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In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $99,830.
  • 10% of workers earn $74,860 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $130,440 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $95,970.
  • 10% of workers earn $67,120 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $127,950 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $97,550.
  • 10% of workers earn $68,940 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $137,470 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$68,940$80,330$97,550$112,350$137,470
Texas$67,120$79,170$95,970$105,100$127,950
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$74,860$81,890$99,830$116,000$130,440
Abilene, TX$63,890$76,380$80,240$99,650$100,710
Amarillo, TX$65,690$76,430$86,850$101,610$122,700
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$73,440$81,540$97,890$106,450$127,510
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$63,280$72,240$81,180$96,880$106,710
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$62,800$75,380$81,850$94,710$102,970
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$60,020$71,930$81,090$96,500$115,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,880$73,690$81,540$93,460$100,220
College Station-Bryan, TX$64,830$72,890$83,090$98,980$118,140
Corpus Christi, TX$62,710$73,160$82,690$98,440$99,280
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$73,400$81,640$101,420$110,630$129,710
Eagle Pass, TX$58,670$63,950$73,660$88,470$101,930
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$61,210$73,870$79,050$98,400$103,390
El Paso, TX$61,230$74,330$86,100$98,100$117,220
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$65,110$78,750$84,500$100,010$107,340
Killeen-Temple, TX$75,130$79,030$93,440$109,030$119,390
Laredo, TX$60,830$71,820$77,050$95,070$95,510
Longview, TX$61,610$73,980$80,330$98,270$107,610
Lubbock, TX$69,990$72,060$81,480$99,650$107,180
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$64,110$65,120$80,540$93,440$99,470
Midland, TX$64,400$71,960$82,120$103,990$103,990
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$63,020$75,490$81,480$97,950$106,630
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$62,170$75,720$83,460$99,170$106,020
Odessa, TX$71,690$77,810$81,370$103,130$104,080
San Angelo, TX$66,270$66,270$80,080$93,650$117,600
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$66,430$78,100$94,370$100,760$122,990
Sherman-Denison, TX$70,260$79,960$83,700$103,290$103,290
Texarkana, TX-AR$60,960$63,800$80,610$91,380$99,370
Tyler, TX$62,740$67,620$80,340$91,720$98,160
Victoria, TX$65,150$77,000$83,680$97,200$103,510
Waco, TX$69,690$79,290$92,890$102,190$118,460
Wichita Falls, TX$62,870$77,160$83,280$101,920$103,990

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX:

  • Workers on average earn $48.00 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $35.99 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $62.71 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $46.14 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $32.27 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $61.51 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $46.90 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $33.14 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $66.09 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$33.14$38.62$46.90$54.02$66.09
Texas$32.27$38.06$46.14$50.53$61.51
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35.99$39.37$48.00$55.77$62.71
Abilene, TX$30.72$36.72$38.58$47.91$48.42
Amarillo, TX$31.58$36.74$41.76$48.85$58.99
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35.31$39.20$47.06$51.18$61.31
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$30.42$34.73$39.03$46.58$51.30
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30.19$36.24$39.35$45.53$49.50
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28.86$34.58$38.98$46.40$55.31
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28.79$35.43$39.20$44.93$48.18
College Station-Bryan, TX$31.17$35.04$39.95$47.59$56.80
Corpus Christi, TX$30.15$35.18$39.76$47.33$47.73
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$35.29$39.25$48.76$53.19$62.36
Eagle Pass, TX$28.21$30.75$35.42$42.53$49.00
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29.43$35.52$38.01$47.31$49.71
El Paso, TX$29.44$35.74$41.39$47.16$56.35
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$31.30$37.86$40.62$48.08$51.60
Killeen-Temple, TX$36.12$38.00$44.92$52.42$57.40
Laredo, TX$29.25$34.53$37.05$45.71$45.92
Longview, TX$29.62$35.57$38.62$47.25$51.74
Lubbock, TX$33.65$34.65$39.17$47.91$51.53
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$30.82$31.31$38.72$44.92$47.82
Midland, TX$30.96$34.60$39.48$50.00$50.00
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30.30$36.29$39.17$47.09$51.26
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29.89$36.40$40.13$47.68$50.97
Odessa, TX$34.47$37.41$39.12$49.58$50.04
San Angelo, TX$31.86$31.86$38.50$45.03$56.54
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$31.94$37.55$45.37$48.44$59.13
Sherman-Denison, TX$33.78$38.44$40.24$49.66$49.66
Texarkana, TX-AR$29.31$30.67$38.75$43.94$47.77
Tyler, TX$30.16$32.51$38.63$44.09$47.19
Victoria, TX$31.32$37.02$40.23$46.73$49.76
Waco, TX$33.50$38.12$44.66$49.13$56.95
Wichita Falls, TX$30.22$37.10$40.04$49.00$50.00