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In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $35,980.
  • 10% of workers earn $26,950 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $50,740 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $38,020.
  • 10% of workers earn $30,210 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $58,840 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$30,210$35,210$38,020$46,200$58,840
Texas$26,950$29,290$35,980$43,630$50,740
Abilene, TX$27,000$30,900$36,120$47,340$53,650
Amarillo, TX$26,580$30,470$35,520$37,660$47,880
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$28,810$31,550$37,920$46,470$54,300
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$25,700$28,970$35,010$40,110$42,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25,170$30,390$41,610$59,680$61,560
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$22,570$26,980$33,740$59,480$59,680
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29,290$34,840$39,090$53,010$61,100
College Station-Bryan, TX$25,250$28,550$34,030$45,110$70,380
Corpus Christi, TX$24,750$28,050$33,870$37,560$47,340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$28,270$29,920$36,680$45,290$52,000
Eagle Pass, TX$22,950$25,250$30,030$39,110$49,320
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$24,960$29,350$36,620$47,490$93,000
El Paso, TX$22,790$23,580$29,740$37,170$49,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25,130$30,670$36,430$45,890$50,170
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$27,670$28,980$35,460$42,880$48,140
Killeen-Temple, TX$27,450$29,010$35,390$47,940$67,850
Laredo, TX$22,560$24,170$29,180$33,870$46,990
Longview, TX$25,940$27,610$31,730$37,670$47,990
Lubbock, TX$25,170$29,840$35,220$41,450$48,500
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$23,100$23,650$29,290$35,970$38,360
Midland, TX$28,600$30,870$37,500$47,840$77,650
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26,910$29,960$35,600$46,820$61,210
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$27,700$30,110$37,050$46,420$51,160
Odessa, TX$28,090$32,810$38,420$57,330$78,970
San Angelo, TX$27,060$28,870$33,700$43,720$47,340
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$27,760$29,080$35,270$39,000$45,370
Sherman-Denison, TX$25,160$28,150$33,860$38,700$50,430
Texarkana, TX-AR$24,120$29,860$34,060$45,460$56,410
Tyler, TX$28,900$30,650$36,170$42,580$71,650
Victoria, TX$23,540$26,750$32,950$43,510$94,380
Waco, TX$27,090$28,140$35,270$43,040$60,520
Wichita Falls, TX$24,670$27,880$34,920$46,680$61,950

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $17.30 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $12.96 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $24.40 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $18.28 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $14.52 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $28.29 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$14.52$16.93$18.28$22.21$28.29
Texas$12.96$14.08$17.30$20.98$24.40
Abilene, TX$12.98$14.85$17.37$22.76$25.80
Amarillo, TX$12.78$14.65$17.08$18.11$23.02
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$13.85$15.17$18.23$22.34$26.10
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$12.36$13.93$16.83$19.28$20.63
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$12.10$14.61$20.00$28.69$29.59
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$10.85$12.97$16.22$28.60$28.69
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$14.08$16.75$18.79$25.49$29.38
College Station-Bryan, TX$12.14$13.73$16.36$21.69$33.84
Corpus Christi, TX$11.90$13.48$16.29$18.06$22.76
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$13.59$14.39$17.63$21.77$25.00
Eagle Pass, TX$11.03$12.14$14.44$18.80$23.71
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$12.00$14.11$17.61$22.83$44.71
El Paso, TX$10.96$11.34$14.30$17.87$23.83
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$12.08$14.75$17.52$22.06$24.12
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$13.30$13.94$17.05$20.61$23.14
Killeen-Temple, TX$13.20$13.95$17.01$23.05$32.62
Laredo, TX$10.85$11.62$14.03$16.29$22.59
Longview, TX$12.47$13.27$15.25$18.11$23.07
Lubbock, TX$12.10$14.35$16.93$19.93$23.32
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$11.11$11.37$14.08$17.29$18.44
Midland, TX$13.75$14.84$18.03$23.00$37.33
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$12.94$14.41$17.12$22.51$29.43
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$13.32$14.48$17.81$22.32$24.60
Odessa, TX$13.51$15.77$18.47$27.56$37.97
San Angelo, TX$13.01$13.88$16.20$21.02$22.76
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$13.35$13.98$16.96$18.75$21.81
Sherman-Denison, TX$12.10$13.54$16.28$18.61$24.25
Texarkana, TX-AR$11.60$14.36$16.37$21.86$27.12
Tyler, TX$13.90$14.74$17.39$20.47$34.45
Victoria, TX$11.32$12.86$15.84$20.92$45.37
Waco, TX$13.03$13.53$16.96$20.69$29.10
Wichita Falls, TX$11.86$13.41$16.79$22.44$29.79