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Highest Paying Jobs in Texas

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Texas, among 131 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
5Pharmacists$140,58323,870
6Sales Managers$137,04569,390
7Human Resources Managers$136,98821,790
8Software Developers$131,666138,750
9Nurse Practitioners$131,11324,890
10Information Security Analysts$129,25613,980
11Data Scientists$119,36221,360
12Medical and Health Services Managers$117,03756,230
13Computer Systems Analysts$113,61842,150
14Mechanical Engineers$113,27121,160
15General and Operations Managers$106,779399,400
16Industrial Engineers$106,02029,850
17Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,38116,390
18Construction Managers$101,31157,160
19Management Analysts$100,41343,610
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,37927,480
21Dental Hygienists$100,13215,670
22Network and Computer Systems Administrators$99,07131,290
23Financial and Investment Analysts$98,04826,110
24Project Management Specialists$96,760126,200
25Civil Engineers$95,81833,820

Highest-paying jobs in Texas

This ranking covers 131 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, Civil Engineers, averages $95,818.

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.