Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Texas

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Texas, 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 Texas are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $232,690. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $222,580.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Texas 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 Texas in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Texas (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$232,690	$62,240	21,990
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$222,580	$172,550	2,880
3	Psychiatrists	$216,790	$62,980	1,170
4	Other Specialists Dentists	$212,450	$84,850	180
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$212,210	$66,450	3,460
6	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$202,260	$138,270	1,550
7	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$193,710	$63,960	1,110
8	Chief Executives	$185,930	$104,330	5,150
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$180,060	$90,850	9,190
10	Family Medicine Physicians	$167,240	$52,000	8,770
11	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,280	$100,890	18,570
12	General Pediatricians	$160,230	$74,450	3,130
13	Air Traffic Controllers	$157,310	$85,920	1,810
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$155,590	$89,890	54,090
15	Podiatrists	$155,350	$87,570	390
16	Database Architects	$153,870	$97,140	7,140
17	General Dentists	$141,920	$76,500	9,190
18	Financial Managers	$137,880	$77,080	57,680
19	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$136,060	$80,040	2,280
20	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$134,740	$57,210	5,440
21	Petroleum Engineers	$134,220	$83,890	11,120
22	Lawyers	$134,160	$77,880	50,070
23	Computer Network Architects	$133,800	$74,720	12,680
24	Pharmacists	$131,830	$97,390	23,600
25	Physicists	$131,140	$54,680	580
26	Medical Dosimetrists	$130,720	$97,980	260
27	All Other Managers	$129,920	$77,490	42,430
28	Chemical Engineers	$129,660	$85,130	3,540
29	Physician Assistants	$127,330	$96,340	8,930
30	Purchasing Managers	$126,600	$75,820	7,280
31	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$125,990	$21,210	2,760
32	Marketing Managers	$125,340	$69,450	31,030
33	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$125,340	$56,490	23,380
34	Human Resources Managers	$125,160	$69,440	16,280
35	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$124,070	$55,410	850
36	Sales Managers	$123,730	$54,610	31,830
37	Sales Engineers	$122,830	$73,600	9,380
38	Nuclear Engineers	$122,480	$61,810	320
39	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$121,950	$75,000	9,230
40	Optometrists	$121,770	$57,750	2,720
41	Nurse Practitioners	$121,270	$95,140	18,820
42	Industrial Production Managers	$119,690	$71,320	18,220
43	Computer Hardware Engineers	$119,660	$46,450	3,990
44	Aerospace Engineers	$115,690	$79,160	5,550
45	Other Psychologists	$112,280	$48,820	960
46	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$112,030	$68,030	1,990
47	Software Developers	$111,700	$67,580	116,970
48	Pediatric Surgeons	$110,920	$72,210	140
49	Information Security Analysts	$110,270	$69,040	14,910
50	Public Relations Managers	$109,170	$62,780	6,190
51	Astronomers	$109,030	$41,600	70
52	Engineers, All Other	$108,830	$65,640	9,120
53	Natural Sciences Managers	$108,610	$63,170	6,020
54	Actuaries	$108,390	$67,200	1,050
55	Commercial Pilots	$108,120	$51,990	4,970
56	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$107,160	$63,900	2,770
57	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$106,460	$54,440	2,910
58	Nurse Midwives	$105,360	$20,050	490
59	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$105,220	$56,220	920
60	Mining and Geological Engineers	$105,100	$60,050	410
61	Economists	$104,650	$55,930	470
62	Training and Development Managers	$104,580	$69,100	4,280
63	Materials Engineers	$104,280	$69,960	2,500
64	Database Administrators	$104,000	$55,840	6,710
65	Environmental Engineers	$103,240	$69,690	2,490
66	Veterinarians	$103,160	$74,390	5,580
67	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$102,990	$48,910	820
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,940	$64,950	46,460
69	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$102,850	$44,160	5,620
70	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$102,800	$37,750	2,550
71	Agricultural Engineers	$102,550	$60,640	50
72	Electrical Engineers	$102,530	$58,490	14,540
73	Administrative Services Managers	$102,120	$58,720	20,210
74	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,720	$58,900	50,320
75	Industrial Engineers	$100,000	$63,780	23,820
76	Physical Therapists	$99,970	$69,160	16,280
77	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$99,950	$78,410	850
78	Mechanical Engineers	$99,940	$62,650	18,280
79	Facilities Managers	$99,910	$60,270	8,700
80	Radiation Therapists	$99,850	$64,800	1,410
81	Genetic Counselors	$99,750	$77,740	110
82	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$99,390	$49,050	260
83	Data Scientists	$99,350	$47,010	13,780
84	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$99,110	$62,290	13,150
85	Political Scientists	$98,880	$66,870	160
86	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$98,060	$53,360	2,790
87	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,990	$57,040	19,270
88	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$97,990	$48,410	2,050
89	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$97,570	$58,350	6,550
90	Fundraising Managers	$96,880	$62,150	2,240
91	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$96,880	$67,360	6,990
92	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$96,400	$67,400	1,140
93	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$96,370	$54,470	19,120
94	Occupational Therapists	$96,260	$65,100	8,910
95	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$95,870	$50,540	310
96	Construction Managers	$95,070	$60,200	35,820
97	Power Plant Operators	$94,670	$49,800	3,860
98	Management Analysts	$93,980	$60,760	35,060
99	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$93,810	$46,180	2,460
100	Gaming Managers	$92,520	$55,380	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Texas – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,950
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,550
3	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$169,420
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,890
5	Physicists	$159,050
6	Orthodontists	$158,810
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$153,050
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,260
9	General Dentists	$144,680
10	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$139,050

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Texas – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$202,260
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$202,150
3	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$194,990
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$180,580
5	Psychiatrists	$172,290
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$171,650
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,970
8	Other Specialists Dentists	$161,240
9	General Pediatricians	$160,230
10	General Dentists	$158,300

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Texas – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$205,310
2	Orthodontists	$199,700
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$168,940
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$167,490
5	General Pediatricians	$165,100
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$161,250
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,200
8	General Dentists	$156,900
9	Petroleum Engineers	$156,000
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$148,390

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