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In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $106,690.
  • 10% of workers earn $68,080 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $173,210 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $112,410.
  • 10% of workers earn $75,810 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $175,210 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $104,110.
  • 10% of workers earn $73,990 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $164,340 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$73,990$84,130$104,110$132,590$164,340
Texas$75,810$91,420$112,410$145,090$175,210
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$68,080$92,130$106,690$145,090$173,210
Abilene, TX$68,460$79,730$99,460$123,900$153,340
Amarillo, TX$76,380$79,170$98,830$119,170$126,140
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$77,030$97,200$122,280$156,770$191,580
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$64,120$85,920$105,760$127,830$127,830
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$72,700$79,280$102,350$133,110$133,110
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$64,330$90,970$111,850$156,350$165,160
College Station-Bryan, TX$53,710$61,590$83,760$112,290$134,260
Corpus Christi, TX$77,320$95,620$124,340$153,070$160,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$76,530$87,200$105,420$132,840$167,140
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$73,040$84,310$120,560$143,020$159,650
El Paso, TX$55,470$63,870$91,430$119,440$155,310
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$54,290$67,210$96,790$126,100$149,120
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$79,470$99,080$125,350$164,640$198,730
Killeen-Temple, TX$60,730$79,260$94,520$127,640$160,940
Longview, TX$66,830$81,210$100,230$125,780$144,670
Lubbock, TX$65,160$76,090$91,110$120,740$137,710
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$55,970$71,430$80,500$115,720$132,180
Midland, TX$78,280$99,270$125,200$168,850$227,830
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$74,680$79,010$98,380$124,630$151,370
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$68,360$90,210$108,160$138,680$190,420
Odessa, TX$75,910$89,950$111,700$143,160$173,140
San Angelo, TX$63,350$63,350$75,930$98,590$121,130
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$74,340$93,360$104,620$134,890$159,670
Sherman-Denison, TX$61,510$78,040$90,070$127,500$165,050
Texarkana, TX-AR$62,200$78,470$106,330$115,440$166,430
Tyler, TX$79,990$96,610$106,240$140,680$168,820
Waco, TX$68,750$83,160$96,680$127,220$156,520
Wichita Falls, TX$59,550$73,680$95,710$104,980$124,000

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $51.29 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $32.73 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $83.27 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $54.05 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $36.45 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $84.24 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $50.05 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $35.57 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $79.01 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$35.57$40.45$50.05$63.75$79.01
Texas$36.45$43.95$54.05$69.76$84.24
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$32.73$44.29$51.29$69.76$83.27
Abilene, TX$32.91$38.33$47.82$59.57$73.72
Amarillo, TX$36.72$38.06$47.51$57.29$60.64
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37.03$46.73$58.79$75.37$92.11
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30.83$41.31$50.84$61.46$61.46
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$34.95$38.11$49.21$64.00$64.00
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30.93$43.74$53.78$75.17$79.40
College Station-Bryan, TX$25.82$29.61$40.27$53.99$64.55
Corpus Christi, TX$37.17$45.97$59.78$73.59$77.16
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36.79$41.92$50.68$63.87$80.35
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35.12$40.54$57.96$68.76$76.75
El Paso, TX$26.67$30.71$43.96$57.42$74.67
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26.10$32.31$46.53$60.62$71.69
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38.21$47.64$60.27$79.15$95.54
Killeen-Temple, TX$29.20$38.11$45.44$61.37$77.38
Longview, TX$32.13$39.04$48.19$60.47$69.56
Lubbock, TX$31.33$36.58$43.80$58.05$66.21
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$26.91$34.34$38.70$55.64$63.55
Midland, TX$37.63$47.73$60.19$81.18$109.53
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35.90$37.99$47.30$59.92$72.77
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$32.87$43.37$52.00$66.67$91.55
Odessa, TX$36.50$43.25$53.70$68.83$83.24
San Angelo, TX$30.46$30.46$36.51$47.40$58.24
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$35.74$44.89$50.30$64.85$76.77
Sherman-Denison, TX$29.57$37.52$43.30$61.30$79.35
Texarkana, TX-AR$29.90$37.73$51.12$55.50$80.02
Tyler, TX$38.46$46.45$51.08$67.64$81.16
Waco, TX$33.05$39.98$46.48$61.17$75.25
Wichita Falls, TX$28.63$35.43$46.01$50.47$59.62