Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Texas statewide data
$55,855
Median Annual Wage
+30% since 2014
$53,015
Texas Median
+5% vs state
3,059,360
Total Workers
670
Occupations Tracked
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is a Metropolitan Area with 670 tracked occupations and an estimated 3,059,360 total workers. Wages grew an average of 30.8% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Computer and Mathematical Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $235,490 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $220,420 |
| Podiatrists | $213,840 |
| Physicists | $212,050 |
| Anesthesiologists | $202,830 |
| Pediatricians, General | $187,590 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $172,810 |
| Dentists, General | $170,170 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $168,280 |
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $167,680 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+30.8%
avg wage growth since 2014
+10.7%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Skincare Specialists Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+149.7%
$22,910 → $57,200
|
| Chiropractors Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+140.6%
$40,580 → $97,630
|
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
+120.4%
$19,380 → $42,710
|
| Legislators Management Occupations |
+103.9%
$18,400 → $37,510
|
| Craft Artists Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+103.6%
$25,580 → $52,070
|
Most Jobs Added
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+1200.0%
160 → 2,230
|
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+400.0%
30 → 150
|
| Natural Sciences Managers Management Occupations |
+300.0%
660 → 3,240
|
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations |
+300.0%
340 → 1,640
|
| Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+300.0%
2,150 → 10,240
|
Wage Declines
| Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers Personal Care and Service Occupations |
-53.2%
$79,710 → $37,320
|
| Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-34.3%
$96,630 → $63,460
|
| Actuaries Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
-29.9%
$113,700 → $79,690
|
| Hydrologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-29.1%
$89,170 → $63,200
|
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators Legal Occupations |
-28.3%
$67,440 → $48,360
|
Wage Trends in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $55,855 |
| 2023 | $52,790 |
| 2022 | $49,920 |
| 2021 | $49,110 |
| 2020 | $49,550 |
| 2019 | $49,260 |
| 2018 | $47,700 |
| 2017 | $45,730 |
| 2016 | $45,670 |
| 2015 | $44,410 |
| 2014 | $42,875 |