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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
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$82,920320View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners$82,8302,190View salary detail
Technical Writers$82,7503,340View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,4703,840View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$82,3901,030View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$82,1201,350View salary detail
Avionics Technicians$81,9501,710View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$81,8101,470View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$81,7108,660View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary$81,5302,030View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants$81,5005,610View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other$81,230510View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$81,2201,040View salary detail
Hydrologists$81,080220View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors$80,920116,470View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists$80,8702,480View salary detail
Geneticists$80,8702,480View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other$80,8702,480View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists$80,8702,480View salary detail
Biologists$80,8702,480View salary detail
Online Merchants$80,820104,270View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,820104,270View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners$80,820104,270View salary detail
Security Management Specialists$80,820104,270View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists$80,820104,270View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$80,6201,840View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors$80,5101,840View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$80,47011,920View salary detail
Foresters$80,370210View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators$79,9102,550View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$79,66017,920View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists$79,6402,590View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists$79,54012,130View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters$79,3804,630View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$79,200910View salary detail
Geographers$79,170180View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,160380View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other$79,0604,450View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers$79,0003,780View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,94017,280View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators$78,930—View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,9004,310View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters$78,8909,980View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,80029,220View salary detail
Credit Analysts$78,7306,130View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators$78,71031,970View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,63020,250View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$78,5002,880View salary detail
Transit and Railroad Police$78,48080View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,47041,640View 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.