Salaries by state
Texas Salaries
What jobs pay in Texas, from published federal wage statistics for the state, aged to 2026. Overall, Texas pay runs about 7.6% below the national median across occupations.
Highest-paying jobs in Texas
Ranked by median annual wage in the state.
1Cardiologist$410,1502Neurologist$360,6403Physicians, Pathologists$345,8304Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$323,0105Radiologist$319,3206Emergency Medicine Physician$316,8307Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,5108Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,9609Sports Medicine Physician$269,80010Urologist$269,80011Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians$269,80012Preventive Medicine Physician$269,80013Allergists and Immunologists$269,80014Physicians, All Other$269,80015Hospitalist$269,800
Most common jobs and what they pay in Texas
The largest U.S. occupations, with each one’s median wage in the state.
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides$24,2302Retail Salesperson$30,8003Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,7404General and Operations Managers$103,2305Registered Nurse$95,9706Cashier$29,2307Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,5408Stockers and Order Fillers$36,8409Customer Service Representative$40,42010Office Clerks, General$39,00011Waiters and Waitresses$23,24012Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,01013Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,29014Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,14015Software Developer$132,150
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All states
Alabama-14%Alaska+7%Arizona-4%Arkansas-18%California+14%Colorado+6%Connecticut+5%Delaware-0%District of Columbia+17%Florida-8%Georgia-7%Hawaii+3%Idaho-8%Illinois-1%Indiana-7%Iowa-9%Kansas-10%Kentucky-12%Louisiana-14%Maine-3%Maryland+4%Massachusetts+10%Michigan-6%Minnesota+2%Mississippi-19%Missouri-8%Montana-8%Nebraska-9%Nevada-4%New Hampshire-0%New Jersey+8%New Mexico-8%New York+10%North Carolina-7%North Dakota-6%Ohio-7%Oklahoma-14%Oregon+5%Pennsylvania-5%Rhode Island+3%South Carolina-10%South Dakota-11%Tennessee-11%Utah-6%Vermont-1%Virginia-1%Washington+14%West Virginia-15%Wisconsin-5%Wyoming-8%
Source: published U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics state wage data by occupation, aged to 2026 using our documented methodology. State lists last compiled August 19, 2026. See Methodology.
