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In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $63,370.
  • 10% of workers earn $47,990 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $77,520 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $76,450.
  • 10% of workers earn $61,750 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $92,960 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $77,960.
  • 10% of workers earn $59,180 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $104,480 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 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$59,180$65,530$77,960$88,820$104,480
Texas$61,750$64,990$76,450$82,090$92,960
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,990$55,620$63,370$65,830$77,520
Abilene, TX$54,290$62,210$64,330$64,960$74,960
Amarillo, TX$52,420$60,400$67,410$78,730$83,870
Austin-Round Rock, TX$63,610$73,200$79,210$90,650$103,020
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$53,650$59,070$66,300$73,280$79,620
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,820$60,230$64,750$74,200$132,750
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,600$58,770$65,960$70,380$78,900
Corpus Christi, TX$55,730$64,990$65,220$74,610$77,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,720$72,920$80,800$84,460$93,960
El Paso, TX$52,920$62,050$65,200$73,470$90,740
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,380$63,070$71,520$77,070$81,940
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$62,830$68,560$77,990$83,200$99,670
Killeen-Temple, TX$59,800$62,770$76,670$76,670$79,240
Longview, TX$60,660$67,280$73,630$82,880$135,200
Lubbock, TX$59,590$61,880$64,600$76,580$77,500
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$55,650$63,670$71,860$74,810$80,280
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$62,430$65,390$73,160$79,380$86,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$62,240$64,240$75,420$79,070$88,710
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,400$64,880$69,390$76,470$76,470
Texarkana, TX-AR$60,620$63,660$67,580$81,260$92,150
Tyler, TX$57,240$62,910$71,410$76,270$83,360
Victoria, TX$56,010$61,750$66,110$67,870$77,880
Waco, TX$62,770$63,880$65,800$77,550$137,810
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,220$63,680$68,550$76,880$83,290
Wichita Falls, TX$57,580$67,380$69,100$69,100$69,320

In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $30.47 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $23.07 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $37.27 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $36.75 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $29.69 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $44.69 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $37.48 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $28.45 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $50.23 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 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$28.45$31.50$37.48$42.70$50.23
Texas$29.69$31.25$36.75$39.47$44.69
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$23.07$26.74$30.47$31.65$37.27
Abilene, TX$26.10$29.91$30.93$31.23$36.04
Amarillo, TX$25.20$29.04$32.41$37.85$40.32
Austin-Round Rock, TX$30.58$35.19$38.08$43.58$49.53
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$25.79$28.40$31.87$35.23$38.28
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26.84$28.96$31.13$35.67$63.82
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$24.33$28.26$31.71$33.84$37.93
Corpus Christi, TX$26.79$31.25$31.36$35.87$37.49
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$30.63$35.06$38.85$40.61$45.18
El Paso, TX$25.44$29.83$31.35$35.32$43.62
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28.55$30.32$34.39$37.05$39.40
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$30.21$32.96$37.49$40.00$47.92
Killeen-Temple, TX$28.75$30.18$36.86$36.86$38.10
Longview, TX$29.17$32.35$35.40$39.85$65.00
Lubbock, TX$28.65$29.75$31.06$36.82$37.26
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$26.76$30.61$34.55$35.97$38.60
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30.01$31.44$35.18$38.16$41.62
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29.92$30.88$36.26$38.02$42.65
Sherman-Denison, TX$29.04$31.19$33.36$36.77$36.77
Texarkana, TX-AR$29.15$30.61$32.49$39.07$44.31
Tyler, TX$27.52$30.25$34.33$36.67$40.08
Victoria, TX$26.93$29.69$31.78$32.63$37.44
Waco, TX$30.18$30.71$31.63$37.28$66.25
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28.47$30.62$32.96$36.96$40.04
Wichita Falls, TX$27.68$32.39$33.22$33.22$33.33