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In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $28,570.
  • 10% of workers earn $21,750 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $37,290 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $34,980.
  • 10% of workers earn $24,260 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $46,010 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$24,260$29,360$34,980$38,570$46,010
Texas$21,750$23,370$28,570$31,920$37,290
Abilene, TX$20,130$21,990$26,810$30,190$37,330
Amarillo, TX$21,520$21,680$27,230$28,390$36,300
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$22,770$25,160$28,470$34,980$41,410
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$20,170$21,620$22,940$28,250$33,760
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20,910$22,210$27,770$36,440$41,000
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$18,830$20,350$22,290$27,280$29,710
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,590$22,010$22,440$28,020$33,560
College Station-Bryan, TX$21,150$23,100$27,250$33,220$39,290
Corpus Christi, TX$21,660$22,160$27,210$31,090$36,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$23,990$27,150$31,110$34,630$37,560
Eagle Pass, TX$20,410$21,280$22,480$27,580$34,390
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20,850$22,170$22,490$27,790$31,200
El Paso, TX$19,370$21,480$23,410$27,000$29,950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,590$22,840$23,680$28,480$33,270
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$22,490$23,380$29,530$35,370$38,950
Killeen-Temple, TX$20,840$21,860$25,960$28,010$35,920
Laredo, TX$18,930$20,300$22,350$27,240$29,460
Longview, TX$21,430$22,010$23,410$28,320$31,420
Lubbock, TX$20,990$21,600$26,650$28,680$35,190
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$18,720$20,330$22,310$26,890$29,510
Midland, TX$22,430$25,210$30,010$35,190$38,510
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21,090$21,890$22,880$28,280$36,290
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20,850$21,760$22,540$28,080$33,920
Odessa, TX$21,830$23,440$27,210$31,190$35,840
San Angelo, TX$19,010$22,140$26,780$29,070$35,430
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$22,500$23,570$29,440$31,280$37,660
Sherman-Denison, TX$21,100$21,850$26,400$27,370$29,350
Texarkana, TX-AR$18,910$22,580$24,680$27,540$29,810
Tyler, TX$21,440$22,570$26,050$28,250$33,020
Victoria, TX$20,820$22,190$23,280$29,170$31,200
Waco, TX$21,580$22,400$26,760$30,030$36,080
Wichita Falls, TX$21,320$22,380$24,120$27,790$32,130

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $13.73 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.46 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.93 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $16.82 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $11.66 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $22.12 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$11.66$14.12$16.82$18.55$22.12
Texas$10.46$11.23$13.73$15.35$17.93
Abilene, TX$9.68$10.57$12.89$14.52$17.95
Amarillo, TX$10.35$10.42$13.09$13.65$17.45
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$10.95$12.10$13.69$16.82$19.91
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$9.70$10.39$11.03$13.58$16.23
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.05$10.68$13.35$17.52$19.71
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$9.05$9.78$10.72$13.12$14.29
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.38$10.58$10.79$13.47$16.13
College Station-Bryan, TX$10.17$11.10$13.10$15.97$18.89
Corpus Christi, TX$10.41$10.65$13.08$14.95$17.35
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$11.53$13.05$14.96$16.65$18.06
Eagle Pass, TX$9.81$10.23$10.81$13.26$16.53
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.03$10.66$10.81$13.36$15.00
El Paso, TX$9.31$10.33$11.26$12.98$14.40
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.38$10.98$11.38$13.69$15.99
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$10.81$11.24$14.20$17.00$18.73
Killeen-Temple, TX$10.02$10.51$12.48$13.47$17.27
Laredo, TX$9.10$9.76$10.74$13.10$14.16
Longview, TX$10.31$10.58$11.25$13.62$15.11
Lubbock, TX$10.09$10.39$12.81$13.79$16.92
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$9.00$9.78$10.73$12.93$14.19
Midland, TX$10.78$12.12$14.43$16.92$18.51
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.14$10.53$11.00$13.60$17.45
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$10.03$10.46$10.84$13.50$16.31
Odessa, TX$10.50$11.27$13.08$15.00$17.23
San Angelo, TX$9.14$10.64$12.87$13.98$17.04
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$10.82$11.33$14.15$15.04$18.11
Sherman-Denison, TX$10.15$10.51$12.69$13.16$14.11
Texarkana, TX-AR$9.09$10.86$11.87$13.24$14.33
Tyler, TX$10.31$10.85$12.52$13.58$15.88
Victoria, TX$10.01$10.67$11.19$14.02$15.00
Waco, TX$10.37$10.77$12.87$14.44$17.35
Wichita Falls, TX$10.25$10.76$11.59$13.36$15.45