Salaries in Texas

Median annual wage across all occupations: $48,620

The median annual wage in Texas is $48,620, or about $23 per hour. Pay at the 10th percentile is $13 and at the 90th percentile is $60.

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $23.38
Daily: $187
Weekly: $935
Bi-weekly: $1,870
Monthly: $4,052
Annual: $48,620

$48,620 a year is around the 90th percentile for all workers in Texas. The median is $48,620.

Highest-paying occupations in Texas

Cardiologists$410,150 Neurologists$360,640 Physicians, Pathologists$345,830 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$323,010 Radiologists$319,320 Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830 Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510 Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960 Physicians, All Other$269,800 General Internal Medicine Physicians$269,110 Chief Executives$257,850 Nurse Anesthetists$244,990 Family Medicine Physicians$235,710 Psychiatrists$228,460 Surgeons, All Other$222,820

Most common occupations

Occupation	Median annual	Employment
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,740	460,530
General and Operations Managers	$103,230	431,310
Retail Salespersons	$30,800	341,640
Customer Service Representatives	$40,420	337,170
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$24,230	329,590
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,840	322,710
Registered Nurses	$95,970	271,380
Cashiers	$29,230	245,730
Office Clerks, General	$39,000	218,470
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,540	216,970
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,290	209,680
Waiters and Waitresses	$23,240	199,610
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,010	184,840
Software Developers	$132,150	163,880
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,940	160,600
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,140	149,650
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,670	140,580
Project Management Specialists	$98,440	138,960
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,480	137,930
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,680	135,030
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,760	126,620
Construction Laborers	$40,620	123,250
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,910	122,400
Accountants and Auditors	$80,920	116,470
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,760	116,260
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,590	111,660
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$29,850	108,960
Security Guards	$35,980	106,210
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,820	104,270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,280	103,410

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