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In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $96,920.
  • 10% of workers earn $61,720 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $158,170 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $96,860.
  • 10% of workers earn $63,240 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $164,330 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $100,840.
  • 10% of workers earn $68,240 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $163,220 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$68,240$79,930$100,840$129,680$163,220
Texas$63,240$77,200$96,860$127,340$164,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$61,720$77,710$96,920$124,870$158,170
Abilene, TX$57,710$62,680$73,550$90,150$123,210
Amarillo, TX$60,590$66,770$75,910$99,170$122,830
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$65,380$80,070$100,470$128,890$162,770
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$65,270$73,190$95,510$124,320$159,270
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$56,390$64,560$70,550$96,570$123,160
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$49,040$63,410$77,720$100,730$127,940
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$54,340$61,790$71,810$95,220$125,600
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,990$71,870$82,020$106,250$125,640
Corpus Christi, TX$64,450$74,260$95,160$124,570$154,910
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$58,990$63,870$73,450$100,740$131,130
El Paso, TX$59,690$67,020$79,090$103,020$126,440
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$62,180$66,140$80,660$107,560$142,510
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$67,250$80,010$100,950$130,990$168,240
Killeen-Temple, TX$61,790$73,850$92,830$120,310$156,910
Laredo, TX$60,050$64,300$76,620$93,150$121,540
Longview, TX$59,390$65,060$87,090$120,190$137,700
Lubbock, TX$60,340$68,620$81,840$112,260$136,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$61,190$74,240$79,370$101,180$125,470
Midland, TX$63,730$77,510$95,480$135,660$202,380
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$60,200$64,560$75,280$96,240$128,840
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$62,390$67,400$81,690$101,550$137,640
Odessa, TX$60,670$71,090$78,660$114,120$151,200
San Angelo, TX$58,790$64,940$74,970$97,600$121,780
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$64,490$73,730$88,290$113,760$133,900
Sherman-Denison, TX$56,990$69,450$87,360$102,770$130,250
Texarkana, TX-AR$53,390$61,760$80,780$115,210$160,310
Tyler, TX$62,050$70,100$84,960$116,430$154,630
Victoria, TX$58,690$63,670$78,510$98,150$133,740
Waco, TX$58,990$66,890$75,120$99,980$126,570
Wichita Falls, TX$61,490$66,140$76,640$90,670$118,810

In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $46.60 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $29.67 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $76.04 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $46.57 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $30.41 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $79.00 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $48.48 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $32.81 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $78.47 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$32.81$38.43$48.48$62.34$78.47
Texas$30.41$37.12$46.57$61.22$79.00
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$29.67$37.36$46.60$60.04$76.04
Abilene, TX$27.75$30.14$35.36$43.34$59.24
Amarillo, TX$29.13$32.10$36.50$47.68$59.05
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$31.43$38.50$48.30$61.97$78.26
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$31.38$35.19$45.92$59.77$76.57
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$27.11$31.04$33.92$46.43$59.21
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$23.58$30.48$37.37$48.43$61.51
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26.13$29.71$34.52$45.78$60.39
College Station-Bryan, TX$28.36$34.55$39.43$51.08$60.40
Corpus Christi, TX$30.99$35.70$45.75$59.89$74.48
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28.36$30.71$35.31$48.43$63.05
El Paso, TX$28.70$32.22$38.03$49.53$60.79
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29.89$31.80$38.78$51.71$68.51
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$32.33$38.47$48.53$62.97$80.89
Killeen-Temple, TX$29.71$35.50$44.63$57.84$75.44
Laredo, TX$28.87$30.91$36.84$44.79$58.43
Longview, TX$28.55$31.28$41.87$57.78$66.20
Lubbock, TX$29.01$32.99$39.35$53.97$65.68
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29.42$35.69$38.16$48.65$60.32
Midland, TX$30.64$37.26$45.90$65.22$97.30
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28.94$31.04$36.19$46.27$61.94
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30.00$32.40$39.27$48.82$66.17
Odessa, TX$29.17$34.18$37.82$54.87$72.69
San Angelo, TX$28.26$31.22$36.04$46.92$58.55
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$31.01$35.45$42.45$54.69$64.38
Sherman-Denison, TX$27.40$33.39$42.00$49.41$62.62
Texarkana, TX-AR$25.67$29.69$38.84$55.39$77.07
Tyler, TX$29.83$33.70$40.85$55.98$74.34
Victoria, TX$28.21$30.61$37.74$47.19$64.30
Waco, TX$28.36$32.16$36.12$48.07$60.85
Wichita Falls, TX$29.56$31.80$36.85$43.59$57.12