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How much do Athletes and Sports Competitors make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Athletes and Sports Competitors in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $75,550. The 10th percentile is $27,650 and the 90th percentile is $859,600. Employment is 510.

Median annual wage

$75,550

10th percentile
$27,650
25th percentile
$30,000
Median
$75,550
75th percentile
$212,120
90th percentile
$859,600
Mean
$243,930

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Athletes and Sports Competitors, the published 10th percentile is $27,650 and the 90th percentile is $859,600. The difference is $831,950, which is 1101.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $30,000 to the 75th at $212,120, covers $182,120.

The mean annual wage is $243,930, which sits above the median of $75,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 13.3% higher than the national median of $66,710 for Athletes and Sports Competitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,600, which is 14.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% lower than the Texas median of $80,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Athletes and Sports Competitors at $76,600 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Athletes and Sports Competitors in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Employment share

Athletes and Sports Competitors accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (510 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.60 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Athletes and Sports Competitors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Athletes and Sports Competitors make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Athletes and Sports Competitors in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $75,550. The 10th percentile is $27,650 and the 90th percentile is $859,600. Employment is 510.

How does that compare with the national median for Athletes and Sports Competitors?

The local median is 13.3% higher than the national median of $66,710.

What is Athletes and Sports Competitors pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,550 is $76,600. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.