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In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $134,120.
  • 10% of workers earn $96,110 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $209,890 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $132,150.
  • 10% of workers earn $82,600 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $183,680 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $135,980.
  • 10% of workers earn $82,460 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $214,670 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$82,460$105,210$135,980$171,980$214,670
Texas$82,600$103,350$132,150$162,530$183,680
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$96,110$104,000$134,120$168,730$209,890
Abilene, TX$55,110$76,030$103,760$130,300$159,200
Amarillo, TX$76,420$93,130$116,530$134,480$157,760
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$76,510$97,050$124,470$156,020$171,320
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$56,700$97,420$122,510$146,540$183,790
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$51,390$79,880$106,990$131,930$156,430
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$79,100$98,530$125,360$151,540$174,980
College Station-Bryan, TX$67,240$79,960$101,910$134,830$154,500
Corpus Christi, TX$76,170$95,350$123,580$156,570$170,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$85,920$105,660$133,290$164,100$179,400
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$78,280$100,120$127,770$155,870$180,470
El Paso, TX$77,500$95,160$127,310$135,470$164,830
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$78,300$94,890$121,780$155,360$166,990
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$80,400$101,190$129,440$159,450$181,770
Killeen-Temple, TX$75,270$93,920$123,320$147,130$164,130
Laredo, TX$66,130$98,400$111,450$135,730$153,030
Longview, TX$74,870$93,520$106,360$132,310$161,000
Lubbock, TX$72,170$89,310$115,190$136,270$158,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$71,410$86,410$116,120$136,790$161,520
Midland, TX$85,470$100,930$126,190$160,260$191,680
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$69,360$95,860$118,600$154,290$170,570
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$78,540$99,600$123,380$153,770$169,480
Odessa, TX$81,060$100,820$127,080$149,640$182,310
San Angelo, TX$64,020$76,340$95,580$125,270$157,380
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$80,560$101,000$128,430$154,790$165,870
Sherman-Denison, TX$78,250$101,320$128,630$152,880$190,470
Texarkana, TX-AR$72,180$89,940$116,490$151,810$163,170
Tyler, TX$79,860$100,170$123,760$143,520$168,800
Waco, TX$74,740$94,420$123,080$148,430$160,880
Wichita Falls, TX$71,860$95,580$108,260$139,010$159,440

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $64.48 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $46.21 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $100.91 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $63.54 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $39.71 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $88.31 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $65.38 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $39.64 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $103.21 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$39.64$50.58$65.38$82.68$103.21
Texas$39.71$49.69$63.54$78.14$88.31
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46.21$50.00$64.48$81.12$100.91
Abilene, TX$26.50$36.56$49.89$62.64$76.54
Amarillo, TX$36.74$44.77$56.03$64.66$75.85
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36.78$46.66$59.84$75.01$82.37
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$27.26$46.84$58.90$70.45$88.36
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$24.71$38.40$51.44$63.43$75.21
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38.03$47.37$60.27$72.86$84.12
College Station-Bryan, TX$32.33$38.44$48.99$64.82$74.28
Corpus Christi, TX$36.62$45.84$59.41$75.28$82.01
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$41.31$50.80$64.08$78.89$86.25
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37.64$48.13$61.43$74.94$86.76
El Paso, TX$37.26$45.75$61.21$65.13$79.25
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37.64$45.62$58.55$74.69$80.28
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38.65$48.65$62.23$76.66$87.39
Killeen-Temple, TX$36.19$45.16$59.29$70.74$78.91
Laredo, TX$31.79$47.31$53.58$65.25$73.57
Longview, TX$35.99$44.96$51.14$63.61$77.41
Lubbock, TX$34.70$42.94$55.38$65.52$76.26
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$34.33$41.54$55.83$65.76$77.65
Midland, TX$41.09$48.52$60.67$77.05$92.16
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$33.35$46.09$57.02$74.18$82.00
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37.76$47.89$59.32$73.93$81.48
Odessa, TX$38.97$48.47$61.10$71.94$87.65
San Angelo, TX$30.78$36.70$45.95$60.23$75.66
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38.73$48.56$61.74$74.42$79.74
Sherman-Denison, TX$37.62$48.71$61.84$73.50$91.57
Texarkana, TX-AR$34.70$43.24$56.01$72.99$78.45
Tyler, TX$38.40$48.16$59.50$69.00$81.15
Waco, TX$35.94$45.39$59.17$71.36$77.35
Wichita Falls, TX$34.55$45.95$52.05$66.83$76.65