Texas
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$53,015
Median Annual Wage
+31% since 2014
13,211,870
Total Workers
778
Occupations Tracked
Texas is a State with 778 tracked occupations and an estimated 13,211,870 total workers. Wages grew an average of 32.8% from 2014 to 2024, with Computer and Mathematical Occupations and Management Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine Physicians | $228,560 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $227,580 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $227,570 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $214,670 |
| Anesthesiologists | $203,450 |
| Pediatricians, General | $187,590 |
| Dermatologists | $172,510 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $170,650 |
| Physicists | $170,450 |
| Cardiologists | $168,780 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+32.8%
avg wage growth since 2014
+19.6%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Legislators Management Occupations |
+126.1%
$18,610 → $42,080
|
| Transit and Railroad Police Protective Service Occupations |
+123.0%
$48,660 → $108,530
|
| Craft Artists Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+112.4%
$24,480 → $52,000
|
| Agricultural Workers, All Other Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
+102.3%
$20,650 → $41,780
|
| Commercial Pilots Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+91.6%
$85,050 → $162,930
|
Most Jobs Added
| Special Education Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+700.0%
410 → 3,420
|
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+700.0%
1,270 → 11,330
|
| Athletes and Sports Competitors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+500.0%
230 → 1,380
|
| Cooks, All Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+500.0%
770 → 5,130
|
| Plant and System Operators, All Other Production Occupations |
+500.0%
640 → 4,080
|
Wage Declines
| Editors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-38.6%
$46,980 → $28,860
|
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-31.0%
$50,150 → $34,600
|
| Materials Scientists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-27.8%
$111,520 → $80,560
|
| Telephone Operators Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
-25.9%
$49,630 → $36,800
|
| Survey Researchers Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-22.6%
$47,710 → $36,950
|
Wage Trends in Texas
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $53,015 |
| 2023 | $50,170 |
| 2022 | $48,510 |
| 2021 | $47,565 |
| 2020 | $47,140 |
| 2019 | $46,060 |
| 2018 | $45,050 |
| 2017 | $43,275 |
| 2016 | $43,280 |
| 2015 | $42,435 |
| 2014 | $40,460 |
Metro Areas in Texas
BLS tracks 26 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.
Abilene, TX
Amarillo, TX
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
College Station-Bryan, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Eagle Pass, TX
El Paso, TX
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Killeen-Temple, TX
Laredo, TX
Longview, TX
Lubbock, TX
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Midland, TX
Odessa, TX
San Angelo, TX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Sherman-Denison, TX
Texarkana, TX-AR
Tyler, TX
Victoria, TX
Waco, TX
Wichita Falls, TX