SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physicians, All Other 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 Physicians, All Other in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $292,490. The 10th percentile is $73,390 and the 90th percentile is $457,450. Employment is 7,010.

Median annual wage

$292,490

10th percentile
$73,390
25th percentile
$120,200
Median
$292,490
75th percentile
$403,900
90th percentile
$457,450
Mean
$274,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $73,390 and the 90th percentile is $457,450. The difference is $384,060, which is 131.3% 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 $120,200 to the 75th at $403,900, covers $283,700.

The mean annual wage is $274,630, which sits below the median of $292,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 10% higher than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $296,556, which is 11.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% higher than the Texas median of $269,800.

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 $292,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $296,556 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 6th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 71 miles away, with a median of $314,220 and employment of 170. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $348,955, against $296,556 here.
  • College Station-Bryan, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $236,170 and employment of 160. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $259,667, against $296,556 here.
  • Lake Charles, LA is 130 miles away, with a median of $284,440 and employment of 60. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $331,314, against $296,556 here.

Employment share

Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (7,010 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Physicians, All Other make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $292,490. The 10th percentile is $73,390 and the 90th percentile is $457,450. Employment is 7,010.

How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?

The local median is 10% higher than the national median of $265,930.

What is Physicians, All Other 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 $292,490 is $296,556. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 71 miles away, at $314,220. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 6th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.