SOC 29-1222 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physicians, Pathologists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, Pathologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $362,620. The 10th percentile is $75,830 and the 90th percentile is $375,090. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$362,620
- 10th percentile
- $75,830
- 25th percentile
- $191,920
- Median
- $362,620
- 75th percentile
- $375,090
- 90th percentile
- $375,090
- Mean
- $291,820
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physicians, Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $75,830 and the 90th percentile is $375,090. The difference is $299,260, which is 82.5% 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 $191,920 to the 75th at $375,090, covers $183,170.
The mean annual wage is $291,820, which sits below the median of $362,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 16.1% higher than the national median of $312,400 for Physicians, Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $369,771, which is 18.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4.9% higher than the Texas median of $345,830.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $362,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, Pathologists at $369,771 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, Pathologists. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 5 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).).
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $283,430 and employment of 100. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $299,242, against $369,771 here.
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $291,510 and employment of 230. That median is 19.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $295,562, against $369,771 here.
- Corpus Christi, TX is 163 miles away, with a median of $373,420. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $402,952, against $369,771 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Physicians, Pathologists 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 Physicians, Pathologists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, Pathologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $362,620. The 10th percentile is $75,830 and the 90th percentile is $375,090.
How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, Pathologists?
The local median is 16.1% higher than the national median of $312,400.
What is Physicians, Pathologists pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $362,620 is $369,771. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby metros for Physicians, Pathologists?
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $283,430. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.