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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,760	1,110	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$97,550	820	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$97,510	520	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,480	3,540	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$96,860	34,870	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$96,860	34,870	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$96,860	34,870	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$96,780	2,930	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$96,520	2,560	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$95,970	271,380	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$95,970	271,380	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$95,970	271,380	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$95,970	271,380	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$95,970	271,380	View salary detail
Agricultural Engineers	$95,220	50	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$94,490	7,820	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$93,910	37,140	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$93,570	1,210	View salary detail
Audiologists	$93,570	1,020	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$93,090	—	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$92,600	2,050	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$92,580	6,960	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$92,000	5,630	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$92,000	5,630	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$92,000	5,630	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$92,000	5,630	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$90,710	11,890	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$90,610	840	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$90,510	18,870	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$90,510	18,870	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$90,510	18,870	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$89,220	1,450	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$88,400	270	View salary detail
Art Directors	$88,270	2,480	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$87,520	2,840	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,950	1,890	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$86,520	580	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$85,990	610	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$85,980	490	View salary detail
Web Developers	$85,800	4,910	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$85,020	650	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$84,990	720	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,930	6,830	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$84,440	16,850	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$84,240	2,880	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$84,100	10,510	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$83,690	4,250	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,660	3,640	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,440	90	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$82,970	3,340	View 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.