201 Jobs That Pay Over $75K in Texas (2024)

There are 201 occupations in Texas with a median salary above $75K per year. The highest-paying is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $233,910/year. Based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024

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201
Jobs Over $75K

$233,910

#1: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

$106,035

Avg of Qualifying Jobs

2,894,930

Workers in These Jobs

All 201 Jobs Paying Over $75K in Texas

Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown.

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Workers
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$233,910	$227,380	7,800
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$225,520	$224,640	2,690
3	Physicians, All Other	$215,590	$239,840	28,660
4	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$210,000	$257,890	N/A
5	Psychiatrists	$208,750	$205,270	1,040
6	Surgeons, All Other	$206,980	$276,680	1,680
7	Pediatricians, General	$196,630	$225,220	2,530
8	Nurse Anesthetists	$196,540	$216,280	5,390
9	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$193,000	$368,110	2,760
10	Anesthesiologists	$186,430	$257,220	1,370
11	Family Medicine Physicians	$180,440	$214,720	5,920
12	Podiatrists	$173,660	$201,210	260
13	Dentists, General	$172,270	$220,000	10,910
14	Commercial Pilots	$168,240	$180,660	6,360
15	Dermatologists	$165,840	$276,120	730
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,490	$185,320	18,540
17	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,840	$169,900	62,620
18	Air Traffic Controllers	$159,100	$146,620	2,060
19	Financial Managers	$155,380	$170,970	63,800
20	Chemical Engineers	$153,350	$158,980	3,280
21	Petroleum Engineers	$147,840	$155,290	11,870
22	Lawyers	$145,000	$177,890	45,950
23	Database Architects	$138,090	$139,570	5,900
24	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$136,200	$126,750	2,250
25	Marketing Managers	$135,050	$150,470	36,900
26	Pharmacists	$134,880	$133,600	24,740
27	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,620	$176,430	25,650
28	Computer Network Architects	$132,400	$134,000	14,610
29	Managers, All Other	$131,840	$144,780	45,920
30	Medical Dosimetrists	$131,140	$130,510	570
31	Physician Assistants	$131,080	$134,780	8,630
32	Optometrists	$130,580	$152,060	2,880
33	Human Resources Managers	$130,260	$145,460	17,870
34	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$129,690	$139,340	1,580
35	Purchasing Managers	$128,960	$137,760	7,370
36	Aerospace Engineers	$127,870	$132,800	6,250
37	Sales Managers	$127,560	$144,360	79,050
38	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$127,450	$139,770	4,020
39	Software Developers	$127,000	$125,890	138,510
40	Nurse Practitioners	$126,580	$130,010	20,170
41	Psychologists, All Other	$125,570	$120,040	840
42	Astronomers	$125,050	$116,640	70
43	Veterinarians	$125,030	$129,830	5,660
44	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$125,010	$132,170	1,730
45	Computer Hardware Engineers	$124,630	$119,280	3,590
46	Nuclear Engineers	$124,610	$113,470	460
47	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$124,450	$122,990	8,830
48	Industrial Production Managers	$124,380	$130,850	19,880
49	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$124,330	$140,040	530
50	Nurse Midwives	$123,390	$112,660	210
51	Sales Engineers	$122,970	$128,840	8,090
52	Ship Engineers	$118,490	$115,430	1,190
53	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$116,960	$114,150	4,330
54	Economists	$116,870	$131,480	710
55	Information Security Analysts	$115,040	$119,480	14,870
56	Environmental Engineers	$114,900	$122,980	2,070
57	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$112,020	$126,680	3,170
58	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$110,790	$117,000	2,910
59	Public Relations Managers	$109,970	$126,570	8,040
60	Training and Development Managers	$109,620	$126,530	5,600
61	Administrative Services Managers	$109,450	$129,240	21,990
62	Natural Sciences Managers	$109,300	$122,030	6,690
63	Materials Engineers	$109,280	$121,420	2,430
64	Actuaries	$108,770	$113,030	1,060
65	Engineers, All Other	$108,380	$116,750	8,200
66	Computer Systems Analysts	$107,200	$115,240	50,680
67	Political Scientists	$106,270	$104,930	160
68	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,960	$121,780	740
69	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$105,840	$105,130	6,180
70	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$105,760	$105,320	8,460
71	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,460	$120,200	51,030
72	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$105,220	$125,760	600
73	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$104,620	$100,980	3,870
74	Physical Therapists	$104,060	$106,960	17,170
75	Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,870	$115,210	70
76	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$103,650	$106,100	850
77	Mechanical Engineers	$103,190	$112,310	19,630
78	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$103,180	$114,700	2,250
79	Electrical Engineers	$102,710	$113,820	14,540
80	Industrial Engineers	$102,020	$109,590	24,390
81	Database Administrators	$102,010	$100,490	6,900
82	Radiation Therapists	$102,000	$107,460	1,790
83	Facilities Managers	$100,890	$109,510	10,120
84	Computer Occupations, All Other	$100,720	$106,990	59,460
85	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$100,230	$103,890	22,070
86	Data Scientists	$100,100	$109,000	20,560
87	Power Plant Operators	$100,050	$90,270	3,170
88	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,980	$109,120	660
89	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,610	$114,340	5,720
90	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,280	$104,000	1,780
91	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$99,250	$91,510	630
92	Computer Programmers	$99,180	$100,470	7,530
93	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,990	$97,020	230
94	Occupational Therapists	$98,970	$101,610	10,570
95	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$98,620	$118,310	14,680
96	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$98,490	$117,980	1,600
97	Agricultural Engineers	$98,420	$111,050	70
98	Construction Managers	$98,290	$106,610	45,770
99	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$97,430	$102,530	290
100	General and Operations Managers	$96,050	$122,650	448,530
101	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,000	$93,750	6,980
102	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,810	$106,720	26,230
103	Management Analysts	$95,760	$106,600	50,900
104	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$95,640	$90,160	700
105	Statisticians	$95,600	$103,330	1,220
106	Chemists	$95,440	$100,150	4,160
107	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,950	$100,050	220
108	Emergency Management Directors	$94,170	$98,940	1,080
109	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,050	$98,030	1,190
110	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$93,750	$87,660	11,050
111	Web Developers	$93,180	$98,090	6,130
112	Fundraising Managers	$92,930	$105,650	2,490
113	Physical Scientists, All Other	$92,430	$111,320	1,500
114	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$92,360	$97,380	33,700
115	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,350	$97,830	2,860
116	Financial Risk Specialists	$91,370	$101,820	3,770
117	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$91,100	$94,190	2,250
118	Project Management Specialists	$90,640	$97,680	116,950
119	Genetic Counselors	$89,940	$99,350	90
120	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$89,650	$91,260	810
121	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$89,390	$88,300	16,460
122	Dental Hygienists	$89,160	$87,270	11,510
123	Gas Plant Operators	$88,510	$86,830	1,430
124	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$88,450	$80,710	2,270
125	Financial and Investment Analysts	$87,950	$102,590	25,100
126	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$87,400	$88,630	1,230
127	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$86,770	$94,650	35,080
128	Operations Research Analysts	$86,510	$96,300	11,690
129	Speech-Language Pathologists	$86,460	$91,030	18,790
130	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$86,360	$88,810	1,870
131	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$85,780	$94,190	1,300
132	Audiologists	$85,610	$95,110	510
133	Registered Nurses	$85,110	$90,210	251,840
134	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$85,060	$84,770	2,480
135	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,860	$95,440	520
136	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$84,760	$85,860	8,800
137	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,530	$97,850	1,210
138	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$84,480	$103,600	54,660
139	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,440	$92,520	680
140	Education Administrators, All Other	$84,250	$88,740	4,390
141	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$83,700	$85,270	3,320
142	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,340	$88,810	530
143	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,200	$92,000	3,580
144	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$82,980	$79,180	50
145	Social Workers, All Other	$82,910	$81,230	2,530
146	Hydrologists	$82,890	$84,440	230
147	Historians	$82,830	$83,600	60
148	Civil Engineers	$82,480	$95,740	29,660
149	Music Directors and Composers	$82,340	$94,270	170
150	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,840	$90,080	2,470
151	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$81,660	$83,930	1,360
152	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,660	$81,200	7,360
153	Personal Financial Advisors	$81,660	$118,390	18,740
154	Food Scientists and Technologists	$81,020	$87,610	740
155	Transportation Inspectors	$81,020	$84,320	3,400
156	Art Directors	$80,940	$94,940	3,100
157	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$80,880	$92,950	8,110
158	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,760	$93,400	1,160
159	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,560	$86,130	1,830
160	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,390	$91,000	1,340
161	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$80,000	$80,140	330
162	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$79,820	$84,190	630
163	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,720	$85,450	4,230
164	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$79,710	$89,890	1,180
165	Landscape Architects	$79,660	$87,610	1,100
166	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,490	$85,710	77,840
167	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,480	$88,670	4,090
168	Life Scientists, All Other	$79,470	$88,720	320
169	Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,400	$84,800	170
170	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$79,390	$87,120	3,550
171	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,290	$83,480	1,290
172	Gambling Managers	$79,180	$93,720	40
173	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$79,060	$81,630	N/A
174	Biological Scientists, All Other	$79,050	$83,310	2,420
175	Accountants and Auditors	$78,900	$88,820	111,160
176	Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,820	$85,540	170
177	Acupuncturists	$78,810	$75,480	460
178	Airfield Operations Specialists	$78,810	$82,470	2,100
179	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$78,750	$77,490	500
180	Avionics Technicians	$78,640	$75,870	2,050
181	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,500	$84,550	2,070
182	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,120	$98,010	520
183	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$77,950	$85,420	560
184	School Psychologists	$77,940	$80,610	6,180
185	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$77,920	$64,820	3,180
186	Chiropractors	$77,770	$94,040	3,420
187	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$77,640	$77,140	16,360
188	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$77,610	$77,270	3,200
189	Watch and Clock Repairers	$77,520	$74,870	200
190	Labor Relations Specialists	$77,310	$81,210	2,350
191	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,000	$81,100	6,790
192	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,680	$81,240	890
193	Budget Analysts	$76,600	$81,760	3,770
194	Respiratory Therapists	$76,450	$78,130	11,580
195	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$76,200	$79,700	16,730
196	Physical Therapist Assistants	$75,960	$72,060	10,110
197	Insurance Underwriters	$75,800	$79,990	9,420
198	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$75,660	$77,460	570
199	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$75,140	$82,420	4,240
200	Instructional Coordinators	$75,040	$73,940	32,250
201	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$75,000	$73,690	6,080

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Texas High-Salary Insights

The $75K+ jobs in Texas are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners, Transportation, and Arts & Media fields.

25.6% of all tracked occupations in TX earn a median salary above $75K. The entry point for this group is $75,000/year (Occupational Therapy Assistants), while the top earner makes $233,910/year.

Texas ranks #17 among all 50 states for the number of $75K+ jobs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many jobs pay over $75K a year in Texas?

According to 2024 BLS data, there are 201 occupations in Texas with a median annual salary above $75K. This represents 25.6% of all tracked occupations in TX.

What is the highest paying job in Texas?

The highest paying occupation in Texas is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers with a median salary of $233,910 per year based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

What is the minimum salary to be on the $75K+ list in Texas?

The entry point for the $75K+ list in Texas is $75,000/year (Occupational Therapy Assistants). Any occupation with a median salary above $75K qualifies for this list.

What is the average salary of $75K+ jobs in Texas?

The average median salary among all 201 occupations that pay over $75K in Texas is $106,035 per year (2024 data).

How can I get a job that pays over $75K in Texas?

High-paying jobs in Texas typically require specialized education, certifications, or significant experience. Common fields include healthcare, technology, management, and engineering. Investing in relevant skills through certifications and advanced degrees can help you reach the $75K+ salary range. Check individual job pages for specific requirements.

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These are gross salaries. After federal, state, and FICA taxes, take-home pay is lower.

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Data Source & Methodology

This list includes all occupations with BLS-published state-level median salary data above $75K per year. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. See our Methodology page for details.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics