Highest-paying jobs in Texas
The highest published median in Texas is for cardiologists, at $410,150 a year. For one more occupation, BLS reports the median only as “$239,200 or more”; they are listed below the table. The median for all occupations in the state is $48,620, against $50,980 nationally.
Texas · all occupationsMay 2025
- Median / yr
- $48,620
- Mean / yr
- $65,750
- Price level (U.S.=100)
- 97.1
- Median, price-adjusted
- $50,094
- Adjusted rank
- 45 of 51
- Jobs
- 14,071,160
Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.
The 50 best-paid occupations in Texas
TX · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 793
| No. | Occupation | Median in TX | U.S. median | Employed in TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiologists | $410,150 | $496,010 | 2,050 |
| 2 | Neurologists | $360,640 | $248,560 | 660 |
| 3 | Physicians, Pathologists | $345,830 | $312,400 | 1,530 |
| 4 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $323,010 | $300,080 | — |
| 5 | Radiologists | $319,320 | $420,860 | 2,330 |
| 6 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $316,830 | $335,550 | 780 |
| 7 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $286,510 | $224,990 | 730 |
| 8 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $271,960 | $292,910 | 1,460 |
| 9 | Physicians, All Other | $269,800 | $265,930 | 30,720 |
| 10 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $269,110 | $256,560 | 3,850 |
| 11 | Chief Executives | $257,850 | $213,990 | 8,780 |
| 12 | Nurse Anesthetists | $244,990 | $236,590 | 4,060 |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physicians | $235,710 | $244,180 | 6,190 |
| 14 | Psychiatrists | $228,460 | $281,870 | 1,690 |
| 15 | Surgeons, All Other | $222,820 | $414,010 | 1,710 |
| 16 | Dermatologists | $218,670 | $328,730 | 780 |
| 17 | Anesthesiologists | $215,230 | $391,490 | 2,800 |
| 18 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $215,150 | $232,140 | 10,930 |
| 19 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $200,780 | $358,550 | 490 |
| 20 | Physicists | $184,040 | $172,250 | 580 |
| 21 | Podiatrists | $175,520 | $160,300 | 500 |
| 22 | Pediatricians, General | $173,360 | $210,040 | 2,740 |
| 23 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $171,530 | $175,140 | 73,060 |
| 24 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $171,370 | $171,270 | 19,030 |
| 25 | Air Traffic Controllers | $170,080 | $148,080 | 2,060 |
| 26 | Financial Managers | $164,860 | $166,570 | 71,870 |
| 27 | Petroleum Engineers | $164,860 | $144,910 | 9,140 |
| 28 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $163,860 | $161,740 | 7,390 |
| 29 | Dentists, General | $162,360 | $170,950 | 8,920 |
| 30 | Lawyers | $154,200 | $159,670 | 56,580 |
| 31 | Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | $152,780 | $112,230 | 330 |
| 32 | Database Architects | $151,370 | $139,500 | 8,270 |
| 33 | Marketing Managers | $147,880 | $166,790 | 44,680 |
| 34 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $145,220 | $101,920 | 4,900 |
| 35 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $139,990 | $153,990 | 2,770 |
| 36 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | $139,520 | $193,950 | 40 |
| 37 | Pharmacists | $138,260 | $140,910 | 24,700 |
| 38 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $138,160 | $128,500 | 880 |
| 39 | Commercial Pilots | $137,960 | $123,220 | 4,120 |
| 40 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $136,930 | $149,230 | 2,230 |
| 41 | Human Resources Managers | $136,500 | $149,280 | 23,220 |
| 42 | Sales Managers | $136,020 | $148,270 | 76,010 |
| 43 | Medical Dosimetrists | $134,680 | $147,470 | 330 |
| 44 | Purchasing Managers | $134,670 | $148,080 | 9,640 |
| 45 | Physician Assistants | $134,550 | $135,880 | 10,110 |
| 46 | Managers, All Other | $134,390 | $141,900 | 61,410 |
| 47 | Computer Network Architects | $133,310 | $134,050 | 13,650 |
| 48 | Animal Scientists | $132,830 | $68,940 | 40 |
| 49 | Chemical Engineers | $132,750 | $125,040 | 2,610 |
| 50 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $132,220 | $130,220 | 9,520 |
Median reported only as “$239,200 or more” in Texas: Pediatric Surgeons. The exact figures are not published, so these are not ranked.
Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.
Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Texas
- Cardiologists — $410,150 (2,050 jobs)
- Physicians, Pathologists — $345,830 (1,530 jobs)
- Radiologists — $319,320 (2,330 jobs)
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists — $271,960 (1,460 jobs)
- Physicians, All Other — $269,800 (30,720 jobs)
- General Internal Medicine Physicians — $269,110 (3,850 jobs)
- Chief Executives — $257,850 (8,780 jobs)
- Nurse Anesthetists — $244,990 (4,060 jobs)
- Family Medicine Physicians — $235,710 (6,190 jobs)
- Psychiatrists — $228,460 (1,690 jobs)
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state file.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024.