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In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $27,080.
  • 10% of workers earn $17,270 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $36,870 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $31,200.
  • 10% of workers earn $22,340 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $43,990 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$22,340$27,570$31,200$36,250$43,990
Texas$17,270$22,310$27,080$30,010$36,870
Abilene, TX$16,350$21,150$23,450$27,930$34,480
Amarillo, TX$17,390$22,220$24,620$28,670$36,200
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$18,330$23,590$29,130$34,110$36,180
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$17,480$19,140$23,550$28,080$30,320
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$15,810$18,450$22,920$26,610$30,660
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17,700$21,010$23,570$29,320$33,820
College Station-Bryan, TX$17,130$22,150$25,940$28,150$35,840
Corpus Christi, TX$16,410$20,850$25,580$27,940$36,380
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$18,350$22,980$28,890$32,330$39,020
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17,630$22,040$27,750$30,260$34,990
El Paso, TX$16,660$20,000$23,300$27,070$34,980
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,230$22,440$27,040$29,540$32,370
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$16,080$22,650$26,730$29,060$36,200
Killeen-Temple, TX$17,260$22,360$26,430$28,190$35,570
Laredo, TX$16,150$19,860$22,530$28,350$34,260
Longview, TX$17,180$21,270$25,010$27,780$34,270
Lubbock, TX$16,690$21,040$25,290$27,960$35,550
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$16,050$17,270$22,510$26,730$33,890
Midland, TX$18,160$22,720$27,600$29,550$35,710
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17,990$21,840$26,000$29,150$34,990
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18,130$21,840$25,290$29,370$33,820
Odessa, TX$18,010$22,050$27,040$29,370$36,100
San Angelo, TX$16,760$21,520$25,470$26,770$29,450
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$16,730$21,630$27,640$30,220$35,870
Sherman-Denison, TX$18,250$22,040$27,000$31,580$35,690
Texarkana, TX-AR$16,630$21,420$23,570$27,180$29,060
Tyler, TX$17,250$21,980$24,700$28,100$35,020
Victoria, TX$16,640$20,860$24,520$27,850$36,190
Waco, TX$17,320$21,330$27,070$29,100$35,970
Wichita Falls, TX$16,820$20,720$23,510$27,530$32,870

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $13.02 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $8.30 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.73 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $15.00 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.74 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $21.15 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$10.74$13.25$15.00$17.43$21.15
Texas$8.30$10.72$13.02$14.43$17.73
Abilene, TX$7.86$10.17$11.28$13.43$16.58
Amarillo, TX$8.36$10.68$11.84$13.78$17.40
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$8.81$11.34$14.01$16.40$17.39
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$8.40$9.20$11.32$13.50$14.58
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$7.60$8.87$11.02$12.79$14.74
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.51$10.10$11.33$14.09$16.26
College Station-Bryan, TX$8.23$10.65$12.47$13.53$17.23
Corpus Christi, TX$7.89$10.03$12.30$13.43$17.49
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$8.82$11.05$13.89$15.55$18.76
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.48$10.60$13.34$14.55$16.82
El Paso, TX$8.01$9.62$11.20$13.01$16.82
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.21$10.79$13.00$14.20$15.56
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$7.73$10.89$12.85$13.97$17.41
Killeen-Temple, TX$8.30$10.75$12.71$13.55$17.10
Laredo, TX$7.77$9.55$10.83$13.63$16.47
Longview, TX$8.26$10.23$12.02$13.36$16.48
Lubbock, TX$8.03$10.12$12.16$13.44$17.09
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$7.72$8.30$10.82$12.85$16.29
Midland, TX$8.73$10.92$13.27$14.21$17.17
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.65$10.50$12.50$14.02$16.82
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.72$10.50$12.16$14.12$16.26
Odessa, TX$8.66$10.60$13.00$14.12$17.36
San Angelo, TX$8.06$10.35$12.25$12.87$14.16
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$8.04$10.40$13.29$14.53$17.25
Sherman-Denison, TX$8.77$10.60$12.98$15.19$17.16
Texarkana, TX-AR$8.00$10.30$11.33$13.07$13.97
Tyler, TX$8.29$10.57$11.88$13.51$16.84
Victoria, TX$8.00$10.03$11.79$13.39$17.40
Waco, TX$8.33$10.26$13.02$13.99$17.29
Wichita Falls, TX$8.09$9.96$11.31$13.24$15.80