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In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $50,910.
  • 10% of workers earn $41,550 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $63,610 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $54,620.
  • 10% of workers earn $40,490 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $72,650 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 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$40,490$47,800$54,620$62,110$72,650
Texas$41,550$47,050$50,910$58,840$63,610
Abilene, TX$39,640$41,950$47,540$53,820$58,970
Amarillo, TX$39,210$44,340$49,140$55,530$60,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX$45,730$49,940$56,790$61,230$70,600
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$38,320$40,900$48,590$57,330$60,580
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,040$43,140$48,020$55,880$58,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38,450$43,100$47,360$55,170$59,200
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,590$44,160$47,130$49,840$58,460
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38,770$45,430$48,970$56,900$59,050
College Station-Bryan, TX$38,910$43,720$46,620$53,460$58,400
Corpus Christi, TX$38,730$46,500$49,680$58,000$62,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$45,290$49,230$55,150$59,980$65,370
El Paso, TX$37,960$43,470$47,290$51,460$58,820
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,930$46,530$49,610$58,230$59,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$46,380$49,490$54,880$60,460$65,610
Killeen-Temple, TX$44,260$47,740$50,630$58,200$69,430
Laredo, TX$39,640$44,340$48,590$50,110$60,960
Longview, TX$40,810$45,400$48,050$54,930$60,770
Lubbock, TX$38,530$44,940$49,120$55,120$60,310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$38,490$43,190$46,510$51,080$59,110
Midland, TX$46,210$49,330$53,060$59,340$62,770
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38,210$45,200$48,670$55,990$59,830
Odessa, TX$40,040$47,680$50,550$58,680$62,890
San Angelo, TX$37,600$46,370$49,070$54,680$58,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$43,530$47,980$50,990$59,260$64,650
Sherman-Denison, TX$42,520$46,250$49,080$56,160$60,330
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,920$37,170$45,390$48,320$56,630
Tyler, TX$38,740$46,380$49,180$57,070$60,720
Victoria, TX$39,760$45,360$49,490$56,010$59,810
Waco, TX$39,520$46,540$49,820$58,560$64,850
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,240$44,140$47,900$52,600$60,990
Wichita Falls, TX$39,210$44,560$47,520$51,480$57,560

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $24.48 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $19.98 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $30.58 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $26.26 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $19.47 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $34.93 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 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$19.47$22.98$26.26$29.86$34.93
Texas$19.98$22.62$24.48$28.29$30.58
Abilene, TX$19.06$20.17$22.86$25.88$28.35
Amarillo, TX$18.85$21.32$23.62$26.70$29.04
Austin-Round Rock, TX$21.99$24.01$27.31$29.44$33.94
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$18.42$19.67$23.36$27.56$29.13
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.77$20.74$23.09$26.87$28.29
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.49$20.72$22.77$26.53$28.46
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$18.55$21.23$22.66$23.96$28.10
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.64$21.84$23.54$27.36$28.39
College Station-Bryan, TX$18.71$21.02$22.41$25.70$28.08
Corpus Christi, TX$18.62$22.36$23.89$27.89$30.04
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$21.77$23.67$26.51$28.84$31.43
El Paso, TX$18.25$20.90$22.74$24.74$28.28
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19.20$22.37$23.85$28.00$28.80
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$22.30$23.79$26.38$29.07$31.54
Killeen-Temple, TX$21.28$22.95$24.34$27.98$33.38
Laredo, TX$19.06$21.32$23.36$24.09$29.31
Longview, TX$19.62$21.83$23.10$26.41$29.22
Lubbock, TX$18.53$21.60$23.62$26.50$29.00
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$18.51$20.77$22.36$24.56$28.42
Midland, TX$22.22$23.72$25.51$28.53$30.18
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.37$21.73$23.40$26.92$28.77
Odessa, TX$19.25$22.92$24.30$28.21$30.24
San Angelo, TX$18.08$22.30$23.59$26.29$28.13
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$20.93$23.07$24.52$28.49$31.08
Sherman-Denison, TX$20.44$22.24$23.60$27.00$29.01
Texarkana, TX-AR$17.75$17.87$21.82$23.23$27.22
Tyler, TX$18.62$22.30$23.64$27.44$29.19
Victoria, TX$19.12$21.81$23.79$26.93$28.76
Waco, TX$19.00$22.37$23.95$28.15$31.18
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.86$21.22$23.03$25.29$29.32
Wichita Falls, TX$18.85$21.42$22.85$24.75$27.68