May 2025 OEWS · Texas

Highest-paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

All-occupations median

$56,950

10th percentile
$29,860
25th percentile
$38,230
Median
$56,950
75th percentile
$90,560
90th percentile
$137,820
Mean
$74,580

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 1,293,690.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 98.066, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

Texas · What this metro includes

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A police officer during a United Nations visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2012. Photograph by Myriam Asmani, MONUSCO. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, PathologistsNot available$75,830$362,620$375,090
Cardiologists90$216,990$341,080$615,030
Chief Executives950$126,800$288,150$647,020
Dentists, All Other SpecialistsNot available$162,490$281,940$408,430
Physicians, All Other1,550$118,520$276,600$483,640
Surgeons, All OtherNot available$157,640$271,390$271,400
Family Medicine Physicians250$161,800$263,070$317,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians220$150,980$256,940$380,930
Nurse Anesthetists480$214,410$244,990$431,520
Psychiatrists150$115,510$236,340$399,010
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers150$73,190$210,750$348,000
Dentists, General820$129,650$188,190$337,660
Computer and Information Systems Managers11,050$115,580$176,990$291,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers3,130$123,440$176,540$288,330
Pediatricians, GeneralNot available$93,590$175,680$211,680
Petroleum Engineers150$105,600$168,860$224,580
Financial Managers7,210$100,630$167,180$318,720
Computer Hardware Engineers3,850$103,080$165,530$254,180
Marketing Managers7,170$92,150$164,920$274,700
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer1,960$95,330$162,960$210,740
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates710$137,410$153,990$167,990
Lawyers7,540$83,990$153,330$361,090
Sales Managers9,880$74,990$151,760$290,670
Pharmacists1,800$90,810$151,290$172,490
Compensation and Benefits Managers310$99,280$148,650$215,820
Electrical Engineers4,070$81,960$145,360$212,900
Purchasing Managers930$95,020$140,820$225,340
Human Resources Managers2,730$85,840$140,670$254,960
Database Architects1,110$100,690$139,960$214,250
Sales Engineers1,230$78,550$137,960$216,770
Law Teachers, Postsecondary230$102,150$136,570$275,010
Physician Assistants680$111,830$134,550$170,450
Software Developers31,960$96,110$134,120$209,890
Information Security Analysts2,390$79,500$134,100$186,680
Managers, All Other6,420$80,860$134,030$221,500
Computer Network Architects1,700$70,920$133,710$188,670
Veterinarians700$85,340$133,250$211,770
Commercial Pilots200$66,640$132,400$215,300
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary630$61,550$132,130$297,630
Natural Sciences Managers700$81,160$131,900$223,180

Occupations with an hourly median only

Annual wages were not published. No yearly figure is estimated from the hourly wage.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Musicians and Singers120$8.62$31.49$62.52

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
General and Operations Managers42,190$48,890$117,850$296,440
Fast Food and Counter Workers35,000$22,480$29,310$36,880
Customer Service Representatives32,690$30,520$43,720$61,610
Software Developers31,960$96,110$134,120$209,890
Retail Salespersons29,660$25,380$33,860$46,100
Stockers and Order Fillers27,430$30,090$37,720$47,280
Cashiers20,490$24,640$33,940$43,480
Waiters and Waitresses19,170$18,100$27,260$57,750
Registered Nurses18,920$73,440$97,890$127,510
Project Management Specialists17,470$63,300$102,390$169,050
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers17,400$48,090$76,240$111,490
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel16,700$36,010$62,900$134,830
Office Clerks, General16,400$28,140$44,870$63,300
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners15,470$25,970$36,930$48,250
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand13,900$30,040$38,530$51,030
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive13,870$32,930$48,470$64,650
Cooks, Restaurant13,000$27,540$36,810$44,490
Home Health and Personal Care Aides12,490$22,880$28,370$36,910
Accountants and Auditors12,480$57,660$83,120$130,130
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General12,430$35,290$48,730$74,380
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers12,370$30,220$40,650$67,700
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks11,900$34,780$54,320$73,900
Business Operations Specialists, All Other11,820$47,310$79,490$136,140
Construction Laborers11,140$33,920$44,000$58,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers11,050$115,580$176,990$291,790

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $56,950. Employment is 1,293,690.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Physicians, Pathologists has the highest published annual median on this list, $362,620, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.