Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Wichita Falls, TX

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Wichita Falls, 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 Wichita Falls, TX are those of petroleum engineer, with an average annual salary of $141,140. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse practitioners, with an average salary of $133,440.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Wichita Falls, 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 Wichita Falls, TX in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Wichita Falls, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Petroleum Engineers	$141,140	$91,300	40
2	Nurse Practitioners	$133,440	$97,660	170
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,350	$92,040	30
4	Pharmacists	$131,040	$101,900	120
5	Physician Assistants	$130,190	$92,500	60
6	Financial Managers	$113,380	$57,580	140
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,710	$73,520	60
8	All Other Managers	$103,990	$64,430	50
9	Software Developers	$103,530	$58,850	100
10	Administrative Services Managers	$101,690	$52,180	50
11	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,420	$60,290	250
12	Physical Therapists	$95,930	$54,620	120
13	Occupational Therapists	$94,560	$68,700	50
14	Sales Managers	$94,520	$45,630	140
15	Human Resources Managers	$94,180	$69,090	30
16	Industrial Production Managers	$93,370	$61,860	100
17	Lawyers	$90,470	$65,190	110
18	Mechanical Engineers	$80,510	$61,210	50
19	Registered Nurses	$79,800	$60,010	1,380
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$79,580	$49,400	40
21	Computer Occupations, All Other	$79,440	$44,730	80
22	Construction Managers	$77,710	$47,110	60
23	Computer Systems Analysts	$77,520	$49,720	60
24	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$77,200	$63,870	140
25	Industrial Engineers	$76,850	$59,470	60
26	Dental Hygienists	$75,890	$62,800	60
27	Instructional Coordinators	$75,500	$54,900	260
28	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$75,330	$35,250	410
29	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$75,180	$48,920	130
30	Speech-Language Pathologists	$73,310	$51,300	90
31	Management Analysts	$72,820	$25,040	40
32	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$72,260	$55,850	70
33	Financial Analysts	$70,560	$51,960	40
34	Physical Therapist Assistants	$69,480	$36,820	50
35	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$69,200	$37,300	60
36	General and Operations Managers	$67,200	$28,310	1,660
37	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$64,820	$50,140	40
38	Respiratory Therapists	$64,750	$62,330	60
39	Other Business Operations Specialists	$64,670	$35,780	210
40	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$64,670	$24,960	60
41	Other Teachers and Instructors	$63,840	$45,910	300
42	Accountants and Auditors	$63,830	$43,110	350
43	Project Management Specialists	$62,660	$38,370	160
44	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$62,400	$41,230	50
45	Civil Engineers	$62,300	$51,520	80
46	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,280	$39,280	70
47	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,350	$47,910	860
48	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$61,040	$36,990	50
49	Compliance Officers	$60,420	$38,750	60
50	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$60,290	$37,300	250
51	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$59,800	$31,560	140
52	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$58,700	$39,530	390
53	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,460	$44,030	40
54	Personal Financial Advisors	$58,220	$35,920	60
55	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$58,180	$39,120	260
56	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$57,860	$33,340	60
57	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$57,740	$57,740	60
58	Food Service Managers	$56,950	$35,090	90
59	Other Financial Specialists	$56,620	$28,240	40
60	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$56,570	$47,150	520
61	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$56,180	$36,900	120
62	Social and Community Service Managers	$55,890	$37,420	60
63	Other Engineering Technicians	$55,660	$46,690	40
64	Public Relations Specialists	$54,720	$18,570	100
65	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$54,650	$26,810	30
66	Loan Officers	$53,270	$29,570	100
67	Computer Network Support Specialists	$53,180	$42,540	30
68	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$53,160	$29,810	230
69	Postal Service Clerks	$52,780	$39,770	40
70	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$52,630	$50,960	40
71	Wellhead Pumpers	$52,350	$39,520	80
72	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$52,180	$39,640	160
73	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$51,820	$36,280	370
74	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$51,790	$36,250	140
75	Radiologic Technologists	$51,570	$39,780	80
76	Human Resources Specialists	$51,420	$34,550	200
77	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$51,090	$38,300	30
78	Cost Estimators	$51,060	$33,200	50
79	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,760	$49,100	310
80	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,730	$39,890	40
81	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$50,240	$32,570	660
82	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$50,010	$29,790	30
83	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$49,940	$29,250	330
84	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$49,930	$33,180	100
85	Property, Real Estate Managers	$49,860	$25,540	80
86	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$49,820	$30,270	30
87	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$48,960	$36,290	130
88	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$48,900	$30,870	170
89	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$48,740	$38,150	140
90	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$48,650	$30,990	100
91	Computer User Support Specialists	$48,630	$27,780	140
92	Construction and Building Inspectors	$48,270	$36,930	40
93	Training and Development Specialists	$48,180	$21,310	100
94	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$47,530	$39,540	30
95	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$47,520	$39,210	700
96	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,410	$31,430	90
97	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,260	$36,920	110
98	Healthcare Social Workers	$46,980	$36,270	80
99	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$46,880	$40,460	40
100	Electricians	$46,840	$29,770	150

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Wichita Falls, TX – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$169,630
2	Chief Executives	$162,140
3	Physician Assistants	$129,580
4	Nurse Practitioners	$127,240
5	Pharmacists	$127,240
6	Petroleum Engineers	$122,830
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,690
8	Financial Managers	$105,690
9	Software Developers	$99,510
10	Physical Therapists	$99,040

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Wichita Falls, TX – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$164,380
2	Petroleum Engineers	$149,800
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$129,010
4	Pharmacists	$125,050
5	Physician Assistants	$119,650
6	Industrial Production Managers	$118,980
7	Nurse Practitioners	$115,680
8	Engineers, All Other	$114,500
9	Electrical Engineers	$114,360
10	Sales Managers	$99,030

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Wichita Falls, TX – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$165,200
2	Petroleum Engineers	$153,330
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$148,450
4	Sales Managers	$126,490
5	Pharmacists	$121,780
6	Industrial Production Managers	$118,620
7	Nurse Practitioners	$115,080
8	Physician Assistants	$114,400
9	Engineers, All Other	$113,090
10	Electrical Engineers	$112,720

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