State salary index

Salaries in Texas

Median annual wages for 199 occupations in Texas, ranked from highest to lowest. Click any occupation for the full wage distribution and how Texas compares with the other states.

Occupations ranked by median pay

Top 100 of 199 occupations with published data.

#	Occupation	Median annual	Employment
1	Cardiologists	$410,150	2,050
2	Neurologists	$360,640	660
3	Physicians, Pathologists	$345,830	1,530
4	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$323,010	—
5	Radiologists	$319,320	2,330
6	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$316,830	780
7	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$286,510	730
8	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$271,960	1,460
9	Physicians, All Other	$269,800	30,720
10	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$269,110	3,850
11	Chief Executives	$257,850	8,780
12	Nurse Anesthetists	$244,990	4,060
13	Family Medicine Physicians	$235,710	6,190
14	Psychiatrists	$228,460	1,690
15	Surgeons, All Other	$222,820	1,710
16	Dermatologists	$218,670	780
17	Anesthesiologists	$215,230	2,800
18	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$215,150	10,930
19	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$200,780	490
20	Physicists	$184,040	580
21	Podiatrists	$175,520	500
22	Pediatricians, General	$173,360	2,740
23	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$171,530	73,060
24	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$171,370	19,030
25	Air Traffic Controllers	$170,080	2,060
26	Financial Managers	$164,860	71,870
27	Petroleum Engineers	$164,860	9,140
28	Computer Hardware Engineers	$163,860	7,390
29	Dentists, General	$162,360	8,920
30	Lawyers	$154,200	56,580
31	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$152,780	330
32	Database Architects	$151,370	8,270
33	Marketing Managers	$147,880	44,680
34	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$145,220	4,900
35	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$139,990	2,770
36	Pharmacists	$138,260	24,700
37	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,160	880
38	Commercial Pilots	$137,960	4,120
39	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$136,930	2,230
40	Human Resources Managers	$136,500	23,220
41	Sales Managers	$136,020	76,010
42	Medical Dosimetrists	$134,680	330
43	Purchasing Managers	$134,670	9,640
44	Physician Assistants	$134,550	10,110
45	Managers, All Other	$134,390	61,410
46	Computer Network Architects	$133,310	13,650
47	Animal Scientists	$132,830	40
48	Chemical Engineers	$132,750	2,610
49	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$132,220	9,520
50	Software Developers	$132,150	163,880
51	Nurse Practitioners	$131,670	25,970
52	Veterinarians	$131,330	6,270
53	Industrial Production Managers	$130,890	21,200
54	Sales Engineers	$130,610	6,800
55	Aerospace Engineers	$130,270	6,750
56	Natural Sciences Managers	$129,960	7,470
57	Information Security Analysts	$129,890	16,130
58	Electrical Engineers	$129,450	20,870
59	Nuclear Engineers	$128,340	190
60	Ship Engineers	$127,810	660
61	Public Relations Managers	$126,670	8,190
62	Optometrists	$126,000	4,110
63	Training and Development Managers	$124,280	6,190
64	Nuclear Technicians	$124,060	110
65	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$123,440	4,320
66	Nurse Midwives	$123,380	290
67	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$123,280	4,080
68	Environmental Engineers	$123,060	1,940
69	Data Scientists	$122,090	25,860
70	Economists	$121,420	560
71	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$121,210	1,960
72	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$118,530	770
73	Materials Engineers	$117,700	1,440
74	Engineers, All Other	$115,810	10,820
75	Database Administrators	$114,400	6,430
76	Administrative Services Managers	$114,190	22,980
77	Medical and Health Services Managers	$114,150	58,420
78	Political Scientists	$114,050	160
79	Mechanical Engineers	$112,410	22,080
80	Computer Occupations, All Other	$111,530	57,020
81	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$111,390	3,400
82	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$111,000	5,540
83	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$110,080	1,270
84	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,150	18,960
85	Computer Systems Analysts	$107,390	47,990
86	Gambling Managers	$106,670	60
87	Occupational Therapists	$106,140	13,400
88	Physical Therapists	$105,810	21,870
89	Radiation Therapists	$105,770	1,000
90	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,370	1,170
91	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$105,370	1,250
92	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,080	690
93	Actuaries	$105,020	1,750
94	Industrial Engineers	$104,560	30,980
95	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$104,390	16,660
96	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$104,170	3,670
97	Financial Risk Specialists	$103,760	4,780
98	General and Operations Managers	$103,230	431,310
99	Statisticians	$102,960	1,390
100	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$102,890	970

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-26. bls.gov/oes