Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $219,750. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $201,560.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$219,750	$140,640	300
2	General Pediatricians	$201,560	$183,630	40
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$193,240	$161,990	150
4	Chief Executives	$192,630	$107,110	640
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$191,930	$203,460	630
6	Database Architects	$183,850	$110,350	2,440
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,800	$105,070	2,320
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$165,290	$101,750	9,030
9	General Dentists	$163,990	$84,640	660
10	Psychiatrists	$162,810	$117,440	90
11	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$153,980	$83,780	680
12	Financial Managers	$149,180	$81,370	6,020
13	Petroleum Engineers	$144,450	$88,130	420
14	Computer Network Architects	$140,800	$85,300	1,920
15	Pharmacists	$135,580	$102,230	1,840
16	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$134,100	$82,400	100
17	Marketing Managers	$133,160	$71,740	4,550
18	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$132,600	$63,390	640
19	Computer Hardware Engineers	$132,460	$47,360	1,380
20	Sales Managers	$132,260	$60,300	7,960
21	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$132,230	$82,430	1,640
22	All Other Managers	$131,660	$76,730	4,530
23	Purchasing Managers	$131,550	$77,830	770
24	Sales Engineers	$130,990	$77,110	1,430
25	Physicists	$130,360	$54,750	110
26	Electrical Engineers	$129,010	$78,610	2,130
27	Human Resources Managers	$128,990	$72,470	2,060
28	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$126,930	$68,770	430
29	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$126,790	$72,970	250
30	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$126,330	$64,610	260
31	Natural Sciences Managers	$125,400	$64,410	650
32	Optometrists	$125,060	$61,570	240
33	Lawyers	$123,920	$75,090	6,740
34	Chemical Engineers	$122,850	$54,930	110
35	Industrial Production Managers	$121,990	$66,430	1,270
36	Physician Assistants	$120,580	$77,630	530
37	Commercial Pilots	$120,430	$46,550	380
38	Nurse Practitioners	$118,330	$97,590	1,500
39	Aerospace Engineers	$115,690	$79,570	440
40	Public Relations Managers	$114,400	$60,580	970
41	Administrative Services Managers	$113,980	$78,570	3,620
42	Engineers, All Other	$112,550	$75,070	860
43	Software Developers	$109,650	$67,770	24,040
44	Other Psychologists	$109,350	$38,750	100
45	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$107,870	$64,700	40
46	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$106,510	$79,710	590
47	Data Scientists	$105,350	$58,060	1,990
48	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$105,090	$65,050	2,440
49	Database Administrators	$105,060	$62,740	1,010
50	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$105,020	$61,720	170
51	Environmental Engineers	$104,980	$76,350	210
52	Veterinarians	$104,640	$76,790	740
53	Information Security Analysts	$104,600	$61,540	2,260
54	Training and Development Managers	$104,250	$76,060	630
55	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$104,230	$62,380	490
56	Power Plant Operators	$103,710	$50,910	290
57	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$103,700	$65,290	680
58	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$102,290	$50,570	390
59	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$102,250	$51,200	1,360
60	Industrial Engineers	$102,200	$66,550	2,290
61	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$102,120	$62,760	460
62	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$101,940	$48,100	80
63	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$101,810	$48,250	160
64	Food Scientists and Technologists	$101,280	$63,170	100
65	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,080	$61,720	1,300
66	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$100,950	$50,820	240
67	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$100,900	$62,340	240
68	Materials Engineers	$100,710	$59,810	500
69	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$100,680	$61,140	360
70	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$100,630	$74,760	110
71	Mechanical Engineers	$100,170	$60,080	1,760
72	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$100,000	$59,000	100
73	Postsecondary History Teachers	$99,640	$48,240	200
74	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$99,260	$48,230	450
75	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$99,050	$58,500	350
76	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$98,930	$61,570	200
77	Fundraising Managers	$98,460	$62,250	300
78	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$98,430	$47,830	500
79	Facilities Managers	$97,940	$63,110	820
80	Computer Systems Analysts	$97,440	$56,330	9,460
81	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$97,370	$52,940	160
82	Physical Therapists	$97,170	$63,720	1,680
83	Occupational Therapists	$96,370	$68,090	950
84	Computer Programmers	$96,360	$50,450	1,420
85	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$96,330	$55,180	3,820
86	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,100	$66,690	2,530
87	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$95,490	$50,630	1,360
88	Management Analysts	$94,660	$61,480	3,380
89	Actuaries	$94,540	$60,990	110
90	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$94,410	$41,810	680
91	Construction Managers	$93,700	$61,760	2,970
92	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$92,920	$66,000	2,100
93	General and Operations Managers	$91,880	$35,100	40,620
94	Dental Hygienists	$91,130	$62,750	1,320
95	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$91,100	$65,940	70
96	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$90,830	$59,660	4,410
97	Economists	$89,400	$50,540	80
98	Speech-Language Pathologists	$87,780	$64,550	1,640
99	Civil Engineers	$85,920	$57,540	4,130
100	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$85,420	$52,500	680

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,060
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,470
3	Petroleum Engineers	$165,000
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,010
5	Financial Managers	$151,510
6	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$147,290
7	Pharmacists	$133,150
8	Database Architects	$133,140
9	Marketing Managers	$132,450
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,710

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$162,810
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,890
3	General Pediatricians	$158,680
4	Other Specialists Dentists	$157,000
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$155,570
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,200
7	General Dentists	$151,900
8	Marketing Managers	$144,410
9	Sales Managers	$142,890
10	Pharmacists	$136,650

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$191,930
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$159,770
3	Psychiatrists	$158,950
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,910
5	General Pediatricians	$155,020
6	General Dentists	$150,340
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$146,720
8	Sales Managers	$142,870
9	Marketing Managers	$132,500
10	Pharmacists	$132,160

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