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Highest Paying Jobs in Texas

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Texas, among 118 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Texas
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,82565,020
2Financial Managers$161,56168,270
3Lawyers$154,04553,730
4Marketing Managers$150,97940,070
5Sales Managers$137,04569,390
6Human Resources Managers$136,98821,790
7Software Developers$131,666138,750
8Data Scientists$119,36221,360
9Medical and Health Services Managers$117,03756,230
10Computer Systems Analysts$113,61842,150
11Mechanical Engineers$113,27121,160
12General and Operations Managers$106,779399,400
13Industrial Engineers$106,02029,850
14Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,38116,390
15Construction Managers$101,31157,160
16Management Analysts$100,41343,610
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,37927,480
18Network and Computer Systems Administrators$99,07131,290
19Financial and Investment Analysts$98,04826,110
20Project Management Specialists$96,760126,200
21Civil Engineers$95,81833,820
22Registered Nurses$94,773262,930
23Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$92,34637,090
24Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$87,39015,970
25Accountants and Auditors$81,424108,490

Highest-paying jobs in Texas

This ranking covers 118 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Texas. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Computer and Information Systems Managers comes first at $170,825 a year; number 25 on the list, Accountants and Auditors, averages $81,424.

Each occupation links to its Texas page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.