Average Salary in Texas: $66K a Year and Cost of Living

Average and median wage in Texas

Half of the 14,071,160 workers in Texas earn less than $48,620 a year, the median wage, while the average pay is $65,750, or $31.61 an hour. The lowest-paid 10% make $27,250 or less and the top 10% $125,220 or more. The average is 6% less than the U.S. average ($69,770) and the median 5% less than the U.S. median ($50,980).

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$35K25th
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Pay level	Texas per year	Per hour*	U.S. per year
Average	$65,750	$31.61	$69,770
Median	$48,620	$23.38	$50,980
10th percentile	$27,250	$13.10	$31,200
25th percentile	$35,370	$17.00	$37,590
75th percentile	$77,840	$37.42	$80,520
90th percentile	$125,220	$60.20	$128,560

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Statewide figures include every employer in the state, metro and rural. Median vs. average salary · reading percentiles.

Average salary by city in Texas

Austin$74,580
Midland$71,290
Dallas$70,630
Houston$67,610
Killeen$62,390
Beaumont$61,370
San Antonio$61,140
Odessa$60,380
Waco$58,190
Corpus Christi$57,670
College Station$57,060
Amarillo$56,400
Sherman$55,960
Longview$55,480
Abilene$54,360
Tyler$54,200
San Angelo$54,180
Victoria$54,120
Lubbock$53,850
Wichita Falls$52,740
Texarkana$52,040
El Paso$51,870
Laredo$48,200
Brownsville$47,110
McAllen$46,850
Eagle Pass$46,810

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Salary, take-home pay and cost of living by city

City	Average	Median	Take-home*	Cost of living	Home value
Austin	$74,580	$56,950	$61,297	98	$428,524
Midland	$71,290	$54,480	$58,983	96	$330,428
Dallas	$70,630	$51,440	$58,518	103	$366,823
Houston	$67,610	$49,410	$56,394	99	$308,306
Killeen	$62,390	$46,660	$52,310	91	$252,591
Beaumont	$61,370	$48,630	$51,491	90	$185,608
San Antonio	$61,140	$47,010	$51,306	95	$280,297
Odessa	$60,380	$48,590	$50,695	94	$256,700
Waco	$58,190	$46,020	$48,936	93	$256,772
Corpus Christi	$57,670	$45,350	$48,518	93	$225,070
College Station	$57,060	$44,470	$48,028	91	$310,961
Amarillo	$56,400	$44,580	$47,497	92	$219,904
Sherman	$55,960	$44,610	$47,144	94	$291,269
Longview	$55,480	$45,150	$46,758	89	$220,865
Abilene	$54,360	$44,340	$45,858	90	$217,009
Tyler	$54,200	$42,650	$45,729	92	$272,063
San Angelo	$54,180	$43,530	$45,714	92	$236,295
Victoria	$54,120	$43,050	$45,665	90	$224,479
Lubbock	$53,850	$42,130	$45,448	91	$213,766
Wichita Falls	$52,740	$43,210	$44,557	90	$178,786
Texarkana	$52,040	$43,200	$43,994	84	$185,546
El Paso	$51,870	$39,510	$43,858	90	$232,910
Laredo	$48,200	$37,250	$40,909	87	$218,391
Brownsville	$47,110	$36,490	$40,033	86	$207,150
McAllen	$46,850	$35,830	$39,824	86	$193,978
Eagle Pass	$46,810	$35,560	$39,792	84	$233,466

*Average salary after federal and state income tax and payroll taxes for a single filer. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Highest-paying jobs in Texas

Cardiologists · Corpus Christi$709,920
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Dallas$546,600
Surgeons, All Other · Dallas$435,010
Cardiologists · Austin$408,750
Chief Executives · Midland$400,240
Physicians, All Other · Texarkana$392,990
Physicians, All Other · Midland$369,260
Cardiologists · San Antonio$366,670
Dermatologists · Dallas$355,460
Chief Executives · Odessa$350,570

Most common jobs in Texas

Job	Jobs statewide	Average	Median	Highest city average
Fast Food and Counter Workers	460,530	$27,750	$27,740	$30,130
General and Operations Managers	431,310	$133,280	$103,230	$159,420
Retail Salespersons	341,640	$34,050	$30,800	$36,160
Customer Service Representatives	337,170	$43,220	$40,420	$46,210
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	329,590	$26,070	$24,230	$29,310
Stockers and Order Fillers	322,710	$38,610	$36,840	$40,460
Registered Nurses	271,380	$95,380	$95,970	$100,820
Cashiers	245,730	$29,920	$29,230	$33,780
Office Clerks, General	218,470	$41,810	$39,000	$47,540
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	216,970	$39,400	$37,540	$41,730

Jobs, average and median: BLS statewide estimates. Highest city average: best-paid metro area we cover in the state.

Average salary by job family in Texas

Job family	Average	Median	Jobs
Management	$136,330	$119,430	1,213,770
Legal	$132,190	$100,070	101,050
Computer and Mathematical	$113,980	$106,100	511,360
Architecture and Engineering	$107,610	$98,520	249,090
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$101,500	$82,970	802,150
Business and Financial Operations	$88,850	$79,580	922,290
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$85,790	$77,010	109,140
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$67,140	$53,280	141,240
Educational Instruction and Library	$61,780	$61,750	829,200
Community and Social Service	$60,430	$56,350	151,830
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,240	$56,690	651,610
Protective Service	$57,000	$51,310	319,780
Construction and Extraction	$55,200	$49,170	674,000
Sales and Related	$52,330	$36,780	1,200,220
Production	$49,790	$44,520	686,700
Office and Administrative Support	$48,210	$45,240	1,725,880
Transportation and Material Moving	$47,840	$42,360	1,293,610
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$38,520	$35,360	15,020
Personal Care and Service	$36,290	$31,200	211,410
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,430	$34,640	354,220
Healthcare Support	$34,160	$29,700	608,330
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$30,960	$28,600	1,299,230

Texas income tax and take-home pay

Texas has no state income tax on wages, so take-home pay only loses federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

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Cost of living: Texas vs other states

Texas at a glance

$2.77 trillionstate GDP (BEA, 2024)

29,640,343population (Census, 2023)

2,109reported crimes per 100,000 residents (FBI, statewide)

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Salary in Texas: questions

What is the average salary in Texas?

$65,750 a year across all jobs, according to BLS statewide estimates (OEWS, May 2025). That is 6% less than the U.S. average ($69,770).

What is the median salary in Texas?

$48,620 a year: half of Texas workers earn more and half earn less. The median is lower than the average because a minority of high earners lifts the average.

What is the average hourly wage in Texas?

$31.61 an hour on average, and $23.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

Which city in Texas pays the most?

Austin, with an average of $74,580 a year among the metro areas we cover.

Is Texas expensive to live in?

BEA puts Texas prices 3% below the U.S. average (price parity 97.1). Within the state, Dallas 103, Houston 99, Austin 98 are the most expensive metros.

Sources and how to read this page

Statewide figures: BLS OEWS state estimates, May 2025, all occupations and every employer in the state (metro and rural areas).
Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. City figures: the metro areas we cover in Texas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
Population and median household income: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023.
Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent and property crimes reported by agencies statewide, latest 12 months available.

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