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In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $108,240.
  • 10% of workers earn $70,450 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $170,260 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $102,320.
  • 10% of workers earn $68,740 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $161,240 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 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$68,740$81,800$102,320$130,290$161,240
Texas$70,450$85,770$108,240$146,640$170,260
Abilene, TX$65,690$80,730$97,530$118,610$147,490
Amarillo, TX$75,300$77,720$98,560$116,960$130,400
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$62,800$84,120$110,410$155,720$176,310
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$77,010$94,500$119,590$152,090$165,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$69,390$74,120$103,650$123,700$127,810
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$61,370$78,460$107,740$132,330$154,210
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$75,560$93,210$103,430$158,170$163,500
College Station-Bryan, TX$64,590$76,890$96,590$126,290$138,950
Corpus Christi, TX$72,080$97,020$122,890$150,050$161,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$67,580$83,830$104,410$133,330$165,220
El Paso, TX$49,250$69,670$90,250$120,970$157,670
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$61,070$75,730$98,220$130,380$153,030
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$77,980$97,990$126,870$161,420$195,310
Killeen-Temple, TX$62,110$78,200$106,170$134,210$159,210
Longview, TX$69,970$82,560$101,050$125,430$138,540
Lubbock, TX$51,260$65,880$87,040$115,490$134,940
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$57,990$66,380$84,570$110,480$141,650
Midland, TX$71,600$94,990$122,270$154,100$189,210
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$63,100$75,570$93,790$121,220$157,830
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$69,980$86,750$111,900$139,280$162,880
Odessa, TX$61,180$81,550$102,870$130,370$157,000
San Angelo, TX$61,560$61,560$72,800$94,190$140,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$73,330$83,110$101,710$130,220$156,050
Sherman-Denison, TX$72,480$81,430$98,480$123,100$137,770
Texarkana, TX-AR$61,550$81,620$100,100$108,130$142,820
Tyler, TX$80,680$99,390$113,710$133,390$164,080
Victoria, TX$72,980$89,080$101,710$138,470$140,370
Waco, TX$59,530$75,620$95,830$130,950$154,150
Wichita Falls, TX$62,940$74,960$94,270$107,490$125,790

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $52.04 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $33.87 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $81.86 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $49.19 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $33.05 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $77.52 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 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$33.05$39.33$49.19$62.64$77.52
Texas$33.87$41.24$52.04$70.50$81.86
Abilene, TX$31.58$38.81$46.89$57.03$70.91
Amarillo, TX$36.20$37.36$47.39$56.23$62.69
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$30.19$40.44$53.08$74.86$84.77
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37.03$45.43$57.50$73.12$79.37
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$33.36$35.64$49.83$59.47$61.45
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$29.51$37.72$51.80$63.62$74.14
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36.33$44.81$49.73$76.05$78.61
College Station-Bryan, TX$31.05$36.96$46.44$60.72$66.80
Corpus Christi, TX$34.66$46.64$59.08$72.14$77.84
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$32.49$40.31$50.20$64.10$79.44
El Paso, TX$23.68$33.50$43.39$58.16$75.80
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29.36$36.41$47.22$62.68$73.57
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37.49$47.11$61.00$77.61$93.90
Killeen-Temple, TX$29.86$37.60$51.04$64.52$76.54
Longview, TX$33.64$39.69$48.58$60.30$66.61
Lubbock, TX$24.65$31.68$41.85$55.53$64.87
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27.88$31.91$40.66$53.11$68.10
Midland, TX$34.42$45.67$58.79$74.09$90.97
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30.34$36.33$45.09$58.28$75.88
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$33.64$41.71$53.80$66.96$78.31
Odessa, TX$29.41$39.21$49.46$62.68$75.48
San Angelo, TX$29.59$29.59$35.00$45.28$67.32
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$35.26$39.96$48.90$62.61$75.02
Sherman-Denison, TX$34.85$39.15$47.35$59.18$66.23
Texarkana, TX-AR$29.59$39.24$48.12$51.99$68.66
Tyler, TX$38.79$47.79$54.67$64.13$78.89
Victoria, TX$35.09$42.83$48.90$66.57$67.48
Waco, TX$28.62$36.36$46.07$62.96$74.11
Wichita Falls, TX$30.26$36.04$45.32$51.68$60.48