Corpus Christi, TX
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Texas statewide data
$49,310
Median Annual Wage
+26% since 2014
$53,015
Texas Median
-7% vs state
170,280
Total Workers
393
Occupations Tracked
Corpus Christi, TX is a Metropolitan Area with 393 tracked occupations and an estimated 170,280 total workers. Wages grew an average of 30.1% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $221,510 |
| Chief Executives | $180,790 |
| Dentists, General | $171,230 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $160,510 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $143,000 |
| Pediatricians, General | $142,990 |
| Managers, All Other | $139,170 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $137,460 |
| Physician Assistants | $134,400 |
| Petroleum Engineers | $133,690 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+30.1%
avg wage growth since 2014
+1.1%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+136.9%
$30,660 → $72,630
|
| Social Workers, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations |
+122.3%
$37,790 → $83,990
|
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers Production Occupations |
+110.0%
$46,850 → $98,370
|
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Production Occupations |
+107.5%
$18,700 → $38,800
|
| Protective Service Workers, All Other Protective Service Occupations |
+99.3%
$24,000 → $47,840
|
Most Jobs Added
| Industrial Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+400.0%
50 → 250
|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations |
+300.0%
70 → 310
|
| Managers, All Other Management Occupations |
+300.0%
100 → 450
|
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+300.0%
90 → 390
|
| Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+300.0%
50 → 210
|
Wage Declines
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Legal Occupations |
-38.8%
$77,070 → $47,150
|
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-34.7%
$42,740 → $27,920
|
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-20.3%
$47,370 → $37,770
|
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-17.8%
$54,770 → $45,030
|
| Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Management Occupations |
-13.3%
$50,800 → $44,060
|
Wage Trends in Corpus Christi, TX
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $49,310 |
| 2023 | $47,630 |
| 2022 | $47,840 |
| 2021 | $46,590 |
| 2020 | $46,080 |
| 2019 | $44,685 |
| 2018 | $43,580 |
| 2017 | $41,970 |
| 2016 | $40,600 |
| 2015 | $38,740 |
| 2014 | $38,985 |