,960View salary detail

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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.