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In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $22,190.
  • 10% of workers earn $18,780 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $32,300 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $27,880.
  • 10% of workers earn $21,170 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $42,630 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $30,370.
  • 10% of workers earn $22,450 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $43,270 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 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$22,450$27,040$30,370$36,200$43,270
Texas$21,170$22,870$27,880$34,240$42,630
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18,780$21,340$22,190$27,120$32,300
Abilene, TX$20,460$21,830$25,980$29,730$40,340
Amarillo, TX$19,830$21,130$23,040$28,200$36,540
Austin-Round Rock, TX$22,910$24,940$28,720$34,540$41,010
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$18,520$21,500$22,660$27,270$29,380
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18,660$21,010$21,720$27,200$33,310
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$18,980$22,270$38,140$42,780$42,790
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18,640$21,430$22,460$28,350$42,440
College Station-Bryan, TX$21,290$21,640$23,350$26,840$30,280
Corpus Christi, TX$21,030$22,130$23,740$31,200$42,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$22,490$27,360$31,140$39,110$39,110
El Paso, TX$18,280$20,590$22,330$30,080$34,670
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18,670$21,050$22,430$27,410$32,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$22,170$23,680$27,900$29,660$37,020
Killeen-Temple, TX$19,850$22,040$23,380$27,360$32,700
Laredo, TX$18,080$20,630$21,650$26,260$26,920
Longview, TX$21,070$21,700$22,340$26,860$32,350
Lubbock, TX$18,820$21,100$23,300$27,500$30,850
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$18,480$18,820$21,660$24,970$27,940
Midland, TX$22,780$23,990$28,430$32,760$36,410
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18,630$20,080$21,410$26,430$28,710
Odessa, TX$21,690$22,800$26,100$33,320$38,830
San Angelo, TX$21,050$21,960$24,520$26,620$30,230
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$21,820$22,980$27,760$32,930$42,630
Sherman-Denison, TX$20,430$21,580$22,850$27,960$33,030
Texarkana, TX-AR$18,380$21,340$23,430$26,710$30,000
Tyler, TX$20,810$21,850$23,960$27,780$34,110
Victoria, TX$20,500$21,680$22,990$26,640$28,530
Waco, TX$21,380$21,870$24,220$27,690$32,970
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18,670$21,160$25,640$31,950$43,720
Wichita Falls, TX$18,630$21,280$22,700$26,040$27,280

In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $10.67 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $9.03 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $15.53 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $13.40 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.18 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $20.50 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $14.60 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $10.79 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $20.80 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 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$10.79$13.00$14.60$17.41$20.80
Texas$10.18$10.99$13.40$16.46$20.50
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$9.03$10.26$10.67$13.04$15.53
Abilene, TX$9.84$10.49$12.49$14.29$19.39
Amarillo, TX$9.54$10.16$11.08$13.56$17.57
Austin-Round Rock, TX$11.01$11.99$13.81$16.60$19.71
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$8.90$10.34$10.89$13.11$14.13
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.97$10.10$10.44$13.08$16.01
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$9.13$10.71$18.34$20.57$20.57
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.96$10.30$10.80$13.63$20.40
College Station-Bryan, TX$10.24$10.40$11.23$12.90$14.56
Corpus Christi, TX$10.11$10.64$11.42$15.00$20.57
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$10.81$13.15$14.97$18.81$18.81
El Paso, TX$8.79$9.90$10.73$14.46$16.67
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.98$10.12$10.79$13.18$15.65
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$10.66$11.38$13.41$14.26$17.80
Killeen-Temple, TX$9.54$10.60$11.24$13.15$15.72
Laredo, TX$8.69$9.92$10.41$12.63$12.94
Longview, TX$10.13$10.43$10.74$12.91$15.56
Lubbock, TX$9.05$10.14$11.20$13.22$14.83
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$8.88$9.05$10.42$12.01$13.43
Midland, TX$10.95$11.53$13.67$15.75$17.51
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.96$9.65$10.29$12.71$13.80
Odessa, TX$10.43$10.96$12.55$16.02$18.67
San Angelo, TX$10.12$10.56$11.79$12.80$14.53
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$10.49$11.05$13.34$15.83$20.50
Sherman-Denison, TX$9.82$10.38$10.99$13.44$15.88
Texarkana, TX-AR$8.84$10.26$11.27$12.84$14.42
Tyler, TX$10.01$10.51$11.52$13.35$16.40
Victoria, TX$9.86$10.43$11.05$12.81$13.72
Waco, TX$10.28$10.51$11.65$13.31$15.85
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$8.98$10.17$12.33$15.36$21.02
Wichita Falls, TX$8.96$10.23$10.92$12.52$13.12