Median pay · Texas
$48,620A year, or $23 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $27,250 | $13 |
| 25th percentile | $35,370 | $17 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $48,620 | $23 |
| 75th percentile | $77,840 | $37 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $125,220 | $60 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $65,750 | $32 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in TexasBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$48,620
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$23.38
- Take-home after federal and FICA tax$3,437 a month at an effective rate of 15.2%.$41,246 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Texas sit at 97.1 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$50,094
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.4.6% below
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.14,071,160
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Texas: common questions
What is the average salary in Texas?
$65,750 a year, or $31.61 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Texas for May 2025.
The median is lower, $48,620: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Texas?
Anything over $48,620 pays more than half the jobs in Texas. $77,840 puts you in the top quarter and $125,220 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $3,437 a month after federal and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Texas?
By median pay: cardiologists ($410,150), neurologists ($360,640), pathologists ($345,830), radiologists ($319,320) and emergency medicine physicians ($316,830). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Texas?
By number of jobs: fast food or counter workers ($27,740), general or operations managers ($103,230), retail salespersons ($30,800), customer service representatives ($40,420) and home health or personal care aides ($24,230), with the median pay for each.