Average Salary in Texas
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Texas. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$63,660Rank #25 of 51
- Median annual wage$47,500Rank #31 of 51
- Median household income$79,721ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity97.1US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$65,561Rank #28 at national prices
- Total employment13,846,880Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $63,660 is $16,160 (34.0 %) above the median of $47,500, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Texas are about 2.9 % below the national average (RPP 97.1, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Texas buys what $65,561 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Texas is $79,721 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Texas
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $162,840 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $153,550 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $134,880 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $133,280 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $119,350 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $114,800 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $103,010 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $102,870 |
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